AS EXCITING FINISH

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1487, 19 February 1887, Page 3

AS EXCITING FINISH

The fell wing exo'tiog incident «>ccarred at a ran wlrch b^s just Uke u'aco with *)••» Thanwfc H*< rier- : — IM Mr Maybew'a l»rd N*nr Kbrifltt »bt munis *' put up" «nd th* paak c;e : tir.i fairly away, vrotked »rouad by C.aint mn Bridge, and then by Bedlam Firm T-1-.-re the hare «urned « ff and h«ad«d t'i»» directinm of Ohilton, with th* pick i ■ill cry i\nd >he fi>ld well up. Nuar th "Uuußry the h»r.. ma- »> a dpsporate ru»V " r " cover," but a wall baulki.ig her i■ — ♦mt'.on, nothing rems'ned h>it the ol fi *hwre "pvss" H»d five houue's rtc tlo.e the edge v tiraately falling platnp ■ uto thrt «en, from a height of about sixt.v feet. Fortunately the water was up, o/ all mant have been dashed to pieces orthe rocka below. Mr Ambrose Collar i, the matter, proceeded tu.ee to Peg we! for aßSißtanc, -while the oihflr member, of the hunt rf m*in 'd at the scene of th» diia»ter to enonarage wiih their voico 'he efforts of the poor brutei belo«r, wh> were atruggling for their lives. Ther> h >ing no coastguard maintained at the P^gwell Station, a •hooting punt wa» litunohed and puled to the mono > < ter a short search, and with the aid of h ) numerous onlookers from above, the nuunds wore discovered. Three of them were picked up m a fairly good condition, bac another wa« only just alive, and remained quite uuconiciouß for some koura afterwards, although upon landing it was placed m a hot bath and liberally doted with spirits. It finally recovered toft ci*nt!y to be taken home to the kennels. Th* fifth honnd was reioaed from the breakwater at w e»t Cliffs Terrace, so that " puss " was the only victim.