LIZARDS STOP A TRAIN.
COVERED THE RAILS ON AN | UP-GRADE. Bushels of small green aai black iisawle caused tflie train which coftveyj freight from the Stooisgtoa Law stowmors to Boston to come to » dead staaktetitt just tlua side of Bolton, Coxm., during * fceovy tb«sd^ ihower eihor^ly alttt.* nudmgfat r«e«wUx. Hrt> train was long, and as it puffed eJtefwly up the .grade itihroughl a mardhy paeos «l ia»3 after passing t9i« Boltoa stetion. oo <iho Now England division <rf the oansolWated tailroad', the wheels of *ho itace&M*to 4>egati to slip, ami finally, w&ea oo furtlior pr&grass could be nbade, tie brakes w«re applied to prevent losing ground. Ai first t3v& «n|(inear and firtaaan tlte^agH the downfall of caia -was tJw ou3ty, a©d the sand) box iras opa«e4 wMfe, bu* to no avail. Then 4^9 '«l tfe© €Srn'ino jwnptd off wwi faeked &bm% ft&'&lw&g ■»rii<)» s, JMvtem Ti&r fma& rails eaw?ed witb. a «Upp«7 snwHw, while «3oag. 'u-uck for iihreo Imnda-ed jrvt-d* ni*ad -were lnyritwls of iixwds. Thtf liu^ botii talk-, aud «s tho loeoaastir© ©asa© sJaag- w&rjp 55» m^ tei« *ii« et^f sn 44«1r asfivßl, *ad «^^ th^p t^e^gM ref^l^ easae
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7200, 11 September 1901, Page 2
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189LIZARDS STOP A TRAIN. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7200, 11 September 1901, Page 2
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