TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2166, 27 May 1886, Page 2

TE AROHA.

[FROM OUR OWX CORRESPONDENT.! Te Akoha. Monday. A gloom was cast over the Waiorongomai township by the occurrence on Saturday forenoon of an accident nt Ferguson s battery, which resulted in the death of one of the workmen named Thomas Rubimon. It appears that a massive piece of iron, weighing about three toi}«, part of the stone breaking machine, \\\vs being hauled on skids front the buttery to a position higher up on the steep hill side. Tho ponderous mas* had been drawn up .a distance of about four foet w hen the tackle gave way and the casting came down with a crash to the bottom. To the iion had been lashed two or three pioces of wood intended to serve as guides to keep the weight fair on the skids, and it is thought that the deceased must have been crushed between these and some planks that were standing near. No external injuries were visible evcept two or three slight mark* on the left breast, but some of the ribs on the right aide were crushed in, and the injuries internally must have been very severe. No Bound was uttered by the deceased, and he died in two ay three minutes, apparently quite unconscious. He was 42 years of age and unmarried, and was greatly esteemed in the' district. An inquest will be held to-day. Tuesday. - An inquest was held yesterday on the remains of the late Thomas Robinson, who was killed at the New Era battery, Wanrongomat, on Saturday. Mr H. Kcnrick acted ns coroner, and the jurymen, of whom there were seven, made a full and patient investigation of the circumstances that led to the accident by which deceased lost his life. The chief points in the evidence taken related to the appearance and quality of the rope used, and about this there was some difference of opinion, but the majority of the witnesses stated that it looked to be ■ound and quite strong enough to do the work required. No blame was imputed to anyone, and the verdict returned by the jury was to the effect that death was accidental. Immediately after the inquest the remains were conveyed from Waiorongouwi to th* residence of his relatives at Te Aroha, and will be taken from there today to be interred at Howick, where his Hfjed parents reside. Deceased was greatly respected in both townships, and the concourse of people that followed the remains from Waiorongotnai was one of the largest that has ever assembled on any similar occasion here. The Queen's Birthday passed over very quietly. Mo.st of the business plncos were cloned, but there won very little pleasurehunting, notwithstanding the loveliness of the weather. In the evening there was a Band of Hope entertainment in the Te Aiobit Hall, and a concert and dance at Waiorongomai, and tho attendance at both Was very good. ,

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