THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 672, 3 October 1876, Page 2

THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

SlB. I—l1 — I hare juit seen your aaeountof tb* accident which happened on the Railway near Tuakau. I think that • odnudrralion of the factt shews that the manager wm rather to be commended for his energy than bhmed for reokleuneia. The accident mutt hare happened about 2 p m, as the Flora baring left' Auckland at 10 a m, would attire at Merer about 1 o clock, and be on its return on the Tuakau Rrade about 2n m. Id oonae. quence of baring to tend a messenger to Meroer the news would not reacbr Auckland till 3, and the repo-t probably wm that the line wai impaiuble. Ihe manager at once atarted with the breakdown apparatus to clear the line ao aa to allow the Waikato train which ■hould leaye Meroer at 3 60 to get through. The damage to the line evidently not bf ing as great aa wm supposed, the Waikito train managed to paas rcry little ' after her time, and knowing that the engine with the repairing plant wm com* ing up, the drirer would keep a aharp look oat for her, going cautioutly for tbii purpoie, and meeting her u he ex* peeted. No oat ooald roppotV'h'i&lrinf of iuoh aheaTycolh.ion, thal^Qg line oould be cleared, laid, and^iftrsigttened up for traffic within two houri'.'Dne thing teema prominently needed in omm like the one xnqueition, aid for other purpOM*, riit telegraphio oommunioatioa all alons tut Bailway. Apoliairing for treipaering on jour •pace.-l »m, 4 0| w H Ohkn. Hamilton, October 2nd, 1870.