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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 100, 24 March 1884, Page 2

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(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) : Dun ruin, March 21. ». A few minutes before 3\ the steam /motor, with car attached, was proceeding at an ordinary race along Princesstreet, between the Criterion Hotel and the Octagon, when it suddenly came to a standstill almost _o^LctT^ , opuyaite,. to©»M«w«tfgHßferald" -Office". ~Mv A. C. Kimbell, who was standing on the back platform, jumped off to ascertain the cause, and- beheld^ "tfie fiody of a man lying at the back *of the frbnr wheels, of the- engine. The engine-driver ( Peter .Jack) and some persons wh|>'had obsJe^yed the accident ' extricated tho body. On being raised Mr n \y a keHeld JolclpM^-xfCimbell who Ore 'Wife, aspect for Mr" Larnach, and said^paperSi on. him. would j Inedeasary ftrfor^niatipn.'. " Messrs Driver' '/afadltiaunaScili at f o'hco telegraphed to Judge Ward, and also communicated with Mrf E. Wakefield at Timaru. ' Doctors *Mauu>sell and Spottfampute,ted > both legs, but fromj ihe. 1 fii-^fe it ' seemed to .be a hopelesn case. A few . minute^ before, his death he ; regained consQJp.aisnesp, and, recognising Messri* _Lai;p^h^ Elliott, and other; frfen.*!*:"wno were present, ho addressed a* few ,^? r^? ■■■s: them, and then passed away 'inji'ejace. • -.> ,:.-.'! .- . An cinlooker, named J)mUl Listpiy '* who was pjqesejnt when tlipi^accidentr, occurred, stated that the; : unfortunate,! gentlemai?i, was crossing / i ftoni^.th^, Morning . Herald office towards j tfeei i 6stabli^,hnienJ} of Herbert HayOfig i'and.; Co., whqn.ilie.affair happened. ;.Whea m the. pe.ntr.e. of the road i&v^Rtifrr, field 'observed : an express and[i ?£he steam motoi* .close upon him. The e.*-, , pre!?s was m fwjnt of the trajn, and ;the.; fengine-drivei'. whistled m order t.q ;spr ■prise the r expressman of hia dangei^ : The 'latter tw.is.ted his horse, .^si/gb^ind > Mr'Wft^efieW, m trying tq J( e^Qap^,|.heir express, ran . between the rails. , ; an^l $i°.l'P^! *?XR <i a if overtake^^y, n©).> - (- vbus excitement m front of the engine. Thc^ driver,, observing him, , t .jfrxxt o . qfljj steam as q^nicki^ as possible, bub,. thg. front passed across the victim's thighs [pb&v _/f|fcates jtjiat tho driver acted * wiih' J commendaDle promptitude. He was extricated he^pygedi^^-^jgy^s and exclaiuied^in a feeble voice, "Oh, whydidu't you ?tpp?" . A,t |>be Ireq;ueßtl req;ueBt i of the i member for ' Selwyn, the" inquest has bejßniadjouMnetJHill to-mirrdw;