RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12868, 2 January 1906, Page 5

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

FIREMAN LOSES HIS P-OOT 4 • Per.PiessAssociataon. WELLDfGIONy January 1. A locomotive fireman named Alexander Alkn, xrho is employed by the Government, met with a shocking accident at PetoaeHe was picking np a coupling book when he slipped off the foot-board and ooeof the wMfls of the r over his it at the PASSENGER TRAIXjS JN A collision between two passenger trains occurred abont 7 o'clock on Saturday nigbt a little bejond Daomeralce! ' From the information available the accident' seofts to have been caused" by one train passing Mitamau station' wheh'it should haVe waited there in " accordance with" the time-j table instructions until the' othef- train', | which had possession of the 5 crossed. The trains met on aninclme. I Ko passengers are reported tobe injured.■ Both' spmewhat. damaMd'and threa waggons ' were I 6era3edl r " colUmn j caused* somedislocation of the? the iine - wasr ciearedagam 1 yesterday morning. ;jpi I. | NAPIER, January. L,i A train accident kbiSt iSeeo | veiy serious occurred Dear 1 MBtAnjur o»; Saturday eventfig. The 2.30" pith, trnifi. | Napier to Wooasille, should hivecrotsed' tlie 4.50 train,from Palmenston UcrrtH' to Waipukurau at at llataman. By an oversight the 3Tapier—tzain did not wait at Matamau until the other came no, and it met 4 the train firma paimerstaa at a >"poti abQut -tlueQ mpes beyond 3*tt6junaa, on. a stteg,giade | sb that it was impossible for toe engine men.t<» see nntil the trams were 'almbst tog'eUier, in not until it was too late to prevent ft collision. The lestnir'was "were damaged and derailed, waggons of each train, but fortutetedyonty one passengerwas injured and: that only slightlvj the trades on each, train as buffers for the caw,. a. train v Xrom Danncvirke went ;to life »q*de 'l>Pu*"6li- , cidcut,, and t<fok 1E» pasiengert' to Ibeir destication, tifada train from Wai pnkurau brought A the north Wund:p&ssengers. A, upedil.jtrjin left Jfajpitr aS wn as it could %e got together; with woftinen, breatde*! toots and crane, and : : cleared away lie' '•^eck/ * iaving everything dear by 8 o on' Sunday morning. Lock* ily none the were hlirt in any way, anfd the car* ere , ~® to-day. • As enqtdty ii beingbelc at Dannerirke.