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  2. STATEMENTS BY MEN WHO WERE IN THE TRUCK.

    The following statements were made to our representative by the men who are slightly injured and under treatment in the temporary hospital at the Penshurst Hotel, ...

    Article : 623 words
  3. THE INQUEST.

    An inquest on the bodies of the seven men killed was opened at the Penshurst Hotel, Penshurst, yesterday morning. Mr. E. C. Bell, the District Coroner, presided, and Mr. ...

    Article : 411 words
  4. THE POSITION OF ENGINE AND TRUCK.

    The locomotive in charge of Driver Simpson on Saturday evening was a goods engine, No. 103. It is intended to pull heavy weights rather than to make rapid trips, and ...

    Article : 376 words
  5. FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR PENSHURST.

    A terrible catastrophe occurred on Saturday evening within about two miles of Penshurst. About 25 of the men who are employed by Messrs. N. M'Neil and Co. in the ...

    Article : 379 words
  6. THE "GALLOPERS-OUT."

    The men who travelled by the truck which met with the mishap were known as "gallopers-out," their duties being to await the arrival of the laden ballast-trucks, unload ...

    Article : 131 words
  7. THE ENGINE DRIVER'S STATEMENT.

    James Edward Simpson said: I was the driver of the, engine No. 103 on Saturday night. We left Penshurst at about 7 o'clock or a little after. It was after 7. Colgan ...

    Article : 459 words
  8. EUROPEAN NEWS.

    Sir Morell Mackenzie, who attended the late Emperor Frederick of Germany in his last illness, was to-day awarded damages to the amount of £1,500 for libel contained in ...

    Article : 467 words
  9. THE UNFENCED LINE.

    The line is fenced nearly all the way to Hawkesdale, but there are still gaps here and there through which cattle may come without let or hindrance. Mr. George ...

    Article : 173 words
  10. AN EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.

    Three of the men who were only slightly injured, Moran, Nevin and Burns, had a marvellous escape from destruction. When the shock occurred they were precipitated ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. THE CASUALTIES.

    The men who escaped injury were prompt in going to the assistance of their less fortunate companions. There were screw-jacks on the engine; these were speedily got out ...

    Article : 400 words
  12. THE DEAD.

    The following are the names and such particulars as could be obtained of the men killed:-- John Dillon, about 24 years of age; no ...

    Article : 299 words
  13. THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

    In company with Superintendent Drought and Constables Hall and Lithgow, our representative paid a visit to the scene of the accident on Sunday evening. The fatal spot ...

    Article : 496 words
  14. MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

    Mr. George, manager for the contractors, received yesterday morning a telegram from Government House as follows:--"His Excellency and Lady Hopetoun deeply ...

    Article : 146 words
  15. THE GUARD'S STATEMENT.

    Patrick Pearce said: I am employed by Messrs. N. M'Neil and Co., and was the guard on the train on Saturday evening. I had been working in the gravel pits as a ...

    Article : 254 words
  16. CONDITION OF THE INJURED.

    Only the three men who are under treatment in the Hamilton Hospital are very seriously injured. Reports were circulated yesterday to the effect that one of these, ...

    Article : 93 words
  17. EFFORTS OF THE POLICE.

    The manner in which the police have worked in connection with the disaster calls for special notice. Superintendent Drought proceeded to Penshurst on Sunday, and was ...

    Article : 122 words
  18. THE INJURED.

    P. Enwright, leg broken in two places; bad case. W. Burns, injuries to the head and body; serious case. ...

    Article : 38 words
  19. AT THE PENSHURST HOTEL.

    It was a mournful scene at the Penshurst Hotel, Penshurst, on Saturday night. Mr. J. Tilley, the landlord, promptly put a large apartment at the disposal of the police for the ...

    Article : 218 words
  20. THE FIREMAN'S STATEMENT.

    Charles Colgan said: I am a stoker employed by M'Neil and Co., and have been in their employ for about two years. We left Penshurst about 7 o'clock on Saturday ...

    Article : 277 words
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  22. AT PENSHURST.

    Frank Nevin, bruised head; shock to the system. John Killeen, bruised hand; shock. John Lewis, face badly bruised, bruises on ...

    Article : 50 words
  23. THE FUNERAL.

    The funeral arrangements were made by Mr. Collis, of Penshurst, who was engaged on Sunday and yesterday forenoon in making the coffins. The procession assembled at ...

    Article : 242 words
  24. THE FEELING IN PENSHURST.

    "I call it murder," said one of the leading citizens of the Penshurst district in the course of conversation over the accident. "Such an inhuman butchery is a ...

    Article : 243 words
  25. DETAILED PARTICULARS.

    The shocking tragedy perpetrated on the railway line near Penshurst naturally caused an immense and painful sensation in the district. Excepting the Cootoomundra disaster ...

    Article : 135 words
  26. THE GANGER'S STATEMENT.

    Thomas Cassidy stated: I am a ganger employed by M'Neil and Co., and have been in their service for 13 months. On Saturday evening we left Penshurst at a ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. MR. GEORGE'S STATEMENT.

    Mr. W. J. George, general manager for Messrs. N. M'Neil and Co., said, in conversation with our representative: On Saturday evening about 7.10 o'clock, I was startled by ...

    Article : 396 words
  28. CONSTERNATION AT THE MARRIED MEN'S CAMP.

    The camp of the married men, who are employed near Hawkesdale, is pitched near the town of Penshurst. As stated elsewhere, the truck which came to grief on Saturday ...

    Article : 47 words
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