LATEST THAMES NEWS.
SPECIMENS FROM THE CALEDONIAN,
GRAHAMSTOWN,
Thisday. Another fatal accident occurred at noon fcl day in the Pumping Association shifts changing buckets, and the water rose"! feet, gas 60 feet. Two men named Irak Dare and Henry Kelly were employ^ changing the other bucket when a piece of timber fell and struck Dare, who fell buck into the gas and water. Every effortjss made to recover him, but from the quantity of gas and water it was impossible to react the body, and still unable to see it. It;W probably have to remain until the water ii pumped out. Errington and other men W»' to the top of gas, and. searched the surfeof the water in an endeavour to see the body if floating, but it must have sunk to A bottom. Of course death was almost instantaneous from the effects of tto'P! before it reached the water at all. DeceMW was a single man, and aged 28 years. The Morning Star crushed 15 tons for 21 ozs. - j The Unu has lOozs, the cleaningupof b»" dans. , The Old Whau found the junction of * Alburnia specimen leader, with main reef,"1 new level to-day, 10 feet from main W north east. , In the Caledonian there is no change™ importance. A little gold to hand during night.
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Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1250, 7 February 1874, Page 2
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