THE FRENCH DISASTER
DEPUTVS EXPERIENCE
PARIS, 20th March. In the disaster to the Paris-Bor-deaux: express, in which eight passengers lost their lives, shortly before the derailment at Etaplea, a passenger, Madame Colin, died in a compartment occupied by M. Colomb, member of the Chamber of Deputies, who, with other passengers, sought a place elsewhere. M. Colomb was standing on the platform between the carriages with, an official who was about to throw a note off at Etaples station regarding the disposal of Madame -Colin's body, when the collision occurred, hurling the official to death through the half-open door, and burying M. Colomb in a mass of wreckage.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 69, 23 March 1931, Page 9
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107THE FRENCH DISASTER Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 69, 23 March 1931, Page 9
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