Railway Collision.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7718, 21 January 1905, Page 2

Railway Collision.

A Triple Disaster. LONDON, Jan. 19. 11 u|>|K'arn in connection; with the Scotch express accident tkat tkm (ilu»gow-London express, following it, collided with the Leefo-looikm express at Cudforth during • fog, and u third expross from London dashed into the wreckage. Tfco G losgow express took Are, and IM|. ert Hrough, an artist, was «mnsly burnod. The accident originated through the Leeds express lwwmß| derailed. FURTHER PARTICOIM (Received Jan. JBO. 11.19 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 80. '11)0 guard of a goods train «dj»cont to tho aiding: noticed that the Mgnoie indicated that the line was clear for the London-Scattfah cx•rew. By means of fog signals it) warned the driver of the wrecked Leeds express, who blew his whistle loudly. He warned the driver of the approaching express, who applied his brake and slopped Just as th# "Tain grazed the wreckage. The Glasgow express was travelling with two engines at the rate of rixty miles an hour, and in tfca dense fog the driver did not observe the signals, and dashed into Mm lietds-Slieffleld express. Both were telescoped and caught fire. One o( tho Glasgow engines rolled over, and the other was derailed. Six carriages of the Glasgow tmin then caught lire. Five Jiosaengcrs, the fireuiun, and guard Glasgow wera killod, and fifteen were injured, seven SL'riously (

Mr Brough,, the artist, was terribly burned.