Railway Accident in New South Wales.
Providential Escape of Passengers. Sensational Experience of a Fireman. - [United Press Association,] ,.-..••• 3,.-, Sydney, Jnne 16. , 4 serious railway accident occurred on the South Western Railway, from Gotd. burn to Cooma, early mis morniug. The scene of the accident was near Goulburn, about 135 miles auu'th sou-west of Sydney. It was^tch dark, when a mused , train consisting of a large number of trucks and two carriages contaiain^ twenty passengers became partially de* . railed. The locomotive, and several of the trucks rolled over a shallow embank- : meat, but fortunately the rear portion of > the train, which included passenger car- 7 riages, remained on the track. '.'-• The driver, McGregpr, . was badly scalded along his baok-by the -soaping . steam. The fiiffaaa; Morris, had a most miraculous escape, as he.was imprisoned by the over.uriisd tracks/ and the d6bris had to.bo cutaway before he could be " released. He Bustftined.aTsdight scalding and a.few bruises. Although the passengers sustained a shock, none were seriously ihjuredi bnt there was considerable injury- done: to the rolling StOCk. y 7---77- - • ,• ' -Thecause of tho Cooma railway accident is attributed to a fire box collapsing.. '■ Complete derailment was averted only" by the instant aotion of the Westiughonß- ■ brake.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXX, Issue 141, 16 June 1896, Page 2
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202Railway Accident in New South •.. _,_ ffales. I Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXX, Issue 141, 16 June 1896, Page 2
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