A TRAIN BLOW-OFF THE LINE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2423, 21 January 1888, Page 2

A TRAIN BLOW-OFF THE LINE.

BY TELEGRAPH. —I'BESS ASSOCIATION - . Wellington, Thursday. A SENSATION was caused about noun, when m telegram reached town from Feathersfcon that the train from Wellington to Maslerton had been blown t>fl* the rails neur P.geon LSush. Tho train which left town comprised an engine of the S class, two long passengers' carriage* -with, so far as can lie iisci'i'tiiined, Mrs Orr, Misses Bid well and Rose, Inspector Brooks, Messrs Mopkirk (2). IJorsntt, Hammericlc and Allan—funi trucks, and break van. All went well until crossing the plain from Cross Creek towards Fonthwtnii, when it was found that a furious gale was blowing ; and, when the train had reached ■i point half-a-milo on the Featherston -idi>. of Pigeon Bush a tenilie squall struck it. dislodging both passenger carriages and tlie four goods trucks, but both engine and van remained on the rails. The carriages were not much injured. Help was at once extended to the passengers, but beyond two of the male passengers receiving slight scratches it was found that none h.id received injury, and the (Murine was employed in taking the passp.n aura along with their luggage into Featherstoii, where a train was placed in readiness to take them on to their destination.