Suffering groat agony from burns about the legs and arms, Driver James Bourke and Fireman John .idorthett, ot a train from Penrith to byebaey one night recently^ stuck to' their pests Rooty Hill to Parramatta, where, !in a state of collapse, they had to be helped from the engine. At Rooty Hill the firebox blow . out. and hot!) mon s clothes caught fire. ■ Bom-Ice's trousers and Mortliett's shirt were almost burned off. What the two. men went through after the accident can wel^ bo left to the imagination. It meant tnat if either of them gave- in to the pain he suffered, the train mignt have pot out of control; with disaster as a result. At Parraimitta the men were attended by the railway staff, and ultimately were removed to the district hospital. TtJRN YOUR IDEA. INTO A MONEY PRODUCING PATENT. It is quite possible with a little practical advice. Send to-day for • Advice to Inventors," issued free by Henry Hughes, Ltd., Dominion Building, Cathedral Square, Christchurch. 1 17
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8820, 17 March 1914, Page 3
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