KILLED BY A TRAM.
(per press association.)^ Dunedin, September 19 A young man named Henry D. Plante was killed on the Roalyo cable tram this evening. It ia supposed ha waa walking up tbe line through the catting on the Town Belt, and tbe wind belag Btroog and dust blowing that be was stooping bo much that he did not Bee the approaching tram car coming down, which ran over j him- He was taken to the hospital, and died shortly afterwards. The young man was a compositor In the ' Witness " Office. Later, It appears that the parents of tbe yonng man Piar to, killed on the tram line, are dead. His unole resides m TJmaru From farther information it appears Plante was oanght by a guat of wind just SB he was emerging from the cutting, and before he could recove? himself he wan blown on to the line and struck by the oar he had been walking alongside.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18880920.2.15
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1949, 20 September 1888, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
160KILLED BY A TRAM. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1949, 20 September 1888, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in