Hastings.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5884, 16 July 1890, Page 2

Hastings.

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faJmorTslSeL^ 016 ■* »» *«*-*■. -3™.°__ _ ltspossible «"»«_««»«» -nothing less t h an the weTi^tTH 10 - Wai -P UkurftU - 08e wh ° 3i™ ."• • 6 lm , a S lned the sensation they ZiL pa r f i c,patedin " The full *«»tB of tne case I havo ascertained to be as follows : b_v "v ! pm u an aud her littl9 &™ndson, a b.y,about three or four years old, were coming from Pukahoe to Hastings in a buggy, and near Boid's crossing met some Maoris m a dray. For some reason the horse took fright at them, and turned to rush down the cross road, to do which it had to cross the line. The buggy caught tho oattle-guard and capsized, throwing the lady mi to the line, and the child on to the road free of it. The horse, through one of tho shafts breaking, and also tho breeohiujr breaking, got away, leaving the capsized buggy and the • insensible lady on the line. At this time-about ten. ...mutes, past five - the tram was : ??™ l ?, fir^ om J HMt i n B»- " happened that. •.. °- Sauders, being on a dray loaded: with, ehaft, and about a chain away, saw. the whole thing. Calling to Mrs Chambers;, who is living with her, they first lifted t_fw ady into the road and then righted tile, buggy and dragged it off the lino. No sensationa- deeenption that could be given of it could so fully describe the event as to simply say that as the last wheel of tho buggy left the line .the engine nearly grazed it. Mrs Chapman was then taken to Mrs Sanders house, and treated with all kind- ' ness, for which her family are deeply uil. It is very easy to talk of righting the buggy, but for two women to do, and that in the face of the approaching train, is an instance of more than ordinary pluck and energy. It is not too much to say that Mrs Sanders, by her pluck and promptitude. Z saved not only the life of Mrs Chapman but •' that of many others, and the fact deserves to be known. Under the care of Dr Faulkner the lady is progressing ak favorably as can be expected, but is of course, very ill from the shock. The little* boy was not injured at all.

The building which was at one time Sfc_ -Matthew s Church is about to be devoted in some way to tho culture of that phase" r f Christianity of whioh Kiugslev. I ♦!»___' k speaks of as muscular. A society ir a d«' the auspice* of the R ev . Mr g 0 _te , J amongst other things, afford r,pportCiri£ o rgymna.t,e exercise*. A >J?( ir *$* thirty-mue articles, however, will r.ot boa condition of membership, JTtt* younj men who become member need DOt &".? tear of sermons in _.&_/„„■,,- The onli. stipulation is that ft* 2l taS and pay tho mbtea&f on of about 1( , annum. A meeting wiR fee held 0& T hl £ g .