A NOVEL RAILWAY FATALITY
A carious action has been tried in America. A child was playing by tin; side of a railro id. An express came past, whirled it on this lines, and killed it; whereupon the parents sued the railway company for damages, on the ground that the train carried ;in unmuzzled air vacuum in its wake, which ought to be controlled. The company denied the vacuum, and Professor Francis E. Nipher was appointed as expert to decide the question. He made experiments on the company's )ine3, and found that while it was true that there was no vacuum, yet there was violent displacement of the layers of air nearest tho Hying train, which imparted a rotary motion to all bodies with which they came in contact. Tho company tias, therefore, held to account for not properly controlling the layers of air.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HLC18960108.2.13
Bibliographic details
Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 162, 8 January 1896, Page 4
Word Count
143A NOVEL RAILWAY FATALITY Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 162, 8 January 1896, Page 4
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in