THE FATAL BLASTING ACCIDENT.
i The Inquest. I (By SlivfcrioTolGjjrttph — Oopyneth ) (Per United Press A«eooia!,ion ) Stdnet, October 22. At the inquest rather a pad inoidunt i was related J'he man O'Sulhvan, who . put in the charge, was working tbioueh i to meet McNamara, tho decsasad. Aa i the men c*rae near to each other it was • necessary for each to warn the other, When the chnrgo was about to be fired O'Sullivsn forgot ti give the signal. He remembered thd omission after he had Rot Borne distance away and ran back, but dropped his caudle, and then, beooming confused, rußhbd away and ran into the tnnnol nt tho other end. i O'Sullivan. who aesipfod to carry out his dying mate, has been' commiltjd ft-r trial on a charje of manelaughtar.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8990, 23 October 1896, Page 4
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130THE FATAL BLASTING ACCIDENT. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8990, 23 October 1896, Page 4
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