Shocking Accident.
Dunedin, January 31. A shocking tram accident occurred last evening, by which a countryman named William Marten lost his life 111 Princes st. He was proceeding up Princes street incline, which the tram-car takes at a hand gallop as usual. There were four horses abreast in the car, and as the hoarding in front of the new Government Insurance buildings drives people into the street, and the railed pathway is very dangerous. Martin was knocked down by one of the horses and disappeared under the car before it could be pulled up, and the front wheels passed over the man terribly mutilating his face and legs. He was breathing when the car was lifted off, but died a few minutes later, Martin is a married man and lives at Fairfield, near Green Island.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 7, Issue 7, 4 February 1896, Page 2
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135Shocking Accident. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 7, Issue 7, 4 February 1896, Page 2
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