A “HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE.”
An escape which may be fairly 7 termed miraculous occurred yesterday at Waimate. A plasterer named Hawkey, a well-known Timaru resident, was at work on a scaffold at the new school buildings. The scaffold was erected just above a 35-foot well, containing about a foot of water, in which was an iron bucket. Quite suddenly, the boards gave way, and Hawkey was precipitated to the bottom of the well. Two boards, a heavy mason’s hammer, and other tools fell with him. Fortunately assistance was at hand, or the weight of the boards would have held him down and caused him to be suffocated. To the surprise of everybody he was found, when extricated, to be quite unhurt, and was able to resume work this morning.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3015, 25 November 1882, Page 2
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128A “HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE.” South Canterbury Times, Issue 3015, 25 November 1882, Page 2
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