FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4100, 29 April 1892, Page 2

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

j Horrible details, ( /I scene of terrible confusion, | Sydney, April 27. 1 Doig, who was killed in the railwaj accident, was formerly a commercia traveller, having his headquarters ir Dunedin. Cassidy. an ex-Queen?' | land resident, who accompanied liiir on the ill-fated journey, escaped unhurt. Qther bodies have been identified fis those of Millie Ashwel), W. Ayrei (photographer), Charles Fai|by, and Mrß Oowell or Carroll. The guard and mail agent had a marvellous esoape from instant death, Aa it was they received several injuries. Those who were killed suffered terrible agony, Some of the bodies were literally cut to pieces against , the granite cutting which flanked the line,' Several pieces of flesh and fragments of olothing were found among the debris, The body of a woman who has not yet been identi> fiecl was fearfully mutilated. Ten persons occupied the car which contained the mail compartment, and of that number only one escaped with life. The train was drawn by an engine of what is kaown as the" Baldwin" class, which class is now the subject of an enqoiry by n Royal Commission with regard to its suitableness for use on the New South Wales railways. The names of the other person? injured are Lily Macdonald, O'Shoa, Jind tEhomss, April 29. Tjie damage to rolling stock in the railway accident is estimated at about £3OOO, l'he accident is the mo,it disastrous that has ever occurred in Australia. The train was travelling at the rate of 20 miles per hour when the accident happened, but the driver managed to stop within & hundred yards. Very little shock was experienced in the front part of the train, The pigf|t WBB dark and cold, and for a' time the scene was one of terrible 1 confusion'.