Adventure With Bees.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 418, 9 November 1889, Page 6

Adventure With Bees.

MrGkorgk Murray, an assistant master a I the Colliery Board Schools, Dipbon, along with other gentlemen, was making preparations to convey some half do^en hives of' 'bees from Mrs Rutherford's Colliery Farm, to the moors and fells at Waskerley. During the process of packing them safely in tho cart tho bottom ac cidentally fell off one of the hivee. The bees came buzzing out in scores, and , ferociously stung Messrs Murray, , Elliott, * Thornton, and otliers, and also clung tenaciously to the horse, which bad already 'been yoked to the r cart, ' the result being that, what with pain -and fright, the bewildered animal Jbolted. Although every effort was matlo to slop the animal, as well as to prevent tho bees from alighting upon the body -of " the beast, all such attempts were responded to by a more infuriated attack. The rest of the hives being disturbed by "the jolting and jostling of the cart, hundreds of bees found their way out of them, surrounding the occupants of the conveyance and the horse, stinging all in a dreadful manner. The insects likewise fastened themselves upon a batch of school children, who were being driven through the village upon a hay cart ; but, happily, none seemed to be seriously hurt. However, Mr Murray and one of his companions (Mr Elliott) were left lying upon the ground in a stunned and almost unconscious condition, J whilo the horse liad not travelled much further before it fell to the ground, succumbing the same night from the effects of the stings. Mr Murray was confined to his bed for some time, but on Saturday evening he was found to be much better. The rest appear to be very little the worse for their escipade.