Thursday morning, when the train leaving Shanghai at 9 o'clock, had arrived within a mile and a quarter of Kongwan, the engine-driver and others saw a native, apparently a soldier, walking between the metals towards the engine. The whistle was instantly blown, and the man hastily stepped aside off the line; but on the engine getting to within about twelve or fifteen yards of where he then was, he deliberately stepped between the rails again, still facing the engine, and although all the breaks were instantly applied, and the ates shut off, he was knocked down, and the wheels of the engine and three of the carriages passed over him, killing him on the spot. The train was composed of four carriages, and it speaks well for the alacrity of the driver, atoker, and conductor, that when they saw the deceased'adanger, they applied the breakaand stopped the train so quickly that the remains were found under the third carriage, the wheels of the fourth not having touched them. Deceased was immediately taken up, placed on the train, and taken to Kongwan, being brought to Shanghai on the return journey. Information of the untoward event was then given to the chief hho at once communicated with the Consular authori in turn with the nati city. In the afternoon, the Chehsien W. M. Cooper, Esq. British Vice-Consul, proceeded to the Shanghai Station to quest. The body was Inid out ction, and was soon to be injured in such a manner as plainly indicated that deceased must have fallen aslant upon the rails, in a somewhat backward posi: tion, chief injuries being in the abdominal and spinal region, though both the face and one foot were also much cut. After taking the evidence of the engi driver and two native constables employed on the line, which was only n corroboration of the above narrative, the Chelisien said he lad attended on' behalf of the Chehsien of Paoshan, in whose district the accident happened, and must leave the settlement of the matter in left pa then brought, and the during the enquiry on mat in the open air, surrounded by the officials of the. Chehsien's yamen and others, were put into it and carried away.
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