TIMARU.
'-.;"■ ■ ; y ; - 'May 24. A frightful accident happened at the firing of the Royal salute to-day. A gunner named Wallis, Tiniaru Volunteer Artillery, loaded a gun, and, when the order to" fire was given, forgot that he had loaded, and made as. if to load again. The firing ..gunner did- not see himj and pulled the lanyard. The gun was fired, and blew Wallis^ arm off, severely" injuring the right side of his head as well. : He how lies m the hos^ pital, with little hope of recovery Mr Anderson, an old settler at Otaio, died suddenly this morning. ■-■■.■-, >r, - : ■-'■; -; '' May 2s.Wallace, the : artilleryman who- was wounded yesterday, died this morning. An inquest will be held this afternoon,
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 64, 30 May 1877, Page 3
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