Blown to Pieces.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7725, 30 January 1905, Page 3

Blown to Pieces.

Further particulars regarding Hi 1 death of the well-known pigeon »ho< r Mr <?. It. M'lnlosh, who met Witili c terrible accident on 17th Januaiv being blown to pieces by dynamite near his residence, Hunters J I'll Sydney, show that Mr M'lntonh ha putt a charge of dynamite >n tl' stump of a tree preparatory to blov jujr it, ii]i. lie intended to use wt ter with the charge, and sent h groomaway for it. When the ma had gone a little distance he heal a terrific report, and, on lookir s round to where he had left his ma t ter, he found that an explosion na , taken place near the tree they wei operating on. lie hurried back 1 . the spot, and discovered that 5 jVl'lntosli had Ijeen literacy blown ' 0 pi fifes. The dynamite which explot d (id was not thj+t used as the chaji in thfi stump, but a quantity lyir ill a l>ox close by. No'hody saw tl accident, but it is surmised that I p. some means a light, probably match thrown down fey Mr M'lntos _ fell into the box and ignited tl ug ifuse, which in turn set oIT some d ls 'tonators and dynamite. Dr. 11. I Jtltlpyd, o( Hunter's Mill, was se pi ! for, but- Mr M'lntosh was beyond t e ' aid. In the afternoon Mr Howdc pi | iii'puJy coroner for the I'arrama't u j (lisl.ricf, held an inquiry. Nothin l s | however, could be learned as to he ;n tlip explosion occurred, and a findii 1( j ,pf accidental death was retupne g- j Deceased was about 4fj\years of af 11-jHe 'leaves a widow, HirdO daughtei os an'd twp sons. For inan.v years 1 at was connected with the New Sou ;t, Walep (iun Club, and while a mei is her of that association won the | geon shot cliawj>Jonshijj <jf the Sta