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Show BUI. WAT VOLUSIOX. Ten I'tmni KlllrU and Elsnt Berl. onaly Injured. Ixin-do.v Nov. 1I.-A collislou occa"r today on the Great West-ernltailwayat West-ernltailwayat Norton Fitzwarren station, near Taunton, between a rrelght and a special train from llymouth, conveying passengers from the steamer A'orham Cattle just arrived at Plymouth from the Cape of Good Hope. Ten persons Tred elg''1 serIousIJ' ln .The collision occurred at 2 o'clock this morning and was caused by the uegllgecco or a signalman- The freight train had been swltchtd to an up lino to allow a down nlht niall train to pas, which Itdld safo-& safo-& " n'eIu v"a nia anJ da'k. rhe signal man :forgot tho freight standing on the up track and the upbound special train which fi cf four "riages, containing contain-ing any r avengers, rushed past the station at fifly miles an hour, aud dashed Into tbe freight. The first car of the special was demolished and tbe wreck took fire. Six passengers passen-gers were burned to death. |