TWO PERSONS KILLED IN RETURNING FROM THE RACES.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2237, 21 September 1864, Page 5

TWO PERSONS KILLED IN RETURNING FROM THE RACES.

Wr iuo very soiry to have to iccoid that two fatal accidents happened yesteiday afternoon to persons letuining fiom the militaiy races The fiisfc occuned about five o'clock to Lieutenant J. H. Wood, of the Wmkato Mihli.i. lie \v as uding along the Kyber Pass Uoad, .1 shoit distance fiom Newmailtet, on a upiutcd hoi'.e belonging to Mi. James, of the Q C.E., when he was suddenly obseivecl by sonic poisons ne.ii to fill on Ims Ik ad upon Iho hcona idad. When timed np hu was found to be insensible, niicl was at once convened to the Piovinei.il HospiUl in Mr. James's cam i<*o, wheio it was found, on lifting him out ot the cam.iifo, lli.it ho Jiad ovpneil. Fiom mfoimation leceived fiom poisons who huv the deceased a few minutes befom his fatal f.dl, it ippi.us he wis peifectly sober at the tune. An mquost is lo be hold upon tho body to uioiiow. The second fatal occui mice it is much to be fe.ued was tho 11 suit of caieless duving , tho uiifoitun.ilo decc\scd in tins liistiuce bung an cldoily mm, about fitly yen-, of age, mine at pioscut unknown. Jlewis on lim y ly to town lion, ilie i ices, and had aimed opposite i\li. Wii<;U') cie it Nowm.iiket when he wis knocked down liom behind by Lho shift of a spiiiijf-cnit, one of the \S'heLls pissing ovei hi-, cliest and f.itc. Foul men weic seated in tlie spnngcait, but wo have not been able to olitmi then n iiiiL^ lmmedi.vtely upon the accident being obseivud b) 1 llic nnnieious ])edts tnajs aiound, the hoise in the spung-cait was slopped, and the inline of tlie dinoi deiiianded Tlie wounded man, on bein<r picked up, was found so seiiou&ly mjuied tint mstaiif ieino\al to the hospital was neccssan to obtain me, heal issn.tanco , and be was plated m the spnng-c u t and it once ieuio\ ed tlnthei He w is ol^eued to lie ah\o on aiiivmg at the hospital, but died innnuli ifely aftei w.ud«. 'J'ho spungcut was ifteiwaidb hinded o\ei to tho police, but subse queiitly letmntd to tho ownci Tlie dcccisad was .ituied m a blue sugu&moik, old blueoi duk colouied tioiweis, md liluchei '•hois The dnvei had not been ipptehended it a 1 ite bom last evening