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Show Train Wrecked by Elephant. An extraordinary railroad accident happened recently in 81am, on the Royal Stato railway, botwocn Ban Phnjl and Bangkok. Lata one evening, whllo rounding a slight curve, a heavy goods train, drawn by two engines, dashed Into a largo wild elephant which had strayed on to the track. Tho forco of tho impact was terrific, and both tho engines won overthrown, tho loading ono plunging over tho embankment em-bankment and the second capsizing and falling across tho line. Two mon woro killed and sovoral Injured, tho brako van was smashed Into a shapeless shape-less mass and 13 cars woro dorallod and six tolescoped. The elephant was killed and Its body hurled CO feet from tho track. This Is tho second accident of tho kind that has occurred this year In Slam, an elephant having been killed Inst February near Lnpburl, with, however, only slight damage to th rain. |