Tragic Affair at Thursday Island.
A telegram from Thursday Inland reports that a tragic incident occurred there on Saturday afternoon. Captain Kirby, a very old Straits navigator, was in the Thursday Island Hotel with Douglas, the engineer of the Albatross. Tho latter was inspecting a Japunese sabre and playfully pointed ittowurds Kirby's breast. Kirby also jokingly presented his breast to the blade, but in doing so, he pressed with unintentional force against the point of the weapon, which was sharp as a razor. It penetrated 4 inches, and severed the main artery. Death resulted in three minutes afterwards. Douglas was arrested, pending an inquiry.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 249, 24 March 1888, Page 5
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104Tragic Affair at Thursday Island. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 249, 24 March 1888, Page 5
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