lessor chaos which was splinter, sleip, fishplate, gravel, wool, or sleeper Oiio "yumbnk" wns jammed between the. body of the tender and its last wheel, while romnins wero scatterid far and near. Tons of pounds of lilhofraotour could not hnve mado moie effective work. Eighty sheep wero destroyed, and ns the whole train load were pure Lincnlns nsod for ■tud purposes, tho loss, even to tho com pany, will be very heavy. The general opinion expressed to-day was that tho horao had been tethorud within the railway fenco, and taking fright at the train, had broken its rope and galloped on to the line. If such has been the case, a lasting example of its owner should be made. Had the horse broken its rope three quarters of an hour earlier, when the Christchuroh special was passing, there is no doubt that, instead of the loos of sheep, we should have hod a aad lots of human lifo, more harrowing than tho late Timaru disaster. This accident will perhaps point out to the rail way authorities the advisability of plank ing all railway bridges. May 25.
