Explosion of Acetylene Gas
«- ■ Man Terribly Injured
Bj Telegraph.—Press Association.
Dausatole, this day The township was startled yesterday at three o'clock by an explosion of ncety. lenogas, which occurrod in tho generator of Williams Bros, stables. Mr T. 0. Girdler, a plumber, was osimining tho phnt when he was hurled to the roof of tho' building and received serious injuries. Medical attendance was quickly on hand, and the patient was removed to the Wniroa hospital, His libs wore fractured and his luwis perforated, and tho whole of his body .waithurt. No hopes are entertained of i hii recovery.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1331, 20 May 1905, Page 2
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