SHOCKING RAILWAY FATALITY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 5

SHOCKING RAILWAY FATALITY.

■I A distressing fatalityocourred.at Thorn.apn Station last evening,-.during the-progress ■ of shunting AboutVlo;lsv p.m'.y' three. shunters—John • Dugdaie, \ John/Brady, '. and;' George: Alexander Wa'tkins:/■ we'rti ;."- s en-' gaged in..•'breaking" the O-p.m.-'Spetfiill—i;o.j .uncoupling, the trucks,; ', -Dugdale.V was;" in' charge.of the shunting, .Brady"waS'atvthe points, and Watkins';was;nwicpupjiijg. men .had been; working for ■about a .Quarter of .an hour, when BradyV^wha 1 was looking in. Watkiris's , direction, saw.-the 'latter's hand lamp drop suddenly to-theground. Hβ iaarae'uiately,;called;oiit. "'Whoa l'.'.'.to Dugdale, .showed".the danger- applied :the: Westinghouae' brakes, stopping.': the ■trucks. Hβ. then. rail', to. the spot, where ,he". last, say Watkins,;and discovered the body/of ;-ttje un-. fortunate shunter, lying .on the' metals, ,ter-: :ribly. injured.and: quito.dead.:., Ihree wheels of two of the. wagons had passed:-bvei - . has stomach, killing-: him inista'ntiyi; .'::;.;''■; Dr. 'Izard ,wae immediately summoned,, bnt could do nothing. 'Deceased- w.as , ; marriod., and resided,at Scarborouglv Terrace. :.- ; It is. riot slated whother there is any family'..- He had been/employed in.the railway.service for the last-four or'five . years,,., ' , : .-.; • -:.l;; An inquest will .:. - v ..:

: Messrs. !'A. _ H. Atkinson and Co.,' of Feild-' ing,."■■ advertise particulars : : of ;a :350-acre: pro- ; perty.'w.hioh they,'offer for disposal.;,.: V,,: v .} ■-.'To-morrow's servioes at are advertised. >.'• ;"i ■■■;*w'»;-. :i.i.f ; i ,,,;:i ■Services at tile Missions to .Seamen Church , to-morrow'are advertised. ■■".■>"'-r ■~,.,',,"...'. ■..■•■ ,' Messrs. Abraham and Williams,;Ltd.,. ; .will auction a 1305-aore ; freehold at Huntervilleon Tuesday, February. 9,'. at l;>p.m. Details .ap--peat'.elsewhere. ■•■-'■■■.■ V. .„/■■.•-/>: ' Messrs; HaTcourt .and Co.: have a-list of.properties' for sale , in our .issuei'to-day. . . . Miss C. 1 Simpson, L.A;B. (piano, theory, and harmony), announces the opening of tier first' term on February 2.... •■."■;.,;■,./ ::' ■ Messrs, A. Ij. Wilson and.Co.".advertise:a.Ealo of superior household furniture at tho'residence of Mr. I'eter .M'Ardle,.lD9-Wellingbti .I'errnce.on Thursday, February Jjat 11 o'clock; The house contains eight rooms, and the furniture is described as of a very superior description. There is also a piano by Bbhip." Pα - 1 particulars will bo available on- Wednesday ■morning, and.tho furniture will bejon viev on Wednesday'from. 10 o'clook to 1 p.m., and from 2 p.m. till 5 p.m. ■.■:.. < ; > ..<■■:■,