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Description: Local News

Date: January 5 1917

Newspaper published in: Edinburgh

Source: Archive

Page/Column: page 4

Identifying the Killed
The Ratho Rail Disaster

Unitl late in the afternoon yesterday a number of the bodies lying in the Edinburgh Mortuary had not been identified. The delay was due to the fact that most of the victims were from the west. It was some time before alarmed relatives realised the liklihood of their friends being amongst the killed and travelled through to Edinburgh.

Killed:

Miss Grace WILSON 12 Lawrence Street, Patrick. Visitor to Edinburgh.
Margaret PHILIP or GIBSON, about 40 years of age, 708 Yorker Road, Glasgow. Wife of George Gibson.
Thomas GIBSON, farmer, Ardinalaish Farm, Port Bannatyne, Rothesay.
Hugh PEAT, 16, plumber, son of Ann Eagle Peat. 15 Sunnybank Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow.
Pentzlin (a German abt. 70 yrs) 102 London St. Glasgow.
Duncan MacFayden, carter, 293 parlimentary Rd. Glasgow.
Wm. Heatlie, engineer, 7 Kitchener St., Dalmuir, Clydebank.
Mrs. Isabella HEPBURN or LYALL, (50), 80 Petershill Rd., Glasgow.
Robert LYALL (50), tailor's machinist, husband of the above Mrs. Lyall.
Maggie LYALL (7 yrs) child of Mr and Mrs Lyall.
Mrs. Catherine WHITE, Glen Eden, St. Boswells, died in the Royal Infirmary from injuries.

Submitted: 12/19/05

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