A DISASTROUS AVALANCHE
TRAINS HURLED INTO A CANYON. t By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Nsw York, March 3. The Everett expresses were snowbound for seven days. The avalanche hurled tliem 200 feet, and buried them in the bottom of the canyon. The avalanche was a mile long, and devastated a portion of the town of Wellington. The telegraph lines were destroyed for fifteen miles round. An escaped passenger brought the first news to Snohomish. Several passengers were saved through sheltering in a hotel instead of remaining in the train. Nurses and doctors sent by train from Everett were unable to get within fifteen miles of .Wellington, which is covered in deep snow. THE DEATH ROLL INCREASES. WEEKS REQUIRED TO DIG TRAINS OUT. Received March 4 9.55 p.m. New York, March 4. Three rescuers who have arrived from Everett report that the dead and missing total eighty-four. There is little likelihood of further res'cue, for the trains are buried under forty feet ot snow, rock, and debris. Weeks will be required to dig them out.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 331, 5 March 1910, Page 5
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172A DISASTROUS AVALANCHE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 331, 5 March 1910, Page 5
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