WEST COAST FLOODS. SERIOUS COACH ACCIDENT.

Evening Post, Volume XLII, Issue 128, 26 November 1891, Page 2

WEST COAST FLOODS. SERIOUS COACH ACCIDENT.

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RfcKFTON, 25th November. Thte' mail coacll from Roofton to Westport,. in attempting to 1 croas Larry's Crook, about 10 inilos from horo, met with a serious aoaident yasrterday, which romilted in a horse boing drowneVL The stream wan flooded at tho time. With the assistance of A. M'Konzio, of the opposition line of A. Hall & Co., illo driver of the mail coach cut tho dona animal adrift, nnd extricated the others. M'Konzio's coach had previously crossed safely, .his coach being orapty. The main coaon had five passongen aboard, who worogot ashore with difficulty. Accident* ace of freqbent occurrence at Lorry's Creek, and loud complaints are made at it not boing; bridged. Mr. R. Reeves, M.H-R., who was on his way from Nelson, had been detained sererol days at Cronadnn owing to tho flooded stato. of tberivor. The White Cliffs gold mining dredge ont the Boiler River sanlt*t her moorings on> Monday morning near Mukay'B Creek. It. ■ is aopposed that jihe got broadside on to the-, ourrcnt, which WM running at half flood spoed at thfl time, and turned over. Tlia vessel lies in about nine feet of water. The loss is a serious ouo to the company, ax the dredge oost between .£4OOO and .£SOOO. No ono was looking after it at the lime, and complaints are mado at tho nogligonoe ot the responsible parties. -