ACCIDENT AT THE EXHIBITION.
By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 21. One feature of the Wonderland entertainment at v the Exhibition recently introduced is "Fighting the Flames," the sensation being the aerial flight of a fireman sliding down a wire from the sixth storey of a burning building and rescuing a young woman, whom he carries suspended by her waist belt. The feat was successfully performed till Saturday night, on which occasion the rope broke when the performers were at a height of from even to ten feet from the ground. Both were unconscious from the shock. The man is all right now, but the woman has been taken to a private boarding-house and attended to. Her injuries are not.believed to be serious. The girl's identity is closely guarded. She performed in a mask, as did the fireman. The girl, who is believed to be from Wellington, declined to disclose her real name, lest the news of the accident might frighten her family
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8338, 22 January 1907, Page 6
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162ACCIDENT AT THE EXHIBITION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8338, 22 January 1907, Page 6
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