RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
TRAIN CASHES THROUGH A BRIDGE, TWO PERSONS KILLED, EIGHTEEN INJURED. *" flitted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received July 25, 5.5 p.m. BRISBANE, July 25. The mail train from Roma met "with a terrible fate 175 miles frora Brisbane yesterday. TJmj taain was rushing over a sma 1 !! j —hen the structure collapsed, [wrecking the engu 0 alu j three carriages. A mailman, named R-foeVx.., nf j a commercial traveller, named Mackle, •were killed outright. Eighteen persons were aiso imjured. S Only meagre details are to hand. i ] ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Received July 26, 1 a.m. BRISBANE, July-25. i The bridge was under repair at the time of the collapse. Luckily it was a low structure, an overturned carriage dropping only five feet. The engine remained on the Vine. Several chains of the permanent way was torn up. A special train with doctors was quickly on the scene. Eighteen were injured, the ma jority slightly. Tne most serious cases are Messrs Souter, Morgan, G. Lasson, Scanlon, Magen, Thorn, suffering from either broken arms, severe bruises or shock.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9551, 26 July 1909, Page 5
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177RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9551, 26 July 1909, Page 5
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