THE NIGHT OF THE TAY BRIDGE DISASTER.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 33, 21 January 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE NIGHT OF THE TAY BRIDGE DISASTER.

I Hera- is an instance of luck—cure. ‘ simnlo luck. It was a rough w inter i night, and a young man was going I tip to Dundee to spend Christmas wit’i i hi* friends Iho journey bnd been a I l-.ng one. and when the train stopped lat the pintform wd’ere tickets were j taken bef- re arriving nt Dundee, th” I young fellow npen-’d the wi-dow and ’ put out h> he d to to* a breath of ; fresh iir. In ji mom nt his bat was i blown - fl, sind tent studding a'ong the platform. I “Shall I have time to got it.” he said 'to the ticket collector, * before the train goes on?’ “If you look sharp.’' was the answer. He jumped out of the carriage and inn nft r his hat. But the chase was I a long one and ho had to i-n nearly Ito the end of th? platf< rm before ho . iccovorcd his propertv. Then he turn|ed and ran back. Bur. before ho h.ad i gone many sard*, to his uns-eaknlde I indignation, the guard blew hi* whistle. i and the train moved off. Tie was ftiri- : ftp Jis ho saw the e::d 1 ghts of the guard s van growing snmll r and smal- | lor in the distance. Then thev suddenly dis.no; cere I altogether. The Tav Bridge hnd cnllapspd.

LITTLE THOUGHTS. Persistent pcool* begin their success whore others end -in failure. If ovoryliedy told the truth in this world, what a mi erable old place it won bl tic! Tho mm wh* ’s really groat is willing to leave th* discovery of his great 1 cs. to otho- people. If we had no tailings ourselves, wo should rot find so mu h p!ca*ure in finding out tho** of others. If von stand too much upon your someone is sure to walk on it. Genins has always received more applause- than money. Th.* man who fail* i* ant to ragard sU 22 P,i ’ a n attt of nec dent. Tim man who most frequently l>ogs rardon earcs th- least whether ho gets