Show A mothers sacrifice A fatal accident occurred at hardcastle junction on the north staffordshire ford shire railway england on tuesday night july A lady named leese was crossing the line in company with her two children when an express train bore rapidly down on them mrs leese and one child had got safely across when perceiving that iho other child was left on the metals she j bushed in front of the advancing train and succeeded in saving her childs life at the cost of her own the train cutting her literally to pieces the event was witnessed by a number of people at the station but it was impossible to render any assistance |