ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
A THAIX .UVIDKXT. .SvuxEY, Uci'cinhcr 1. A train between Maillaiid and Xrwrastle \v;is travelling SO miles mi hour, when sever tl rivets hlc.v nut of the eroivn of the boiler. The seam opened up. and tin- stiviiii. esriping in a great volume, the driver, IVad, sliut off tlic steam mid applied the brakes, being dreadfully .scalded in doing so, the lironiaii being less badly injured. Hotli men are in the hospital. J'earee, the fireman, the train to a standstill liy climbing on to the rear of the engine and disconiicctinj! the air tuhe. The driver was so badly se ildcl as to lie unable to reaeh the lever or airbrake. Uoth men were driven to the footboards, ami had to hair; irii as far as pissiblt- to escape the steam. The drivi-r, despite his terrible plight, managed to liaison.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7995, 6 December 1905, Page 3
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142ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7995, 6 December 1905, Page 3
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