AUSTRALIAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3490, 21 April 1890, Page 2

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(united press ASSOOUIION. BOUBKE UNDEE WATER. RESCUING THE RESIDENTS. TERRIBLE STATE of WALGETT Sydney, April 17. The Town of Bourko is still above wator. The value of the property at sta e is estimated at one million sterling, April 18. Information has been received to-night that the town of Bourko is flooded, and all are doing their best to save themselves. Boats are being pulled through the streets rescuing people from their homes, The night is very black and dark, No details are yet to hand, Walgett is in a terrible condition, and an epidemic of fever is feared, owing to the stench arising from the dead animals,

April 19, A great burst in the embankments at Bourko took place at 4.80 yesterday aftornoon nour tho Hospital Buildings, but it was not till 11 o'clock that tho works finally gave way. After it was found that the bank could not bo repaired there was a scene of the wildest excitement, men on horseback galloping to and fro informing their friends. Men, ttomen, and children, could be teen rushing about the streets in the wildest confusion. This, however, only lasted a short time. Everybody set to work to save property, aud do what they could to get tho women and children aud bedding away by steamer to North Bourke.

Brave fellows, despite the fact that they were liable to be swept away, mado gallant efforts to block the water, and as a last resort, men actually Btood shoulder-to shoulder with their backs to the water right along tho gap while others shovelled up the earth as quickly as they could. This was no use, and large tarpaulins wero then stretohed aoross the break nnd sand bags piled up against them but the force of water carried them away like so much papor. Later,

Ten minutes after-the first alarm had been given 200 people were on tbo ground, but it was seen that all efforts would be useless, and this busy thriving townj after all the hard work and loss of time and money, was bound to be submerged. This is the greatest flood ever known by ffhitemen in Australia,

| A mile to tho north of where the water broke through, the embankment is carrying lift of water, and if this had gone the whole town must have been literally mpt away, As it is great anxiety is felt, for oven if it gives now great destruction must ensuo.

All tho private embankments in the town are being built higher and made as secure as possible, hut it is feared before the flood goes down many brick buildings will collapse, The current round. tho corners and in between the houses will be a terrible source of danger, The water is now up to an ordinary man's waist all over the town, Bonrke now stands in tho midst of a great inland sea, 40 miles

Judging from the mass of water passing Brewarrina, higher up the river, Bourkeraay expectanothertwo or three foet.

Latest reports say that early this morning the private embankments began to fall. The Labor Agitation. Sydney, April 18. At a special meeting of the Federated Seamen's TJnion it was decided to withdraw from tho Maritime Council. It is alleged that the latter body usurped executive functions in trjing to form a Coasting Seamen's Union against the expressed desire cf the Seamen's Union, Any seamen adhering, to the Coastal .Union after 17th May will be debarred from ever joining tho Federated Seamen's Union and any who havoalready joined must resign on pain of expulsion, Auckland, April 18. The Tailoresses' Union havo published an intimation to the effect that the tailoresses employed in all clothing shops and factories where the log adopted by the Union is not adherred toby Saturday next,are expected to leave their employment on Monday. .

Beblin, April 18. The disturbances created by the Silesian miners Btill continue.. Forty thousand miners are pillaging the villages and menacing the townsmen, and are also preventing the bands engaged at various factories from going to work, thus compelling ! the factories to cease operations. There have been repeated conflicts bstween tho rioters and the military! who were called out to restore order, during which many of tho atrikera w?ro killed or wounded, Chicago, April 18. The building trade in this city is practically at a standstill, owing to the strike of carpenters. The strike- has spread to Indianopolis, whore a large number of carpenters have gone out. Twenty-five thoushndcarpeuters aro going out on strike, but it is hoped that the differences will be settled by arbitration, Vienna, April 18, Tho strikers iu Vienna are Sighting,

Pigeon Shooting Match. The return match between the North and South Wairarapa Gun Clubs was fired off on the Groytown rac3course on Saturday afternoon, Both teams were somewhat weakened by the absence of some of their best shots, though the North wore probably the greater sufferers in this respect, as out of the 20 from which the team was to have been chosen, only seven turned up, one of these having been originally chosen as an emergency man. In spite of this disadvantage the North managed to win a fairly contested match by four birds. The North team arrived at Hammerick's hotel at 12 o'clock, and after lunch drove down to the ground, Here there was some delay, owing to some difficulty in fixing the traps, and some misunderstanding about tho ammunition. These matters being sottled, a start was mado about two o'clock, Mr Scales acting as referee. Owing to the late start it was found necessary to make some alteration in the conditions of the match, and it was decided to shoot bird and bird uutil dusk at 25 yards rise, Thf> North wontlietoss, and Mr Battesdecided to shoot first, killing his bird, a good exiuiplo, which was followed by 7 out of 8 of his sido. The North wero three birds ahead at the end of the first round, which lead they held, eventually winning, us stated, by four. For the North J Breeds did good work, killing all' birds in fine style, Bate, Meredith, Whatman, Chamberlain and Tomlinson scored six eaoh, For the South, J and 0 Bidwell, W Foist and Tate also killed six each.' Unfortunately, the birds had been delayed between Pioton and Wellington, and consequently were weak from long confinement in the boxes. The followiug are the sooreß :- Noniii.

Bates, 11011011 ... ... C Breeds, 11111111 8 1 Walter, 10111010 5 Meredith, 11011011 6 ' Osborne, 10100010 8 Whatman, 11110101 G Chamberlain, 10111011 6 Thompson, 00100101 8 | Toralinson, 10011111 6 ; Total 49 ! South, ' J. BiiMl, 10011111 0 N. Grace, 10001110 ' 4 ■ F. Burt, - 11000011 4 1 F.Grace,oloololl 4 1 C. Bidwell, 11101101 0 Warren, 00110111 5 W. Feist, 01011111 0 Sate, 01111101 0 Schroder, 11010100 ' 4 Total 45 Fatal Accident at Pahiatua. Killed Wlulst Bushfellwg. The Inquest. News was received in Pahiatua on Thursday from the Maugahao that William Eaton had been hilled that rnorningwhilstbushfelling, Deceased, with two brothers and John Sage, were engaged felling bußh for Mr A. Anderson, According to Sage (who was working with deceased at the time of the accident) they had the evening before started a drive, but the second tree in the drive had not fallen, It had, however, beon stripped of nearly all .its branohes, and had also splitfroro the scarf to the ground/ Before Sage and deceased started work in the morning they inspected this tree, and having satisfied themselves that it was safe whilst there was no wind, they went a short distance away and commenced to fell a rimu, They had not been working long when deceased noticed that the split tree was falling, and he told Sage so. They both started to run, an] when Sage was about a chain away he looked round.and saw that the tree had struok against the one they were working at and glanced off, He could not see deceased, but in a rninuto or so heard hiin eiug out, " Come here." Sage at once ran back and found deceased in a sitting posture at the back of the tree they had been working at, and he appeared to be very much injured. Deceased's brothers wore working eonoo littlf distance off, and they at once came up to where the accident,had happened. The unfortunate young man only lived five minutes. Sage and the two brothers are of opinion that the trunk of tho tree must have struck deceased on the right side as ho was taking shelter behind the tree he was working at, as the right shoulder and leg were body wos takon into town to'await an inquest, which was held on Friday morning before Mr Reese, J.P. (acting coroner), and the following jury :- : A, W, Sectcol© foreman), F G Moore

M D'Aroy, H Beaumont, W Stevenson, and J O'Brien, After the evidence of John Sage and George Eaton had been taken a verdict of accidental death was returned. The father of deceased arrived from Carterton lato on Thursday night for the purposo of taking the body back for interment. Mr J B Eaton, another brother, was away in Carterton at the time of tho unfortunate occurrence. Ha had gone down to bring up Mra Eaton and /W family to reside in the Mangahao. Deceased was only 24 years of age. ■ —Pahiatua Star.