At the terrible fire m the De Beer mine, Mr Jjindsay, the sub-manager, died as nobly as any hero of chivalry. A skip full of meg was about to descend when he received the first news of the disaster. He ordered a man out of the skip, took hia place, and went down— nover more to return. He waa not alone m courage and devotipn. Another white man perished m turning back tp save tha patjvep under his orders ; while all the workers, without distinction of race or oolour, seem to have had enough fortitude to spare one another m their struggle for life. The imagination will dwell longest on that dreadful night scone, when the distraoted creatures wandered for hours m the saffooating gloom, with the fires that ohoked the only pathways to safety roaring for hundreds of feet above their heads, -
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1957, 29 September 1888, Page 3
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143Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1957, 29 September 1888, Page 3
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