SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 5

SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT.

~.>';.TWO/HORSES(KILLED;-;;■)/:;;' '.;:!(. ;'o&!;:!Teie'pai>h'^^^ ;; ; : ••■' '-v; (.Two ladieif anil,two gentlemen who were,, riding': along .the'tramway.'.track :between' Breeze's Eoad and : ' New Brighton' Bridge' '.'last..evening had,''a' narrow, escape' from death,: and .two: of .their horses; :■- were ■killed,.by.colliding; with the: 10.10 . trani from;, town.,., 1 , It. (appeal's;., thatithe'men; were,':horse-trainers, .'.and (were'''.'riding' young;';restive, animate, .while their, lady, companions -'were:; 'on -/ quieter/ animals.-' . They: saw ,'■ the tramcar.approaohin'g, :■ but : ,the;fTack.at.!th.at .point;is.:a right-of-way, of the board, and: has no provision other than .the rail tedding for. roadwaj-, so!tliey .were compelled to 'turn into "the fence to ,avoid' the ; car.;'//(The'". 'horses ■; became 'alarmed at> ; the, sound of the: tram; and reared.' OneTbabked right iri'fro'nt;bf the/ trani'-v and.'.. was. killed, ftwhilb.-.the*' other,' for-which'., the '■■ owner • had ref used-', £50! .that, 'day,'had ; ;its 'leg broken;clean ;pff, and ran on - three' legs for some distance; when .it was : 'sUot'by .a: resident.".' One'of thp; ladies : was, thrown in''front' of /the! car,: but all;.the riders < got; off . witty::only severe'shakings.'fiTho,horses .tilled,were. : Imth' .young;., and .valuable '■■(;;■

The Fire brigade,.received, aoall to a. ■ grass■:fire..'ai?'Plunfcet;;Street, .at" 8.38 p.m. "yesterday, but the - , fire'. was practically 'o'ut:when the-brigade reached the,.spot.■. ■':■:?; ;;.{;,■';•,>,■;:':;'.■ ■■ :.l ,; : '■'.■'■ -fe•; v> -i