THE FAILURE OF GAS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1048, 29 April 1865, Page 5

THE FAILURE OF GAS.

(To the Editor of the Daimt Times.;

Sir—During a fearful hurricane, at half-past 4 this afternoon, the iron bolts which secure the guides to the gasholder broke away, causing the gasholder to lurch on its side, and tearing a hole in one of the side plates of the gasholder, by which the whole contents of gas escaped in a few minutes. I feel it my painful duty to state that I see no probability of giving a supply of "as to the city before Sunday evening, although I have brought to bear, without an hour's delay,every appliance that money or experience can suggest, in order to remedy the injury. This is an accident which no human foresight could prevent, and might not happen in a lifetime again; and little inconvenience would have been caused had I here been a second gasholder, which I shall strive to obtain at an early date. I trust this explanation will be considered satisfactory to the consumers of gas, whose convenience I have studied in every possible manner since I became lessee of the works.

I am, &c, Stephen Hutchison, Engineer, &c.

28th April, 18G5

The Canterbury "Press" says:—"News has been received from Glenthorne, Major Scott's station, that Mr Barman's party arrived there on Saturday the 15th instant, and started for the head waters of the Kakaia on Monday morning, the 17th. They took provisions for about ten days. On Wednesday the 19th, their pack horse returned to Glenthorne, having either got away, or more probably, as it had no broken hobbles on, having been turned loose. This looks as it the party had got through the Pas?. They had not returned to Glenthorno on Monday morning last. Messrs Otway and Griffiths, who had attempted one branch without success, arrived at Mr Rolleston's station at the Kakaia fork on Fri'lav last, and hearing of Mr Harman' party haying gone up the Wilberforce, immediately started on theit tracks."

The "Southern Cross" of April 18th states : —" Yesterday morning, three men went to the police station, Onehunga, and asked for the use of the drags. On being interrogated on the subject, they stated that five of them bad been down at Muddy Creek in a boat, on the previous day, and that two of their mates had got into the water, and were drowned, and that they vranted the drags to i recover their bodies. They stated that one of the men was a bnshman, and the other a sailor belonging to the Ernestina." Ex RUMBNA,

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