MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Mm C. R. Joiiniox, l.»te of Hamilton, but n»\r of Auckland, hid a very nair.iw encape from death on Tuesday e\ening. Mrs Johnson ws a pansonger to Hamilton by the late tr.iin, and when the train stooped <tt Fr.inktoii ulie immediately proceeded to alight But a* the train only stopped for a nionmnt, not having reauhe 1 itn usual po«ition, the sudden stirt caused Mrs Johnson to s-tumblr, and she fill flown between the rails and the platform. Instinct or pro-^onco of mind prompted her tci icm.iin perfectly still, and though thu »lioli> ti.llll pas-ud hy within a. few inchei of her, she fortunately e<c«ped without injury. The c\tent of her danger may be estimated by the cncuiintaucD tli.it the point of hor nrnbiolla (held tightly in hei arms) \rt\~. smasliod, and the finger of one of hei glo\es was torn. Tlin other p.issenffois never cy I>ected to see Mrs Johnson iilive, and their delight at finding, on going to the spot, that tOic wan unhurt may ho imagined. Mr< Johnson wms rather fnghtenod, but ihe had quite recovered from tho elfectn of hoi adwnturc yesterday.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2029, 9 July 1885, Page 2
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188MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2029, 9 July 1885, Page 2
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