SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 329, 14 May 1877, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[tkoii OXTR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] ♦ Waimate, May 14. POSTPONEMENT OF THE WAIMATE STEEPLECHASES. The Waimate Steeplechases are post poned till the Gth of June, on account o: the severity of the weather. Dunedin, May 13. THE LOCHIEL. The barquentine Lochiel, sugar laden, from Mauritius, which went ashore at the Heads on Saturday, was got off by the Kaputai and Samson. She received nc damage beyond losing part of her bulwarks. ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Shortly after three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a ballast train ran off the line near Mosgiel, and resulted in consequences of a very serious nature, no less than six men receiving injuries. The following are the names, together with a description of their injuries :—C. Falconer, one of the small hones of ankle broken ; F. Dodd, dislocation of right shoulder ; John Oscraft, compound fracture of the right leg and dislocation of the left hip ; William Jones, fracture of the lef b leg ; John Fleming, compound fracture of the right leg ; David Henderson, compound fracture of the left leg. The last named hail to have his leg amputated immediacy after being admitted into the Hosfiiru!. Alexander Stewart was crushed to dw.tli. M\ the men injured rode on the c?„*;;io. which fell over the embankment. InquesL is being held this afternoon. THE WILLJAM - GIFFORD. Tli ere is no sign of the barque William Gilford. HOME SHljgfc News has been recehgjjiß the arrival at Lon.don of jjig.James Xichol Fleming, 78 daj'flßnSmfF. and of the Dunedin, 76 days'from Port Chalmers.