THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT RANGIORA.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5498, 18 December 1884, Page 2

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT RANGIORA.

' (PER UNITED PRKSS AS3OGIATIOK). I GHRisTCHuao^ December 16. i Frora further accouim^; hand it>ppeus> 'that Hugney, the driver o/ the, van, observes^ the morning train' from Christchurch olose(upon him. Thinking there was not time to/, Ipull up his horses, Ge gave,them a cut with the whip to. get them over the. Jine. The engine was too quick for the horjw*, and crashed, into the jjideof the van, oloee to the ■froflt, wheels,,, dashing Jt, away from ,tbe\ .horses (which escaped with but little injury) jon to the cattle trap at the Yankee Crossing. |The occupant* of tfoe vehicle, weVe thrown in •all, directions'. The most ba^ly , ojt #>$. 'sufferers were quickly conveyed to adjacent •houses,, yhere they reoeiveoVpromptj attention from Dfa'ppwneis, Williams, *.udGor.don., The iV»n was, completely wrecked|. andi 'the, yonder.is tha,t, ,more pf/tho party were t not killed or more eeriouely injured. The front carriage of the train was considerably jdaraagep^ , ihe ir^n t jjta'nchjonp ,pn %,-platform being bro^naway^andseyeral.^inaowa 'smashed, .put none of, the, pqcttpwi^.weipi injured. No blame ia attached tflthe, engine* driver, as' He whistjed as usua,! on approach* ing the crossing, , pud on seeing the.dwgtt?) applied .th^btakes, so.-pro/nMy tW ta.pgiU'*]* Ithe.train Within a,iew yards of the acpidentjiJ The driver,. of l&e vaq^by.all' accounts, waa foot looking in the 1 <directip.a..of,th<B orossias{< ana the crossing-keeper .failed, to attract his attention until it waajtoo late. J The van being eqvered prevented the, occupants, fr.om se,eing the train. David deceased, wasj I highly, respected by all who knew hini.,Misß) 'Morrail was also muoh beloved, ;bjh .her; !friends,,and the .deepest .sympathy. ifl,feU}#s[ \ Kangibra for .the parents, so suddenly !?#,, reaved of their, children. r ; „ . 7.'.j,7 .'.j , ♦ - .. I