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Otaki Mail, 9 July 1923, Page 4

iVlAIft TRUNK S^ASH NEWS FROM THE SCENE, ril'l'BEN DEAD. PROMPT RELIEF MEASURES. one of the most appalling disasters in the history ol the New Zealand Railways occurred at u. 50 a.m. on Friday, niieu lire Alain Trunk Express, leaving Auckland at seven o'clock Tnursdav night, ran into a slip, a mile south of Ongarue, which is fifteen tidies north 01 Taumariuiui. The accident happened as the down train was travelling at express speed. Three carriages were telescoped and the engine practically buried in the debris. | As soon as news of Hie disaster 1 reached ’J'auniat uttui relief measures were taken. Two trains were sent to 1 the scene. One left at 6.30 a.m. with doctors, nurses, chemists, stretchers and other equipment. Another train j left at seven with more equipment and I another doctor is expected at Tati- ; marunui at 9.30 a.m. | Arrangements have been made for ■ the care ol the injured. There is acI commodation for eighteen in the loc.a] hospital, but private individuals have I offered their homes and the services 1 of motor cars have been requisitioned i as ambulances. SLIP FALLS IN CUTTING, MAIL AGENTS' MI RACL'LOL'i ESCAPE. 7he Secretary of the G I'.O. has re ceived a message from the postmaster at Taumaruiiui as follows: “T 1 ic postmaster at On game report:; that the mail train from Auckland ran into a slip in n cutting half a mile south of Ougnnie ibis morning. "The engine and po-*a.i van were derailPd and three carriages lele-, scoped. i’ll H red and dead, have thirty are injured ■'Search is still being made in the debris and there may he more dead. "The mail agents, stale the mail van and maih wore damaged slightly. A relief train with doctors ’ and nurses has gone out from Taunvuru- ! 1 u i ." The p-rnmasfer ai Auckland reports; ! Tb* i"" lai agent on the train reports that Mu' express was derailed at Ongarue ahoni six a.m. The car was smashed. and several others lele"The uloms I "The, seriously injured anion gent.-, all had a mirae. ipe. and many lie passenTHE DEAD. CHE riODY UN IDEHTI FI ED. The following list ut those killed hr, been received by i|i e Postal Depart rnenf:— G. if. PAINTER. Mora bora. 11. 1. WARD, e:: Rome street, tterm Bay. G. MORGAN. Palmerston North. E. McCOMBs. Rotorua. T. .7. BRADY. Woodviße. 11. 1 U ATFBS Returned Soldier M. f. CANNON. Pallia ilia. T. .1. Bil l IXG. No Address. Mrs \Y DONALD. .Arcadia Hr,ad, i Epsom. j, POLI, CURRIE. ! nion .Si-reel. Auric-S land. jj 111 >ll M l . (lIIIT.NWOi iil HUNT. Tr * Kankhnm. Two men tire unidentified. The Railway authorities have received a message stating one body is not identified and including among the killed CHARLES MAINE. Morrinsville. THE INJURED, Ihe names of the injured are;— P. xr- WRICK. Palmerston. I . IMb>WXf lE, To Puke. A. M. 1111 A.XT. Rotorua. I. NEIL. Maunwa.l n. C. MAP.PAIiLANF, Milford s. 111 tlllES, Auckland. A. TVI.EII, Mailiiiboioiigh. A. G. SAX BY. Xapier. Mr and Mrs J. T. MORGAN. Wong; nui. A. KENNEDY. Palmerston North. LOAKF.. Wtmgriimi. MORGAN. Te Kuiti. HENDERSON. Te Kuiti. WAI KER. Dannevirke. AXE. Whniignrpi. LEF.i 11. Tautnaruniil. S. WHEELER. Matamala. ADDITIONAL DEAD. THE FIREMAN SUCCUMB? Tile additional list of the killed is as I dIOWS ; . •L J- BHADY, lav street, Woodville. NORMAN LESI.JU WAILBs, returned soldier. No. 1TT.916. no address. M M C.ANNAX. identified by a. Bank! of New South Wales hank book. S Pahkif.ua. THOMAS ! BILLINGS, an old man seventy-five years of age. j His son was injured and is now ly- < g in ihe boardinghouse at Ongarue. i Mr W. DONALD. Arcadia load. Em ! Til. 'die was on her wav to visit’ •r h-other-in-law. who is ill in Tail- i arunui hospital. Another young man, aged about 30. not identified. The fireman, M. s. CAMPBELL who as badly scalded and injured, died ter his arrival in Taurnsrunui. BAIN STRIKES HUGE BOULDER. ill EATER IMS \sTFR NARROWLY AVERTED. TAUMAEUNUI. July C. ( riitue were -some terrible sights at I 1.- scene of the accident. 5 The ac idem happened about a j arler of a mile from Ongarue town- j ip. overlooking the river. The en- i ne. on going into the slip, struck . boulder weighing about a ton and rried oil for about jr>n yards when 1 j, engine fell over the side towards [ L > river. I uckily it did not. fa!! into i river. The consequences would J vp been terrible in that event. ['lie mail van. which was an A 7, gun and not, the usual mail van. s next to the engine and contained •c-e postal officials, who had a camion.; escape. The next ear was second cla-ss carriage and this was used with the third car. The railway line was badly iwisied d a considerable amouni of wreek- ? had if, be removed. JAR 111 AGES HAD TO RE SAWED OPEN. SPEEDY BELIEF WORK. TAUMARUXUI. .1 illy 6. j Then ihe res. no train arrive,) at. 10 lock, between .90 and Go cars were ol im to n-eeive the injur-ed. There 0 ■ 12 to If. serious stretcher cases, . a h were irnmeiliately conveyed to . hospital. The at 1 angemerdi made bv the local.