FATAL ACCIDENT TO A MOSGIEL FARMER.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1497, 27 November 1874, Page 3

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A MOSGIEL FARMER.

SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN

OTAGO

ITALIAN OPERA FOR NEW ZEALAND

DEATH IN A CLOSET.

DUNEDIN.

(From our own Correspondent.)

This day,

A presentation has been made to Mr Young, of Palmerston, in recognition of his gratuitous and valuable services in the cause of Acclimatisation. A fatal accident oocured yesterday morning to Mr Robert Young, a farmer of Mosgiel, while bringing into town a load of oats in a dray drawn by three horses. At the time of the accident he was walking behind the team when something started the leader, a young horse, causing it to shy. The others started off. On attempting to stop them Mr Young was thrown down, and the wheel passed over his body. The weight of the dray was nearly three tons. Youn S' who retained consciousness, only lived about an hour afterwards. An accident on the Clutha line occurred yesterday. As the engine was bringing trucks, earth-laden, for reclamation purposes, William Lake, fireman, in unhooking the toll rope, got his foot m a fork of the crossing, and was unable to extricate it. The trucks came on crushing it into a pulp, and rendering amputation necessary. Arrived: Freetrader, barque, from Hobert Town, after a run of six days. _ Alfred Anderson, R.A.M., has received a private letter that the Itahan Opera Company has broken up at Melbourne, and that Tambourini Coy, fcignor Dondi and others kre combined to make a tour of New Zealand. Anderson has been offered the posi- * Hety° Makeham died suddenly in the closet of Wain's hotel on Wednesday. The Dunedin City Council has completed arrangements for purchasing the water works %£ eCal JSol w- declared last nigh. There was a good attendance, but little business! There is little speculation for Monday's meeting. The of Canterbury horses is disappointing to bookmakers. Th 3 following are the weights:Cup—Tambourini. 9st 71b ; Castaway, Bst 101b ; Traitor, Bst 71b; Flying Dutchman, Bst 71b ; Templeton, Bst 51b ; Yatterma Bst; Atlas and Mabel, Bst; Peeitobe,7st 13 b , Right Bower, 7st 101b; Spntsail, 7st 91b; Tripoli and Wainui, 7st 71b : Ngaro, Rangi, and Guy Fawkes, 7st 51b ; Somnanbula and Hercules, 7st 31b; Belle, 7st 21b; East LyTne and Tui, 6st 121b ; Boomerang Bath. xZm Ala (gelding), and Medium, 6st 101b ; Sthltn and Sp/ay (filly), 6sfc 91b; Seabird, 6st 71b ; Bobby Burns, 6st 61bs ; Merryman, fiat • Captain Cook, sst 121b. At a meeting of the City Council last night S to private coaaumer. did not ezeeed 12s 6d per thousand.

Office^ 016 haS be6n aPPointed Oity Health

The induction of the Rev. Mr. Lindsay Mackie, as pastor of First Church, takes place on Wednesday, December 9th