SCENE AT THE RAILWAY STATION.

Evening Post, Volume XX, Issue 213, 11 September 1880, Page 2

SCENE AT THE RAILWAY STATION.

The excitement in town, as already stated, became intense as soon as the news of an accident became known, and a crowd of poople speedily assembled at the Railway Station, anxious to gleam the latest particulars. It was arranged by tho Government that telegrams should bo sent through from Cross' Creok by means of the railway telegraph, giving all the information that could bo gleaned Mr. Werry, the Under Secretary for Railways, was in attendance at tho station, and he and Mr. Hewett, the Station Master, were besieged with inquiries from persons who had been expeoting friends to arrive by the ill-fated train. To nil inquirers the gentlemen named were most courteous, but, for a long time, the information they had to give was very scanty, as tho telegrams came through vory slowly. In the meantime the suspense and anxiety of those waiting fcr news, which might at any moment come to tell them that a friend or relation was dead or seriously injured, were painful in the extreme to witness. There waa considerable doubt at first as to whether the name of one of the children killed was Nicholls or Nicholas, and, both being Wairarapa names, considerable anxiety was felt on the subject. Eventually it was ascertained definitely that it was a little oihid, named Nicholas, who had been killed. It was arranged that a special train, proceded by a pilot engine, should leave shortly after 2 o'clock, to proceed as far as the Lower Hutt. A number of persons interested in the fate of thofie in the train to whioh the accident had occurred, intended to go out by this means, but jußt as it was on the point of starting, a telegram was received stating that a special train for town had left the Upper Hutt. This, of course, prevented tho Wellington train from leaving. Tho special train from the Upper Hutt, above alluded to, is behoved, as will be seen from our 2.45 p.m. despatch, to have some of the wounded on board, among them, it is reported, being some well-known Wellington citizens.