Australian

Southland Times, Issue 11440, 26 April 1890, Page 2

Australian

SYDNEY, April 25. Received 26th, 1.15 a.m. The sculling race between Peter Kemp and Neil Matterson for L2OO aside and the championship of the world was rowed over the championship course on the Parramatta river this afternoon. From a splendid start Kemp dashed away, pulling 43 strokes to Matterßon's 41, and in the first few strokes had forged slightly ahead. Matterson was rowing well bnt could make no headway against Kemp. At the mile post Kemp had a lead of two lengths, and from this out the race was virtually over, as Kemp ne rer allowed Matterson, who appeared to be thoroughly exhausted, to get near him, and rowed in the easiest of winners by quite 250 yards. Time — 21 mins. 13i sees. A terrible railway accident happened tonight at Bathurst where a great crash, like an explosion of gas, proceeding from the gates in Russell street, was heard about 7 o'clook. An engine was there found with the front crushed to atoms as -were carriages and trucks, and several dead bodies were found lying about. It appears that a mixed train left for Sydney at 6.30 p.m., and when near Raglan several couplings gave way and many of the trucks came down the Zigzag past Raglan at great speed and dashed through Kelso station. At Bathurst a goods train, just about to start for Sydney, failed to get out of the way of the runaway trucks and a terrible collision resulted. The loss of life at present is not definitely known, but five bodies have been discovered. Some of these had been killed by the shook, while others were dreadfully mutilated. Later. The guard's van and passenger carriages weru completely telescoped by the engine, aad the train from Bourke is nothing but splinters. So far as known several children named O'Connor, who were returning from school, were all killed. Mrs Franklyn and the driver of the Bourke train were also killed. A child named Noonan was seriously injured. _____^__