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Temuka Leader, Issue 2517, 17 June 1893, Page 3

A Railway Accident.— Who left the railway carriage door ajurlis the difficult question which a jury at the Manchester assizes have been called on to decide. It was a momentous one for Grace Standing, a weaver girl of Preston, who had brought an action against the Lancashire and Yorkshire Ra Iway Company, for upon it depended her claim to compensation lor the loss of a leg and other grievous personal injuries The poor girl, as the train was running into Preston station, had risen to reach down an umbrella and parcel in the rack over her head, when a jerk on rounding a curve hurled her against the door, which giving way, she was thrown out and dragged along between the carriage footboard and the platform. Of course, if the handle had been left unfastened by the negligence of a railway porter, the company were liable; but it was suggested by the counsel for the defendants that it had been opened by a passenger. In support of this theory, it was deposed that the plaintiff, soon after the occurrence, said that she had “ seen a gentleman with his hand towards the door,” But it appeared that when pointedly asked the question, she answered that she saw no one open the door. The jury finally found for the plaintiff, with damages £6OO. The best medicine known is Sander & Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling, &c., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. In use at hospital and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others.