ACCIDENT AT MAKINO.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 59, 10 January 1883, Page 3

ACCIDENT AT MAKINO.

An accident occurred at Makino on S Saturday afternoon last, of wbich it can «only be said that it was most providential iit didnot result in far more serious or in--deed fatal consequences. Mr R. Gange vwas hauling as usual a trolley load of t timber -consisting of about 1,200 feet, ifrom Caldwell's mill to the siding. Chas. {.Clarke and Jas. Print, two youths who were working -for Mr Caldwell, were also : sitting on the load, when, on passing over ithe tramway bridge which spans the gully ;near Malcome's old mill, one of the : stringers -gave way, and everything— bridge, horse, trolly, timber, man and :boys were precipitated into the gully, which is about 10 or 12 feet deep. several persons were near at ihand and at once proceeded to the rescue. Gange was found uuder the horse, which 'lay on its back and plunged about most ■ desperately. Print and Clarke were ;partially buried under. the timber, which ».was wedged and jammed in such a manner ithat.it was with some difficulty they were • extricated. All were somewhat severely 'hruised and knocked about, the horse only • escaping unhurt. Print is probably the \ worst >sufferer, having received by no .means slight contusions of both legs, and .one.^particular. .He is, however, projgressingfavourably nnder the treatment •of Dr. Johnston. All are .at least temporarily crippled, but the great wonder is tthat no broken, bones, or even deaths resulted'from ithe accident. .Fortunately ".the timber on the trolly consisted of only and small scantling, or had the jpieces (been much heavier, the conse- . quencesmight have been far more serious. jThe: stringer which broke was. it seems, 'only a white pine log, and has been down mow. four years or more, and some of the rresfdents near the scene of the accident ihave frequently -spoken of the apparent -.unsdfety of the bridge which of late lias 'vibrated «-oonsiderably. -In a district vwhere:good timber is>plentiful and cheap iit seams a pity that any rotton structure Hike, the above should be allowed to>stand, to the possible danger of human limb or