RAILWAY MISHAP.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9596, 7 February 1910, Page 5

RAILWAY MISHAP.

THREE MEN KILLED

ANOTHER SEVERELY SCALDED

RESULT OF OVER-STRAIN

Press Association—Klcctric- Tdecjraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, Sunday.

A goods train, drawn by two engines, from Ararat, instead of drawing up at Bjsmfort, rau into (ho buffo j , -.stops. Tho driver, named Coward, and tho h'remau, Russoll, on tho .second engine, wore killed instantly. Firomau Gllian, of the first engine, died HnbHcxjuoufcly, while Driver Gromi, of Iho loading ongino, wuH badly ncuhlod. Tim HignalniiUi .status that; ho saw tbo tiruii.l travelling ii'; a fiorrilhi ])!ico, and jji order to prevent :i collision with the gootln engine standing on tho lino he nwituhod tho Ararat train into tho (load v,nd. Tho impact was torri/ic, tho loading eugino boing derailed, while tin; socoml engine and tender were crumpled, up. Coward was found clinging to tbo lovor, while Russell wa:-s holding on to tho brake. Gillau was pinned under tiio eugiuc, and it took three and H-hall: liours to release him. Complaints have beeniuade that the crow of tho train bad been ou duty eighteen hours without a break. Coward is stated to have remarked to his wife: "Thoro will bo a .smash one of these days, we have to work so long; we aro of ton half asleep ou the job."