A SOUTH AFRICAN VISITOR.
(PBBSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)
4 WELLINGTON, April 7. By the lonic arrived Mr Leo Myew, representing a Bouth African; Syndicate, Who /are looking for good investments in Australia and New Zealand. Mr Myers states that capital c*u be found to any amount, but nothing but genuine payable property will bo looked at. Hβ. goes to Auckland on Thursday or Friday, end will , be joined thereby MrPascoej a mining expert, who will report on the properties offered to the Syndicate. Deaoribing the explosion of dynamite »t> ■Johannesburg a few weaks ago, Mr.Myers aiys :—About 3 o'olock in the afternoon he was in the Stock Exchange, and was startled by hearing a terrific noise,- And .immediately felt ac if struck on the back of the head by a billet of wood, the sensation being caused by the concussion -of the air.' Rushing into the street, he saw an immense cloud of duet in the direction of the railway station aud, on driving there, found that a huge quautity of dynamite whioh had Deext lying on truoks exposed to the powerful rays of the sun had exploded, dealing death and destruction all round. When Mr Myer* reached the spot he found the explosion had torn a hole in the ground almost large enough, as he now, believes, to have taken in the eteamer lonic The sight was a horrible one.. The ground ' was covered with dead aud dying blacks and whites, and a large number of people were badly injured. Over- forty were killed outright, and a number have since . succumbed to their injuries. Within, an hour the injured people were receiving every attention in an improvised hospital, the athletio gymnasium and skating rink, a bnge structure, situated, about half a:mfle from the scene of the raiauap having been fitted up for their reception. Many of those who were injured canuob recover, and the total number of deaths will not be far short of 100. Mr Myers relates with no small amount of pride that iv half aa hoar after the catastrophe f ally £40,000 was subscribed in the city in aid of the sufferers, and th» fund hae now reached a total of £130,000.
A SOUTH AFRICAN VISITOR.
Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9385, 8 April 1896, Page 5
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