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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13306, 16 February 1914, Page 3

A mushroom sent to the office of the Tapanui Courier, weighed over o*ne pound.

Mr Daniel Deegan, of Opunake, had a marvellous escape and a trying experience while motoring home a few nights ago. It appears that while he was crossing the Opua road bridge,, somewhere near midnight, his steering geai 4 failed, with the result that the car went over the bank, and, turning a somersault, landed on the side ol the river upßide down. Mr Deegan was pinned to his seat by the steering wheel so effectually that he could not extricate himself. He was sufficiently conscious to make himself as comfortable as he could under the circumstances, and there he had to remain all. night, When the OpunakeNew Plymouth coach came along m the morning the horses §hjed at the broken timbers on the bridge, and Ijiub drew attention to the accident. The driver of the coach made an investigation, "-with the result that Mr Deegan's plight was discovered and speedy relief given. , Mr Deegan received a big shock, but otherwise he was not injured. The car was badly smashed.