(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Otago Witness, Issue 2253, 6 May 1897, Page 30

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Wellington, May 3,

The railway accident which happened on the Wairarapa line to-day was at first thought to be serious, but the most serious injury seems to be tbe dislocation of a woman's shoulder blade. Dr Findlay and Mr > Sim, of Stout, Mondy,- and Sim, were in one of . the " bird cage " carriages, which is said to have turned a complete somersault and was badly wrecked, the roof coming off. There were eight passengers in it — a woman and her husband and two or three children. They were all thrown together and battered against the sides and roof of the vehicle. The windows were shattered, and passengers crept through the roof when the carriage came to a standstill. A hotelkeeper from Greytovrn, Mr Fabian, had a most miraculous ■ escape. As the carriage -in which .he was seated was going off the line he jumped out, aad landed under a bush. As be alighted another of the carriages was thrown off the line, and went clean over him without touching him auywhere. As the result of his fall he has' sustained a nasty bruise. Like the other passengers he was severely shaken, but has come into town little the worse for his startliDg experience. All the carriages were derailed.