TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2671, 15 August 1887, Page 2

TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER.

New York, August 11. A terrible railway-disaster is reported from Illinois. A train which was proceeding to Niagara; while passing over a bridge winch was on fire, fell through to the river below. Fully 300,.persons have been 'killed and' injured. ••".:

FIVE; HUNDRED.KILLED AND ..,,' • WOUNDED,

• . New York August 12. .Further particulars of the railway disaster in Illinois'state that the train consisted of two engines with a large number of cars, which contained over. 1000' passengers, chiefly from the town of Peoria. Tlio driver of the foremost engine, on approaching the bridge, saw that it was in flames, but was unable to stop his train in time to avert a oatastrophe. The engines and carriages were completely -wracked, over 100 persons being lulled outright and 400 injured.

TRIAL UF A RABBIT EXTERMINATOR,' (United Press Association.) Blenheim, August 13.' A public trial of Stenhouse and Smith's patent rabbit exterminator was held on Saturday at the Dnminger station.- The machine destroys rabbits by injecting sulphuric acid gas through the burrows, death appearing to be almost instantaneous-. Several burrows were fumigated and dug out, numbers of dead rabbits being found. Inspectors Pas'son and Blundell, of the Kabbit Department, and Inspector Colletfc, of the Awatere Rabbit Board, were practical men from town. Great satisfaction was expressed at the working of the machines, and it is.understood the' inspectors intend to report favourably. The machines are simple and "inexpensive, and well adapted for ordinary sheep run.

STRANGE CONDUCT, " (UNITED PBJ2SB, ASSOCIATION.) ■. DuxEMir, Aususfc 18. At tho inquest oil the body of Gray, drowned in thoWaiwera, the mother stated that when the boy slipped off her back into the stream'.she sat down ion the bank, but made.no effort to recover it. She then went along the line to her husband. The body was found ; in l&inohos of.water; The jury added to their verdict a rider that the mother's conduct was most reprV heiisible, almost amounting to criminality.

MURDER BY A FATHER (United' Press Association.) ■ .: New Plymouth, August 13. A man named Isaac Day. was arrested this morning on his own confession of having murdered his son, a ohildoflive years, by throwing him over a fence and breaking his neck. It 18 thought the man is not right in his mind. He was brought/before the' Magistrate this morning, and remanded -pending inquiries.

SPORTING. | UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION] Auckland, August 12. The Auckland Racing Club today removed the disqualification from the jockey J. Lamg, who has been under their ban jin.ee January last. Napier, August 18. ■ The.annual meeting of the Napier Park Racing Company was held to-day. Tho stakos paid during the year amounted to £2707, tho total expenditure being 14211. The year ended with liabilities of £6OO, but tho assets are in excess of this, consisting chiefly of buildings on the racecourse.

A CLERK IN TROUBLE. (United Phess Association.) GiSBOitNE, August 12. W. E. Cross was committed fortrial for embezzling the funds "of the "local Road Board, of which he was,.clerk. Tho amount unaccounted for is nearly £IOO. The accused was wrongly described in a telegram from Auckland ao a clerk to the Harbour Board. DEATH BY DROWNING. (United PiiEsa. Association.) Westpom, August 18. The body.of tho man named O'Toolo missing from the Mokihinui, was found on the sea boach. He had b'con drowned in the river.

THE KERMADEC ISLANDS. (United Press Association,)

Auckland, August 12. The Government steamer Stella has left Bussell, - bound for Kermadec Island's,'.which are to he formally annexed by New, Zealand. The Stella hason board Mr S. Percy Smith, Assistant-Surveyor-General, and Mr T. F. Cheesenian, who are to make a survey of the islands.