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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 24 August 1883, Page 2

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(Pkess Association.) Dunedin, August 28. Angus Ross, book agent, started \o walk along the railway line from Stirling to Waitangata on Tuesday night, He sat down, and fell asleep, and the train coming along, struck him and knocked him off the line. He was found next morning insensible, with four ribs broken, The. night was bitterly cold and wet. The accident through a trap backing over an embankment at Pembroke, Lake Wanaka, resulted in no fatality. Mrs Hassing, one of the occupants, had both jaws fractured, her face dreadfully cut, also sustaining some severe bruises. A Mr Austin had his leg broken. The" other, three oconpants escaped with little injury. The party wero returning from participating in an opening pleasure trip of the new steamer the Adore, on Lake, Wanaka,

ENGTNE FIREMAN SHOT DEAD, ,f Donedin, Friday. . .■JAstbe 10 o'clock goods train fromClinton for Eivercargill was nearing Wairaua las'feevening, John Henderson, the fireman, was shot dead by a man unknown from the bank alongside the line, The train put back to Clinton. \The brakesman and driver were on the engine at the time. . Henderson's wife and family reside at Invercai-gill. There is no clue. There is no fresh information, re the murder, to hand. ; Guard Duncan say?, he saw' two flashes/: Immediately after the second deceased -threw up his arms exclaiming, "Oh, Peter," (toPeter Dunn driver of the. engine), ~-and expired, i Those on the-train became frightened ' and extinguished all lights, and backed the troiii into .Clinton, Weldon and two do'teotives proceeded to Clinton this morning..