A PICNIC PARTY RUN INTO BY A RAILWAY TRAIN. Reported Loss of Five Lives. Christchurch, December 17.
At a quarter to nine this morning the Rangiora Presbyterian Church Choir were going in an express waggon on a picnic to Woodend Sea Beach when the train from Christchurch came up as they were crossing the line. The driver did not notice them till too late, and the train ran into the express, cutting the horses away and seriously injuring those in it. David Keir, a son of the well-known builder, about 20 years old, died in a few minutes. Miss Maggie Marrall lost an arm and leg, and has since died. Donald McKay, tinsmith, and two other sons of Mr Keir, are reported also dead, but in consequence of the holiday, reliable details are not easily procurable. The rumour runs that five deaths have occurred, but probably this is an exaggeration.
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Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 81, 20 December 1884, Page 3
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150A PICNIC PARTY RUN INTO BY A RAILWAY TRAIN. Reported Loss of Five Lives. Christchurch, December 17. Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 81, 20 December 1884, Page 3
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