THE HUTT TRAGEDY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2111, 31 March 1914, Page 5

THE HUTT TRAGEDY

ANOTHER VICTIM.

DEATH-ROLL NUMBERS SEVEN.

THE MYSTERY UNEXPLAINED.

FUNERALS TAKE PLACE TO-DAY

'Another victim, iho -seventh, was added'to fte death-roil of iho Xfo])&] Hu-tt tragedy ycstcrd'o.y fl.ft6f;.nOon.j ffjieii Everard Efl*aftl Henry Pcßiiig, a tad eigbkier). ycats of age;, .dfcd in fthfi :■ Sfls.pitel. The tleifinsed was a soii ftf ■ Sir. Edward tt. t'effing, of ' Bjper Hutt, aiid ho rewived sevwa mju-riea abßiit the. head lVliq-ii tiiS -exjijlflaton ■ took .place at Messrs. Bengc- and Era-It's store: Throughout yest«wl-ti.y tji& W lay ill a.n SmcoitseisUa stato in tlio. Haspi-ta). Sis father and mother visit-. «4 him during tte rnorriiivg, but tt° ■lad-tras Ti-n-iiUTe te-ifceogfl-iso.them.> 5.te.-; :Pc:l].mg 'retjimcil to-Upper Hjiti : - du;p. ■ing tlie afteriiaon, iVndi to■ -ti, Irftpcfrter, Qjwp.r-csscd tho q.pijti.on -Ihaf ip'r ti.oy wentid recover., Efo. jyas ft ; bb^, with a &t-roMis..>.coifst.i.t.u.tio!Ti ' -sTie ■■«-.c:ii,t; on to say, . an'd she ■.-th^glit... flirt that would he in life. fevbjir.-. Beath-, , ■howeverj infftrvenbdy ai 4.4(s'jtifr, JViiJ!-: oftt tho W.'\*i?Sßitiiiiti|* ccflvijckmsiiesa.' News of tli:e do?ih ?aihe as ?a- Rrcat : bloW ■ ti) tha■ pnvgnts;■ arid- to ijio.-iflw-friends of ijve .itt3y $b? he.. Was very-lio-pukr-, '¥Jjo lion's ..sister \v'as lg have beten ,-inaTned- iii two inolfths* tijijo, tat- tli§ will ■■ flci'eesjtatc , illQ- pasiponerjiont of this qgretooHJ, A CrbfrStriiKeri fowoslilp. , TJ.pp6f &«tf- Was wrapped }»*. -P»M :: of sadrmss Tlio |e>flbl&jtaK Mr* af SaiiJrdaf night's ijrfigcdy; : «ad: Bunk- -mtQ/tlKj aiincls of. tlie Mfilp. *«!",■ itef© iio 1 ioiJge-r feiiqyed tip v$ W:™- , OS' citc-ment- iurrWtiid-.(hg such a- disaster FracJicaUy M tmstaqss Sva.S afts.nwtesd -: i« tlfe JitMe. tofH, -anti *]l .oay> |^J tt: es-riy «.orning. till loiig after talc,. : little :gr.auj)& of spwt-atbrs *pitelipjl. the still stiroiilderirtg iinn «f Jleste. irad Prtttt's geheifijl -rtflrd,. wltero sjx ■ jnwi litidj. witli.an-teKil'-Bvtdtfemvess-, tost their fives, IJvidcnee o.£ tlfe tyW-) Sproad- n.atu.re.of ■tiio.diß,ast«;r ivas BlioiwiJv liri the' jiunllftr - : ai ' moil l!«adf%-;, arjji ljari:ciagc.(lj -wlio siWd .about)- :tli.<> : j street Cithers Were there le.ij'-iii.iig :p.ii erutdlies,. -aiicl spdaimg-'in Ifljvcrcd tones., j «f, tllfe accident . .as to thgcause of i\\a wits liot -gfi.i)-'; ■cfal, one -body a's.sertin| that...iup:h .a: wjiannty co.wld Only ;ha% heeii JJiq.m? : BU-lfciof d'yttftmi'te, \yliilo .othe.rs'".held" to tiro <m ; i'niori- that |he\is.ee Vff W& :#ie SiavilSiijiyo' civflsed *h.e ; tjxplosioiu Dr...AlttckiurinJ.lrtsf&iJWr.of fiiopjbsiyesi jijadp:-an-iiispefitiori cif.:|lve! rums duwrg the' diyL ijnet Sergeaiit pai^e--wM also ■'see.king .ciyidenc.6. :to p.ii* ,i bo!o.Te-'ii!iß, inquiry is t:o. .bis had.

A pHtiifeitw Be.ene-.is iiiteic&i was ; tlw; po\vr#ou66 where f,our .Shrbiidcd b.o.dijea ■ laj : BU;ttw"»'sidd til'SKjpip' givWig mjiise iefliroony- to: the- aivifut. ttsrgeity wliicli; had Kildd'enly. Vigited .tlift'.fittlQ: -tbyiW ; p.a.sse.a iErd.ri> ■ Ciiiio : tc ,'tijne , ; iii .silence , ,: aiid .riieiVy, Ivea'ds... iv.erlD; rp/ Sjiecffivlly bared a'ad. b.«:pi:eE, thyl. ,,it; liHifc isyiiip.atliy .giy.'e.n, tg Jtlio^'o,.: Ay-jilii'ii .■ Nvlio- had befiii struck. ...dowii '\tM& TOspbitdini; to : tii3 biilL ..of; .jmblfp -daty, ;■ PUlillp' FUner.ftf: For tficUtns/ ; ■' of Sll. .ffitl; '' ylseh to*,day> wlieA. ;tlief ■■ tictims JtjT tho.'; ler.riblcs.diisaster tfiU be ficijqrded a ; p'iilH-': !tlib rc>iderits ; ; tjf Hfltt havo cstendpd ; tli'pjfv'ij'iftpafflses:'. : iit every wii,y td t'ho /r'plgijvcs. : o"f ■, thes; |- deq6ase.U..j .and: .wjjfe'6; 'tlio :fDn.o.ra]s;;.:|akeptape sjipp- in the little tow'ri.sliip. closed.. The;ficSt }nterta;itßi.*in.; .tafe plaqfe- in Ilie BioTiiingj ivlienVijip' ;renaq.iv.S; of i'oTfc.e 'Cqiivstiats ,D'. ; ; Ma-i .lioiieyj jlr. .■Gciii'e.sky,. HivlWay-,;Sua;r;d Wife Elyrini' |tr : . ; iMi.cljapl TboKey '-wili he, .laift 10 , resit in; ,, S3|» ■■chtijcjijlard,, ■: w'iltlaiiin:ttp Pppeivlfa!ki,,4 W'J? &s>'i Stid ; Fill pfci.tscQdto St. Joseph's .Guiitftb,. jvljbr.e Jjaly Will ■'q<mdiHs fc Rjpq.iiiqpt Wa&ti.. y&, choral irill : folldiv,/aftd fttis \vSIX •iiien b,e:'cii:Kied i$ tlip. ; .:htljpih> iug A /bqciy b£ vujip ; iiac.d: ppljpe: will act ; as pifll-topaifiir? : for,|lieir •ISt<s cpn!r.acl<?i jv.liifo ■postal xiffipjds will $& siipllftply 1 Mr. jb|: ftp jafe; , ,raft«iy :nipUi ;aiiij :em,plo jees.'froifl'. jli.e- .ittiftiprii ■Esta'tc.s: will bo p.iU-bep.eEs ■'tb.r : lil-.r, To.oljey, iV'lio jvjjg enire 'aft ■einp.lofq.d iji ; tlib xiijlla. ■.';■ •■■ ■ :: -

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Mr. Camosky's Career, According to tho Post Offico irceords, ■ Mr.. James Gomcsky*. la.to postmaster at Upper. Hutt, \vl;o mot lire, death at the fire, vraa Go jears of ago. He was' connected with the Post Office of Ireland for a period of Iwclve years before camiHt;' to New, Zealand. "He joined the New ; Zealand <servieo vas ,: a ■ telegraphist at two days before Christmas, 1864. ' In 1901 he wn's. appointed post-m'aster at Ohaoawai. and, jn 1909, was transferred. to Upner Unit.' He was a valued officer, and a v/cllUnown bowler. ' Ill's. Cqfflssky. widow of drowsed. b entitled,. under tho regulations of the Post and Telegraph Department, to the compensation. due to her- husband —ail old officer ill the service—up to .Time .3(5.1 19(13, and to the amount of: his subscriptions to the Superanmia- : lion Fund since that, date, nrovidins that ¥h.o elect s ; to claim same in preference to an. alternative pension. :