The Tram Collision.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10399, 24 April 1908, Page 2

The Tram Collision.

DtllD TOE BRAiKES FAIL?

'GOM^LiIOMiNG EVIDENCE

■OOIMMCtS>SIONHR-S STAJTBMBNT.

(Per United Press Association.) MEILIBOTJIRINIE, April 2>L

The question whe!t2ier the Bebdigo •traliSsi Ikiaites failed ils engaging the attention of expei'te, who expiiesa ttie opiniiomi tlhait 'tihey were strong enough, to give irigidity to the train which pi^evented any of Ate cars telescoping. The repoiiti of itlhe eingineer of the second engine lias leaked out. 'Be decLiires itlhiat tih© aiignialls ware against tiheutt He 'nexib oibserved, that the linain- was not 'being pulled iiip ait tihe usual spot. H© 'tlhea 'applied his brakes tout ibhey ifaiiled.

fTlhe Oiief -CoimimJlsaioinlßii .deii'ies itihialt. 'tore was any delay ia getiting 1 irellief away. ~ : Ajmibulanc© trailnl was despatchied 35 miniuites asfter tHe news' tv&s ireceived amd weryrtihing' was in readiness, but the senvioes oif tWe dootons tad to be Becuineid).

■'Eairl Crawe hiSs kjablednsormw and ireigmelti ajt tihe fatialli'ty.

GISBOiRiNIE, 25,

Messrts "WIL Pere, M.L.C., and Hapi KdrnffiaJ reprejsietaltinlg tfiite- Taiki'ttmiu Mialori OouJdcil, ihlave senlb tihe following da(Ule(gra.'DQi tie tihe Plreimiiett" of Vicbodiia.:—>"Tftia TaMtaimu Maori; Cbumoil bkm fieaird of itWe gmub calaimaty to fth!e people in your Sithite. We are deeply grievexl 1, Bind our h^ats bleed, as the d]i;sa<Ster Jel dn tlh:e ligibit of day. <lWlhiat i'g tto fbe, iwilll be.'" Tlhle tttesferente© to the "XigWfc.of day" raeams tihlaifc tihe Maoris ne&jaird' tihe cal«inSt(y' a« on© tihat eilw>uild liavte been overfed.