COACHING ACCIDENT.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 107, 20 June 1885, Page 2

COACHING ACCIDENT.

! On Wednesday last an accident befel Messrs Brad ley and Co.'s ccach for Mor- ; rinsville. It appears the coach' loft Te Aroha at the usual, hour, aiid v v all wenfc ! well until that portion of .(lie road was; reached adjoining Mr Murray's station';' Piako. "where a halt was made to take up a package for conveyance to tb,e train; After staring again, only a few yards were covered, when ,one of the front wheels suddenly gave way and completely broke down. The driver, (Air Ferguson), acting with much'aoolness and decision, saw at a glance some" others mode of transit would have to be adopted to complete the jouruiiy, and posted off at vgreat sped on oae t ol the coach hordes

to Morrinsville, ami iri ; air incredibly _ abort space of "time returned with n buggji ,and got, -his passengers to the station in time to proceed by the morning train, "which was purposely delayeil a few minute^ to enable him to do so. ' No one wns thrown out, &vl all fortunately escaped without hurt. We regret to know, however, that one family ( r, Miss, and the Musters Rutherford) from Dunedin (who have been staying at To Aroha for a short time for the benelH of the baths), were greatly inconvenienced by the mi3hap, through t.heir luggage which was sent on by good3 train later in the day, not reaching Hamilton in time to catch the train for Auokland, the party thereby being unable to proceed from Auckland by the Manapouri for Dunedin as had been arranged, and instead returned here to -await the next steamer.