Killed and Wounded: Suspicions of Deliberate Wrecking Mukden, Aug. 15.
While the fourth express-train of the South Manchuria Railway, which started from Changchun for Dairen on the 14th instant, was speeding along at a point five miles to the north of Mukden, its locomotive suddenly ran off the metals owing to a damaged spot on the One, vith the consequence that a baggage and mail combination ca: overlapped the locomotive and were upset and a dining-car as well as a Ist and 2nd class combination car were partly derailed, The casualties were one Japanese stoker killed on the spot and one Japanese engineer and one Chinese stoker injured seriously; several passengers suffered contused wounds.
Upon investigation at the point where the engine ran off; it has been found that the line appears to have been intentionally destroyed, judging from the fact that sleepers are scattered about, and that there are signs of, destructive apparatus being employed on a largo scale. The place damaged is situated near the barracks of the 27th Fengtien Division.
The railway authorities at Mukden lost no time in despatching a relief-train to the spot, to accommodate wounded. The Tine was immediate. ly restored to normal conditions. The fourth express-train, however, wag delayed some five hours owing to the accident, starting again for Dairen at 4.30. this morning.—Eastern News Agency.
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