THE DEATH OF MR TRAVERS

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 97, 27 April 1903, Page 3

THE DEATH OF MR TRAVERS

LATER DETAILS.

SHOCKINGLY INJURED.

A TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY.

Press Association. Electric Telegraph. Copyright.

Wellington, April 27.

Mr Travers, who tnet with a fatal accident on the Hutfc railway, was very badly injured. His nose was broken, a leg horribly crushed, and other parts injured. Amputation of the leg was necessary, and the operation took place between 12 and 1, and Mr Travers died four hours later.

Deceased, who was 84 years of age, and who still practised at the Bar, was in vigorous health. He was the oldest and one of the best known lawyers in the colony. He was a member of the executive of the first Parliament of the colony, and later became a member of the House of Representatives. He came to the colony in 1849, first settling in Nelson, then Canterbury, and finally Wellington, all of which places he represented in Parliament. He was one of the founders aud a prominent member of the New Zealand Institute.

There was a large gathering of the legal fraternity in Court this morning, when Mr Bell (President of die New Zealand Law Society), Mr Skerrett (President of the Wellington branch) and the Chief Justice, paid high tribute to the personal character, high attainments, and public services of the deceased gentleman.