Thunderstorm on the West Coast.
Gbevmooth, March 3. A terrific thunderstorm burst on the Bell Mill, Nelson Creek, disirict, on Monday evening last. The heavy rsin caused landslips, which buried a house belonging to Jacob Brabwell, killing his dog instantly and pinning Brabwell in the fireplace, in which t here was a big fire at (he time. Fortunately, he was discovered by the ii- ighhors in time Pi rescue him from a frightful deuth, but not before he was bally burned from the ankle to the thigh. B’tibweU is a very old mau and an ola resident in the district,
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2038, 4 March 1887, Page 2
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100Thunderstorm on the West Coast. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2038, 4 March 1887, Page 2
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