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Palsgraf awaits to buy a ticket
Helen Palsgraf was waiting to buy a ticket to Rockaway, New Jersey -
Two men run to catch a train
Another train stopped at the station, and two men raced to catch it as it began to pull away. -
Second man stumbles
The first man reached the train without incident but the second, who was carrying what appeared to be a bundle of newspapers, stumbled as he boarded the train. -
Conductor and employee help passenger on
A conductor on the train reached out to pull the passenger on board, while a second railway employee pushed the passenger from behind. -
Package is dropped
During this awkward boarding the passenger dropped his parcel, which in fact contained fireworks. The package exploded upon hitting the rails -
Ms. Palsgraf is hit
The force of the blast was so great that it destroyed part of the platform and caused some scales to fall. One of the scales hits Ms. Palsgraf
