Miraculous Escape from Death

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1168, 1 February 1904, Page 6

Miraculous Escape from Death

(Per United Press Association.) ' .' DANNEVIRKE, January HO

Last evening a man named Gauliard had a marvellous 'escape from death at the railway platfrtrm^ He jumped on to » a, train that was being shunted, thinking it was the Woodvillo train, on which he was aji intending passenger. He clung to the guard-iron tor a few yards, and then fell between the citrriiigo arfd tho platform. In falling Tic. was struck by step and rendered' uncojiseiouK. Lj'ing quite Hat in this position, his face was .grazed by the pteps oi' two carriages. Thu man. did not sustain serious injuries. The train was pulled up with great promptitude.