A FATAL FALL IN A MINE.
By Telegraph.—Frees Association. . , Dunedin, October 18. David Gillies, an engineer at the Walton Park coal mine, lost his life this morning by falling down a shaft. The shaft is 175 feet deep, and there is 30 feet of water at the bottom since the mine was flooded some months ago., He was going down the shaft with the deputy-manager to repair a leak iu the pump. After descending 80 feet he appears somehow to have missed his hold and fell. Mr Kenyon, the manager, went down over 100 feet to attempt a rescue, but finding he could not, the hands were got together and men were lowered in a Darrel. It was not till afternoon, however, that the body was recovered. Dr Wills, who was present, had great difficulty in restraining the men from going down to the rescue and almost certain death. Mr Kenyon, who worked very hard, suffered so much from exhaustion and the effects of fire-damp that the doctor sent him to bed. The deceased leaves a widow and family of 10.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3261, 19 October 1897, Page 3
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181A FATAL FALL IN A MINE. New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3261, 19 October 1897, Page 3
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