Serious Accidents
} PER TOOTED PBESS ASSOCIATION, j Gkeymouth, June 6. Patrick Casey, who was employed for a number of years driving horses for drawing the coal trucks across the Brunner Bridge was this evening, between five and «ix driving across the bridge, when he accidentally became entangled with the chain which attached the horse to the truck and was thrown off the truck, which passed over him cutting, off his left leg *nd right arm. It has been decided 4o amputate both legs but it not ex pected the poor fellow will survive the operation. Another accident also likely to prove occurred at the Coalpit Hea h mine. William King, while at work was caught by a fall of coal, breaking hi* thi#L and infupifig- his skull, heside inflicting otjwr bruises. V " Dombbiin; ;This pay; James Benton, 23 years. ofa, plasterer, was killed while at, work at l»qri Ohahnoff the -scaffoHin^ and fell Jo feet, alighting^tt hid bead. .
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 143, 8 June 1889, Page 3
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158Serious Accidents Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 143, 8 June 1889, Page 3
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