Below is a translation by Mr. C. Diniz of a letter wriuen in russian by Mr. Minin, am actor uy piviessdun, one tone of the passengers wi tue ultatea train No. 5, which, in the early hours of Uctober 20; directed, it, 1s siege, by a drunken driver, dashed into wan No. 6 at the rate of over 50 miles an hour. he appalling sequel, with all ats horrors, is here vividly described by Mr. ata, following the account of Mr. D.niz of the circumstance attending the collision, The collision took place about three o'clock in the morning 0 Uctober 20, on the section sine between the stations of '1uipiaun anu slodziaochay. he Laipiam station is the second one from tae cogranichnaya station, on the west side. Needless to say, at the tame of the disaster, most of the passengers were sound asleep.
Train No. 5 (from Viauivustok) and train No. 6 (irom saroin, were to meet at the suunt o1 Ue Waipilin station, and imormation to this effect had been given to the station-master at aipiuin by telephone on the departure of the two trains from the last stations before Taipilin.
About the expected time of arrival of the two trains, the station-master and the other night guards, coming out on to the platform, noticed the rushing in of train No. 5 at a very high speed. Knowing the predilection of.the driver, Fokolof, for furious driving, no one evinced any surprise. But it was not known to them that on this occasion Sokolof wus intoxicated, and they were terrified when they saw the train flying past the station without any intimation of an intended halt. Their horror was intensified by the knowledge that train No. 6 was soon due to arrive from the opposite side. Losing no time, every possible effort to arouse the driver to the danger was made. Gongs were beaten, bells rung, whistles blown, ete, but nothing availed. And about three miles from the station, just at the edge of a descent, the two trains
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