A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 549, 2 July 1909, Page 5

A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT

(By Tolctrraph.-Bpecial Correspondent) \ \ Chrislchuroh, July 1. A sensational escape from serious accident occurred at tho tumiol works at Otita on iucsday eVoning. A trucker named Manard, whose duty it is to tako tho full trucks or tunnel Boil to the tip-head to empty them, Was taking a rako or throe from tho mouth of the tunnel when tho brakes failed to hold them. Tho distanco to the tip-head ii nearly thwo-quarters of a mile, down a steep gradient of ono in thirty-three, and at tho end the trucks are run 6ut on to a high trcstlo thirty-four feet above tho riverbed, and from 'there tho spoil is tipped. At the end of tlio trestle there j s a 6 fi eDr dr O p 01l to the bouldors below. Alanard stuck to his post trying to got the brakes to control tho uinanays, Mit without avail, and by tho time tho thioke reached tho trestle they wore travelling at the rato of about thirty milos i\n hour. To mako matters worse, Manard Wat riding on the middle truck, making it extremely hazardous for him to attempt to le&v'o' tho tracks. How ho got off safely is a mystery, but, just ti moment before tho trucks dived over into the i ivorbed, Manurcl made tho iilli-n'pt to illicit, aiitl siiclcmloU. Thoro WJs IKK.ling umfu than the rmls ot the sleoborir projcotiiiß, about oight or loii inches outside the width at/ the trucks for him to nlMit ■ bii, and this at a speed of at lenst thirtv miles an bom. How ho escaped licnii; knockoil tilf the treatlo by tho truol— c ""-?-»]ir |,j m ;, inexplicable. Jhe Smashed to pIUOCSi