DE RONGEMONT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1715, 5 January 1920, Page 5

DE RONGEMONT.

LIVING AT KINGSTON.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, Australian Now Zealand Cable Association 1 LONDON, Jan. 1, .

The Daily Express says that Remoud is definitely Louis do Rougomcnt. He had been-living in England since the outbreak o. war. and bad latterly been living in the basement of an 'empty bouse at Kingston. Ho always s> emed to have sufficient money. His tall,' gaunt figure was a, familiar sight in the neighbourhood.

James Evans, who was sitting',on one of the side seats in the forward closed compartment of the combination car (No._ 105). This unfortunate man, who was terribly injured about the body and had a foot cut off, was still alive when lifted out, and was conscious when given a dose of sal volatile by Dr. M. Badger (who was quickly on tin spot with first-aid medicaments). Ibe poor follow was placed in an ambulance after being temporarily attended to, but died whilst on the way to the hospital. The deceased had in his possession a returned soldier’s pay-book and was assumed to ho a returned soldier employed as a clork ut Base Rcco-ds. His wife and two daughters were riding in thjfetaar him, arid were eye-witnesses of the fatality. s, The third man killed was James Alfred McEwan. His body was found under the rear part of the car in a mangled condition and for some time after the accident it was doubtful if lu! was an occupant of the car or a pedestrian, but Hr J. lorns, staying at the residence of his sister, Mrs Charles Palliser (opposite Collins’s corner) was looking out of the window when the tramcnr left Hie rails, and ho states that there .was no one in the street, which appears to indicate that the deceased, who was in a frightfully mangled condition, was a passenger. STATE OF THE RAILS.

For some time past the Tramways Department lias been busying itself in renewing corner rails throughout the system owing to the check side or flange (or both) being worn. In the case of t(ie rails at the corner of Pirie and Brougham streets, the runaway tar loft the rails about ten fee from the actual corner, just where the bend or curve in the rails bi>gijufc-*Hd there the check (or flat) side is worn very low, whereas to assist a car in .rounding a curve, it would be an advantage for that side to bo as high, if not higher, than the inside rail A small piece of iron or hard pebble might be a sufficient obstruction to derail a car when the rail (or a corner) is worn so much. Whether or not a pew rail would have helped the car to “take the turn at the speed the runaway was making is a matter (or experts to decide. Ihe impetus was so groat that when the car did overturn the front bogey dug itself into the asphalt of the footpath, whilst the back part of it stood stniiglit up in tlio air.

EVANS’S TRAGIC END

ENDEAVOURING TO ASSIST motoh.man.

According to' the* latest accounts, it would appear that the unfortunate man Evans met his death while, in the act ot trying to stop the car. 'in the last few seconds pn■cecfinir the crash he was seen endeavouring to lift the motorman up, and immediately afterwards endeavouring to apply ■tlie brakes. His courageous act and prcsonco of mind undoubtedly cost him his life, for had he remained in the body of the car he would have probably escaped with slight m--3UFrorn all accounts, including tire stab - ment of the motorman on the car which was travelling behind the runaway, it would ■appear that the deceased motorman, Sinai , became in some means incapacitated when the car was about sixty-fivet yards on the city side of the. tunnel. He evidently amb od‘ as he was observed to lean forward and afterwards fall on the platform. In this latter position he was seen several poi - sons no one then being in control of the car. It was about this juncture that the deceased Evans went to the motorman s assistance. From information in possession ot the police, it would also appear that bon‘doctor Quayle endeavoured unsuccessfully to apply the rear brakes, but on account, of the steep gradient those were not sufficient to hold the oar. Quayle, who is a single ■man, resides at Apn Crescent, Lyall Hay. Ho is a returned soldier, and only very recently joined the tramway service.

INQUEST OPENS,

ADJOURNED. TILL MONDAY,

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 5. The inquest on the bodies of the three victims of the tramway fatality opened toformal evidence had been taken the inquest was adjourned till Monday next. It was stated that Motorman Small was in good health at the time of «the accident