FATALITIES.
(Per Press Association.) Oamaru, last night. Early this morning the police were informed that a man had been found on the railway line at Totara literally out to pieces. A eaßdal acquaintance of deceas‘d slates he was a native of Rockbamp! Queensland, named Thomas Walsh, had been working in tho district as p' ' lnborer. He left yesterday to • tak /jUSf at potato-diggiDg, being influence of liquor, lie arrived at his destination safely. How he got on tho rails sub* sequontly is a mystery. Tho body was i? lyiDg in fragments, and several trains must have passed over it and scattered tho portions over several ohaios’ distance. Wbangorei, last, night. Robt. Douglas, agod 40,- son of tho late Sir Robort Dooglas. Glenbervie, fell from * ■': a karaka treo on Monday while cutting' > v ; . . branches for cattle. He was found unconeoious by his wife, and developed brain trouble. He died last night. He leaves '- a widow and young family. _y.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1412, 24 March 1905, Page 2
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