A FATAL SALUTE.
Bursting of a Gun.
[rEOTER'S TELEGRAMS - COPYRIGHT.] t-YDNEY, June 22
A serious accident occurred on board H.M.S. Opal yesterday, while she was firing a Royal salute in honor of the accession of Her Majesty the Queen. One oLthe guns burst, killing one seaman and seriously injuring another.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1270, 22 June 1886, Page 3
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50A FATAL SALUTE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1270, 22 June 1886, Page 3
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