.TNVERCAitGiLL, Sept, 20th A shocking accident occurred on Saturday, on 'the Mataura line, by which Charles Gardiner, of Waihopai flour mills, lost his life. " Deceased, who was under the influence liquo'., had been sitting on a culvert in the centre of a track opposite the road when a ballast engine, coming1 into town, about 11 o'clock, struck him on tho head. The body must have doubled up, as it was dragged about 250 yards by having caug-ht the break rod. Death must have been instantaneous. The body was badly mutilated ; both arms were shattered ; the legs broken, and the head- smashed. Deceased had resided in the district for years, and was widely known.. ..
Wellington, Sept. 20

A very serious explosion of gas took place in the strong room of Izard and Bell's office. One side of the wall, 18 inches thick, was blown out. The other side and root badly cracked. It appears that a clerk named Salmon,in the office, having occasion to visit the strong room, smeit fhe gas, and left the door open forhalf an hour, to escape, he then returned and struck a match j and was about to light the burner, when the whole escape of g-as in the strong1 room ignited, and the shock threw the clerk some .12 feet into the passage, seriously injuring him. He was taken to the hospital. ■

The election of a member of the Board of Education for Wellington Country District, took place on Satur

day. Candidates : — Toomath • and Travors ; result of poll—Toomath. 114 ; Travers, 98. Toomatli declared duly elected.
THE EVENING- HERALD,- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 18^5



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