THE RAILWAY FATALITY.
The Inquest. [Per Press Association. I TIMAEU, Sept. 29. At the inquest on the man killed on th railway on Wednesday, the evidenc showed that when first seen by the drivei :r after rounding a curve, the man was o: :o the sleepers of the bridge, aud in leBS tha; c half a minute was overtaken, althoug c Eteam was shut off and all brakes put dowr a The man had time to get clear by droppin d off the bridge eight or nino feet to th if shingle, but did nofc soein to hear th y whistle. A verdict of ■« Accidental deatl y and no blame attribnable to anybody, 8 was returned,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4761, 29 September 1893, Page 3
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