A message from Calcutta, dated December 28 states that the collision of two passenger trains on the Indian North-West Railway has caused appalling damage. It is reported that 500 persons were Killed and injured, including several Europeans. An entire theatrical party was killed, including several well-known artistes "belonging to the Wallace-Riley Theatrical Company. The cause of the nocident is attributed to the neglect of a native assistant stationmaster, who has since disappeared, in the non-observance of the strict rules governing the working of the "line clear" system, The passengers were asleep when the accident occurred and the bodies of many are being extricated in a state of pulp befiling identification. Several school children are believed to have been killed. The accident occurred on Christmas morning.
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