ACCIDENTS.

Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6053, 9 February 1885, Page 2

ACCIDENTS.

[FBBSS ASSOCM.TIOV TMLWeBUL] OAtfABU, February 8. A narrow escape from a serious accident happened at the railway crossing on Saturday evening. As the ballast train from the South was coming up to the crossing, a buggy, with five persons in it, drove on to the line, and before the driver could do anything in order to clear the line; the engine struck the buggy, throwing the occupants out, but fortunately clear of the line, 8© that beyond a few cute and bruises no injury was done. Had any of the cccupants of the trap been thrown onto the line, the result of course would have been serious. The watchman had gone home previous to the train passing, so that there was so one to warn the driver of his danger.

DUNEDiy, February 8. Mr Wm. Bridgeican, of Qlen Tannery, and ex-Mayor of Cavershaxn, had a narrow escape from death on the railway line on Saturday forenoon. Hβ was •'"ftVrpg a short out to the railway station along the line, when the 11am. in train came up bjbind him. The engine driver whistled long and loud, but Mr Bridgman was absorbed in thought. The train was at his heels before he knew anything about it. He made a spring, but was too late, and the cowcatcaer knocked him off the line. Happily the epeed was slow, and when the gnari picked him up he had only got a alight scalp wound, in addition to a very severe ftight. .

A boy named Samuel Cooper, son of Wm. Coopeiy can-enter, aged thirteen, was drowned while bathing in the surf at bfc. Clair on Saturday afternoon. There wet* numbers bathing, but nobody saw him drown, and hi 3 cothes being found on the beach led to the knowledge that hd'was missing. He could not swim.