NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 812, 29 January 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Crowded Out. —A pressure on our space compels us to hold over our leading article, reports, and other interesting matter. Accident. — A young man named Edward Jeff, was received into the hospital suffering from a severe accident, received while working a reaping machine at Templeton. It seems that one of the traces of the horse became unfastened, and without throwing the machine out of gear, he stooped over to fix the harness. While he was doing so the horse suddenly started, and Jeff was thrown among the knives, which inflicted fearful cuts on his left leg and arm, and he algo received a number of severe bruises about the body. When he was brought into the hospital a consultation was held by the medical men, and during the afternoon the leg was taken off at the thigh, and the left hand near the wrist. Though a fine strong young lad, only seventeen years of age, the case is looked upon as somewhat hopeless. Fires —About half-pest twelve yesterday a stack of meadow hay containing about thirty five tons, stacked in a paddock in Windmill road south, and belonging to Air 8. Garforth, was totally consumed by fire. Immediately before the flames burst out. some boys were seen coming from that direction, and having been traced to then homes they admitted that they accidentally lot fall some matches they were playing with, and seeing the hay on fire became frightened and ran away. About 100 yards of gorse fence was also burnt. Trooper Oartmell was the first to give the alarm, and the engines and brigade were soon on the spot, but did not work, as there was no water in the immediate neighborhood of the paddock. The brigade and residents neai rendered good service by preventing the fire spread'ng. The stack was uninsured, and was estimated to be worth from £9O to £IOO. About 11,20 a.m, the Lichfield streetbell also rang out, and it was found that a gorse fence in Madras street, between Armagh and Gloucester streets was on fire. The engine was quickly taken to the scene, and the fi-e soon put out, but not before about twelve yards of the fence and some posts and rails had been burnt. It was stated that a little boy about seven years of age was seen playing near this fence a few momenta before the fire broke out, and it is supposed he must have dropped a lighted match,