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Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume II, Issue 98, 6 April 1864, Page 6

Mining Accident at Hamilton's. The Mount Ida Mail of the 30th ultimo, says" On Saturday last, an inquest was held at the Prince of Wale's Hotel (C. Broad, Esq., coroner), on the body of a man named James Brook Stirling, who expired in his tent on the same morning, after an hour's suffering. The main features of the case as given in evidence by one of deceased's mates and another witness, will be found in the following:—The deceased was a native of Stirlingshire, Scotland; he was working in his claim on Saturday last, about 11 a.m., when a miner in an adjoining claim was startled by the full of a large body of earth, which he at once discovered had taken place in the claim where deceased was working. The earth had iallen in and covered him from the chest downwards. Deceased was then conscious, and exclaimed ' I am done for.' The earth was quickly removed, (being only the wall of the paddock that had given way), and he was conveyed to his tent, where he received every attention from Dr Hudson, who was quickly on the spot. Deceased complained of great pain in 'the chest, and it was found that three of the true ribs were fractured near the spinal column, together with other severe injuries, from the effects of which death ensued in about an hour. The jury, after hearing the evidence of Dr Hudson and the other witnesses, returned a verdict accordingly."