RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 86, 20 July 1910, Page 5

RAILWAY ACCIDENT

•NINE KILLED AND 110 INJURED. THE WORK OF RESCUE. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright Melbourne, July i». The correct list of killed reduces the number to nine. C. B. Smith, previously included, is safe. Haugher should be Hawgler. The latest return makes the number of wounded one hundred and ten, but the majority have only slight injuries or shock. The work of rescue was uLUcult and dangerous. The lack of proper tools impeded greatly, and the crowds round the battered carriages caused much confusion. Despite the best efforts of large bands who got to work as soon as humanly possible, some of the injured had to ibe left pinned in the debris a long time. Their sufferings and cries of pain were terrible. Meanwhile good Samaritans, many of them with their own faces Jbruised and bleeding, were holding cups and glasses of water or stimulants to the lips of those accessible among the wreckage. There are numerous stories of the remarkable escapes of those who travelled in the colliding trains. Last night about 2(1 injured remained in the hospitals. The most serious cases were broken limbs, injured spines, and bad cases of concussion. The majority are progressing satisfactorily. Evidence as to the actual factors leading to the smash are conflicting. The signalman at Richmond station declares that the signal was against the Elsternwick train. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES. Received July 19, 10.30 p.m. Melbourne, Last Night. The claims for damage in the railway accident are amounting up. Already about one hundred and forty have been put in, including! many from persons suffering from shock and slight injury. Private settlements are being made where possible, but more serious cases •will involve a large sum. The injured are making good progress, and no further deaths are expected. COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY APPOINTED. •AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN. Received July 20, 1.20 a.m. Melbourne, Last Night. The Railway Commissioners have appointed a board of experts to enquire into the accident. All sat on the board that enquired into the 'Sunshine disaster. The majority of the injured were able to leave the hospital to-day. Only about six serious eases remain. Miss Redish, one of the victims, suffering from an injured spine, went through the Sunshine accident, when she was severely injured.