AUCKLAND TRAMWAY FATALITY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 270, 31 December 1903, Page 2

AUCKLAND TRAMWAY FATALITY.

u j er Press Association.) [ AUCKLAND, Dec. Ho.\ The inojipst in connection wish the tram fatality was resumed. f Edward Fiet'ixmii, who witnesses the collision; said the combinatlol car was fWd infide the doubfr decker. Undhay wa| Ja„ed lwtw«s the two, anij was oiily released by drawing outjthe cdmbinajtloii ttatt'l Chas. Moiijjs, a piwsenger on th|E'"~* double-decker) said the trolley anil/ came off the |wire when the car htufl gone down lriii B i x lengths. He ea«f no lope attached tii the arm, whicHl threshed rouufl in a circle pmlangtfjl irig the* lives of till* passengers. heard a scream inj the direction of Mise Hogturth,. H«i did not see A conductor dmiing tjio whole tlnW although he B ft w one collecting fa»J on tho front of the car before <jtu car ran hack. After the colllakw witness asked the djd not take conductor lttplipd tba^^^^^^^^Bf Mjr T<dJo <rqgrettod been removed before had an opportunity <^^^^^^^^^^H wreckage. Mr Man^^^^^^^^^^H replied the ho had no^^^^^^^^^^H on track. been untouched. the police an exp^^^^^^^^H ii;oj the cars.? Brabant laid tbc^^^^^^^^^| opinion that Ww Ct^^^^^^^^^H have been movwL Fred. Humpfaw, the the car which bolted, before commenjjng Motornian fee had fortnight under, was not« had, driven occasions, and the brakes were es>lained Witness explained what the occasion of the admitted ho \»a» a bit when he foiwd brakes/ act, and the elted. It was enough man mad. He motor inspector witness _of AW~vS£i but spector said It wa4T.aU walking round the car. tnink anyone more tbain he did,