CROSSING TRAGEDY.
TRAIN FIREMAN'S STORY. STOPPED AND WALKED ON AGAIN. Further particulars regarding the King Street level-crossing tragedy, which occured on Saturday afternoon, and caused the death of" Mr. Alfred j firimsliaw, aged 00, have been given '■ by Mr. R. K. Ritchie, fireman on the Auckland-Henderson train, which struck deceased. Mr. Ritchie states that he saw Mr. Grinishaw walking alon? with his head lowered, when the engine was between Victoria C'rescnt and King Street. lie was then about ten yards from the lines. He stopped a short distance from the track, and Mr. Ritchie naturally supposed that he would remain there, but to his horror, the man walked right on in front of the engine. The fireman shouted to the driver to stop, but it was impossible to avoid the tragedy. Deceased was cauaht by the cow-catcher and cast to the s:de of the road his head striking the kerbstone. The warning bell was ringing at the time of the accident. An inquest was opened before Mr. F. Iv. Hunt, S.M., yesterday morninz. After evidence of identification had been heard, it was adjourned. Mr. Grinishaw was a married man with seven children.
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 171, 21 July 1924, Page 8
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192CROSSING TRAGEDY. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 171, 21 July 1924, Page 8
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