remained without attendance, and suffered great agony from want of water. Two of the male passengers, who dreaded the approach of fire, committed suicide. Prowlers robbed many of the dead and wounded, but •desisted on a lynching party being organised. The driver of the second engine was beheaded. One hundred • and fifty persons were killed, and three hundred wounded, many fatally. The six hindermoat carriages, composed of sleeping cars, escaped from accident.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLX, Issue 8163, 15 August 1887, Page 6
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