Railway notes.

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The Pacific Express, No. 65, in charge of Conductor Fry, collided with the north bound way freight at the Water street crossing about a quarter of a mile south of the depot at Newmarket. The freight, in charge of Conductor Farrell, was doing some shunting at the Office Specialty Company's siding. While the rear of the train stood on the main line with brakes on, the members of the crew were working hard to get through the work before they had kicked up the semaphore. As a consequence the trains came together. The express engine struck the rear of the freight van, smashing it into kindling wood and driving the front end of it through a box car, derailing the former and two other cars, while the pilot and the headlight on the express engine were badly smashed. Engineer Weston jumped after reversing his engine. Brakesman H. Martin of the freight train leaped from the top of a box car about 10 seconds before the trains struck the car on which he was standing. His escape from death was miraculous. The passengers escaped with a shaking up. An auxiliary from Allandale arrived here at 3.45 p.m. and had the line clear at 5.30, after which the Pacific and Atlantic Expresses crossed at the depot and left for their destinations.—World.

Railways: G.T.Ry.

Stations: Newmarket, Office Speciality (Newmarket)

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