THE OTAGO WITNESS
DUNEDIN. N.Z.: THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1898.
[PRICE SIXPENOI7)
No. 2320.— Estab. E§s?.
A strange accident, n'ln'ch narrowly escaped oeing :' disaster, rct-wred at the mouth of tho Potomac River, United SLilee. During a thunderstorm a flash of JkjiUning struck tho fswitoliboard at Fort Washington, \vJiic' 1 cnvtrols tt.lL Llie mines 'aid ivlong the river Threa of tl'o ininps exploded with tremendous ion, 3, ponding; enormous apouls of ualer lugli ii.lo tuG air. Many of the craft in the ri\er l.ad iahbieadth escaoea from a disaater.
During the 110 years the Gordon Highlanders have been embodied, tlio regiment has only been stationed north of the Tweed for four year,*, the last occasion being 19 years ago. At BakluUia, on Wednesday, Mr Hawkins, S.M , granted Mr D. D Macdonald leaA-e to appeal against the convictions for •-ly ;;ro» -rolling in tlio i ascs ol Kirlr.ird Irving, oi Clinton, aud J. J. Dunne, of BalclutllS*
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Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 1
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