SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
A Man Out in Two.
[By Telegraph.]
(United Press Association).
Marton, Monday, A shocking fatal accident on Saturduy at Otamakapua Blwk, 25 miles north of Hunterville. Two men named Kevern and Ash were felling a tree. They had out the front scarth with an axe, had sawn the back, and were standing behind as the tree fell, when it slipped back over the stump. Kevern was struck and'' was insensible for two hours. When he recovered consciousness he found the tree had cut the body of Ash in halves. The remains have to be carried fifteen miles through the bush before they can be put on a conveyance.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3906, 7 September 1891, Page 2
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110SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3906, 7 September 1891, Page 2
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