RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10045, 20 July 1910, Page 5

RAILWAY ACCIDENT

THE RICHMOND DISASTER.

FURTHER DETAILS-

THE KILLED AND INJURED

Cnited Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph Copyright. Received July 19, 9 pm. MELBOURNE, J-iiy 19. Further details regarding the disastrous railwpy accident at the (Richmond junction, two miles from Melbourne, show that both trains <tfee Eisternwick and Brighton) were crowded with passengers. The Eisternwick train, which ran into the rear cf the Brighton ore was travelling fast, and, owing to the fog and the rush of the coming tram, the utmost confusion prevailed. The following is the liat of killed and seriously injured, so far as can be ascertained:—

THtl KILLED. Mr Hawgier. Mr Wellington. Mr Wright. Mr Ogilvie Smith. Mr C. K M. Masters. I Miss Dorothy Harper. Miss Pullman. Mr Bradshaw. Mrs Muirhead. SERIOUSLY INJURED. Mr Taslatt. Mr Aiigw»n. Mr Denniston. Mr Tembridge. Mr A. Simth. Mr Tetelev. Mr Marshall. Mr Peebles. Mr Nico ! . Mr Watson. Mr Cross. Mr Pike. Mr Lilley. Mr Murphy. Miss Giliesp e.

CASUALTIES. The following pre thei less - serioasr ly injared:-rMessi» Anderson, Claus Brinwaid,> West. Wigbam, Aijaos, Mutting, Maides, Kuox, Reed,, Cochrane, ; Bo|t, Deane, Smith, Nathan, Jefsop, Duncan, Schafer, Burton, Creed, Wright, Wainwright, Mitchell, Nottings, M'Gowan, Shanahan, Chant, Tarrant Brothers, Misses Ellis (2), and Knox (two sisters).

THE WOUNDED. RESCUE WORK DIFFICULT. Received July 19,11.40 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 19.

The work of rescue was difficult and dangerous, and lack of proper tools impeded it greaty. The crowds round the battered carriages caused much confusion.

Despite the best (fforts of large bands who got to work-as soon as it was humanly possible, some of the injured had to be left pinned by the d.bris for a long time. Their sufferings were terrible. Meanwhile, good Samaritans many of them with their own faces bruised and bleeding, were holding cups and glasses of water or stimulants to the lipa of thoae accessible among wreckage.

CLAIMS COMING IN. Keceived July 19, 10 45.p.m. MELBOURNE, July 19. Claims in the railway accident are mounting up already, about 140, including many suffering from shock and slight injuries being received. Private settlements have been made where possible. In the more serious cases the matter involves large sums. The injured are making good progress. No further deaths are expected. f . i * -