THE WINTER IN ENGLAND.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1071, 15 February 1883, Page 3

THE WINTER IN ENGLAND.

A laborer, named Abraham Pope, tf Rye, was found dead on Monday, 5• li De. ember. Death is attributed to exposure, A man named Alexander J cksnn has been found dead in a snow-wreath near Dunfermline. He had evidently been endeavoring to drive through the snow when bis van overturned. Falling b* neath it, be peri-died. The body of a tramp was discovered on Monday night, the sth of December, betw.cn Larbert ami Denny, half buried in a snowdrift by the wayside.

Four persons are missing in the Kirk hey Stephen district since the late storms. Thousands of sheep have perished, and the outlying villages are cut iff fn m communication.

On Wednesday afternoon, 14th December, Dr Wood, the North Yorkshire Coron >r, held an inqu-st at Hornsby-ahove-liemsley under peculiar circumstances. The body was 'hat of Mr John Bowes, farmer, of 6nilesworth, who was frozen to death on the night of the 6th ivstaut. Dr Wood was to have held the inquest at Snilesworth on Monday, and s> t off for the purpose, bat could not get there on account of the dreadful state of the country, hence the body of deceased was brought down in a sleigh to llawnby churchyard on Friday, and the inquest was held there. The facts were very melancholy. Deceased, n fanner, srnt his man, named Garhutt, to Osmotherley Mill fo»* corn on the 6th. '1 he heavy storm coming on, Mr Bowes went to m"et his man, who had taken refuge at a place called Shape Stone Ihe twain set off together, were struggling in the snow all night, an 1 even at seven the next morning a witness named Chart, s Mint..ft, of Ard. ndale, saw a man at a distance <m the moi.r, vho shout.d ‘Lost.’ and then fell backwards over. Mintofi w. nt to up to him, and lound him all hut gone, but he bad str*nglh to say bis master, Mr Bowes, was dead Witness trac'd Garhutl’s footprints in the snow, and found Mr Bowes’ dead body two miles from his (Bowes) house, and his dog standing by him. Witness thought he had been dead some hours, and Garbutt would soon have been dead 100 if he had not seen him. A verdict of Death from Cold and Exposure on the Moors was returned.

The body of Constable J. Drummond, of tlio Berwickshire police, was found on Thursday, Bth December, in the snow near Bassendean. It is supposed that, being overtaken by fatigue, lie lay down to rest, fell asleep, and thus perished.