THE RAILWAY SMASH.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 16, 31 December 1910, Page 1

THE RAILWAY SMASH.

DEATH ROLL. [PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. j London, Dec. 30. It is believed that the Hawes deatfi roll numbers 13., Though no relatives have enquired regarding a woman, the doctors believe that some female bones have been discovered, and a passenger has written to the Coroner stating that he saw a young woman imprisoned in the debris, and held her hand for a few seconds. THE SIGNALMAN’S MISTAKE. “ I HAVE WRECKED THE EXPRESS.” Sutton, the signalman, gave evidence at the inquest as to sending two engines on the main line in order to make way for another train. His attention being distracted by a telephone, he omitted to signal the engines to proceed to Carlisle, and thus caused the disaster. He was fully occupied moving nine light engines from one side of the road to the other, and by passing trains on the main lines. He did not attribute his mistake to lapse of memory or excessive work. His niate to the signal box and asked where the engines were. Sutton telegraphed to the next signal box and realised that a tragedy I had occurred. He said, “ I have I wrecked the Scottish express.”