HC Deb 06 March 1899 vol 67 c1356
MR. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade, can he state 'the extent of the damage caused by the derailing of a cattle train some days ago at Innis-keen, on the Great Northern Railway of Ireland, when, as reported in the press, several dealers were seriously hurt, and a large number of cattle killed and many shockingly injured; were many of the cattle, in all degrees of mutilation, turned into a field and allowed to lie there in agony for many hours, as the railway management would not undertake the liability of directing their slaughter; and, if so, will a prosecution be ordered; and, has the cause of the accident been ascertained; if so, will he state it to the House?

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. C. T. RITCHIE,) Croydon

The Board of Trade have ordered an inquire into the causes of this accident.

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