A TERRIBLE DEATH.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7, 7 September 1915, Page 3

A TERRIBLE DEATH.

■—,.■■„,..„ —— ■ ■ ■■ MAN FALLS 2600 FEET DOWN A MINE. At Bendigo, Victoria, on Thursday. 26th inst., Mr George Alexander' Fetriej I6f the firm of Petrie and legal managers, fell 2600 feet downttTe shaft of the Collman and Tacchi mi<ne, v and was killed instantly. The body was terribly nnitilatetl. Mr Petrie arrived at the mine with Mr Clarence Pyason, but he stated, that he was not : going below. The manager went into the office with Mr Dyason, and while there noticed MrPetrie walk towards the shaft, hut took no notice of tbe incident. Shortly afterwards the Miold fast on" signal came from below. The manager went out and shook the rope. A little later the accident signal was given, followed by the signal to haul up.' When the cage arrived at the surface a mutilated body was found on it. The men below heard something crash on the cage which was standing above the 2580 ft, flaflt, and when they had it lowered they found the body stripped of its clothing. The men below had no idea whose body it was, but. when the cage readied the surface a handkerchief was found, with Mr Petrie's name on. ■ Mr Petrie was single, and lived with i his mother and sister. He was chairman of directors of Johnson's Reef Company, secretary of the Bendigo Mine Owners' Association, and member of the Bendigo Stock Exchange.