An Unparalelled Calamity.
200 lives lost,
A irain falls into the river Tay.
The Empress Eugene visit Zulula&d. ■
London, December 29. ' Daring a heavy gale, a portion of the Tfcy bridge was destroyed, and the train proceeding*from Edinburgh to Dundee while crossing shortly afterwards fell through the casing of the bridge into the river.
An enormous loss of life ensued, although the exact particulars are not yet received. • It is feared two hundred persons are drowned. The Empress Engene visits Zululand in February.
.—_ Calcutta, December 28,
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3437, 30 December 1879, Page 2
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86An Unparalelled Calamity. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3437, 30 December 1879, Page 2
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