SAD FATALITY

Grey River Argus, 1 July 1914, Page 5

SAD FATALITY

YOUNG -MAN KILLED AT

PAROA.

The riews reached town last night of a sad fatality at Stratford and Blair's mij.l at Paroa,' whereby a single ran named Peter Ewart, about thirty years of age lost his life. It appears that, about three o'clock yesterday afternoon deceased along with Mr." Hopgood was in charge of a rake of trucks conveying logs down an incline -of about 20 chairs in length and at. one part vety steep; The logs are lowered down the incline by means of a winch, and deceased who was trollymafli was in . full charge of the operation^.

At the steep portion of the incline some of the coupling gave way, and Mr... Hopgood ] called out to deceased to let go. For some unknown reason Ewart did not obey the summons', and hung on. and, carried away with the trucks which shot over a bank at the fooj of the incline. When . picked, up Ew;art was quite dead, .. but the . . body was' not " inahgled in" any way, and the belief is' that he must have beert killed by the concussion. : .

- The deceased had been in the emoloy of Stratford and Blair for about four years, 'and was looked • poh 'as a most ,, capable trollvman. Vncwiig all that is to be known of this" 'branch of saw-milling..

The -deceased came, from- I^./burn Ferry, Ota.yfOj where his ni other is post-mistress. f <:*.}•;> The. body was- conveyed to the Morgue and an inquest will- l-e held to'Jav..'-..:,. , ':; . •...-.•.-.