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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 28, 1906

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Rail disasters and narrow escapes told in late 19th early 20th century

A survey of rail crashes highlights near misses and survivals from the Yay Bridge collapse near Dover Oklahoma to Ashtabula Ohio, Grantham and beyond. It notes extraordinary escapes, including a survivor in flood and wreck, guards leaping to safety, and notable royal and church figures avoiding injury.

Yay Bridge Dover Oklahoma Cimarron River Leist Ashtabula Ohio Shall Iroin Bridge Tie Grantham Orient Express Ostend Vienna Frankfort White Pelhamville New York State Phillips Buil London and South-Western Alton and Winchester Medstead Alresford Higgan Killingworth Newcastle Matchwood Far West Bear Creek Rockies Mount Donnington

Inquest Verdicts and Juries Through Odd Conclusions

A coroner's jury in Somersetshire and several Texas juries produce unusual verdicts. Cases span death by accident or natural causes arising from an accident, murder mislabelled as manslaughter, and a compensation claim where a newspaper hawker sues for injuries but is ruled trespasser.

Somersetshire Cumming William Thomas Texas Ted Brady Brady

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