The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16 00:00:00

SAD DEATH Of A SAILOR.

Mr. R. N. Howard, the Pertland Coroner, held an inquest
on Wednesday groins at the Naval Iloseital, on VW bed/
of a sailor named Richard Hartnett belonging to U.K.
Corns, who met with an accident whilst at gun practice
In the West Bey, on the drat of the month. Mr. T. Gibbs
was the foreman, and the WY oonoloiad of 41" I°ll°l'.
lege—Mesers. W. Corbett, A. Mar. J. KitcbaU. C.
Attwooll, W. Reed, T. SabilOin, W. Hodder, T. Colston,
a &rasa 0 Brown. J. A. Mete, T. Rouneell, W.
Liewreses. and A. Tito.
The jury having been sworn. the °prow said it would
he mark a formal sitting to enable bin to give se order
for burial. They had no evidence at r, the alp
being now at Sharper. They would sir view the bed,.
abd be would thee adjourn the tawdry snob a tine sa
would suit their cooveiliente and kis own, sad during the
interval steps could be taken to summon the wither/en
The Jury having viewed the body, the enquiry WM/
Id=dun Friday, the llth burnt
the seam pertientere at preezat be It
that the mono. board the Onus woe MI
with • Nordisteit aid "WM MEW@

eluather. aa explosion took plat.. a Cartridge entmrind
deceased's arm. Whim the reasci catered Portland Roads
a the afternoon he was brought nn shore and conveyed
to the Naval Hospital. He wa, prom...agar favourably
till Sunday last. when his appet, failed and he became
mach worse. Mortification Set 0, and it w deemed
neasmary to amputate Ms arm. Ti. er don., on It,ndar.
but the poor fellow did not mend, and he expi,ed on
, Tuesday from lockjaw.
We understand the deceased lowa a widow and one
child. He is a native of Portsmouth.

READING ROOM FOR UNDER-HILL
To the Nduer.
you allow ma a spoce in your valuable paper,
II aweokly reader, to piano before Lim people of P
(wider the that there is a great nesessity felt in the
want M a reading room for working menl Seeing there is
no such place In this part of Portiaud, and that many of
our young men am comment', siandinc about at the
COMP'. of OW steatite, or els" going lisle our public-hiiuses,
ought there not to be songs inatitation got up so that they
might benefit themseivea at any llP‘n tin" kreln• ere
her. not • few friend, of the working claw whi CUI
sympathies with them! I think there are, each are a few of
our neighbouring guary and tradeenen. and If they would
Just put tiler, ebouldors and start it there would be enisegh
members to Join to keep it on afterwards. If there lea fie"
quorum of edit:era Just one suggestion for a otart A
couple .4 oonmarts have been given in St John's school.
end I balkye th. gams performers would lend the same
helping band far such an inetituti in LI this If their aid
.111 only ...UMW by a few of the gentry of the island who
are capable of doing It. I hop. there ore some who are
willing to help forward the cause of the working men,
which I believe such an inotitutiou as this would greatly
benefit, and I beim thu, are many yr.ung men who
would join such an institution If once properly started,
knowing there are two working on the hill with • great
many members. Racine this long letter, as it may not be
grammatical, through coming from an uneducated work-
ing man.
QUAIITMAN.

BIINTOX B:

Fritz AT Tffe Itiu.s.—A firs broke out at the hemp
and flax mills on Sunday morning, which re ;tilted in
the total dwitruction of the large and recently-built
warehouse and offices. As soon as the fire was
discovered, about half-past six, a messenger was
despatched to Bridport for the fire engine and brigade,
which soon arrived, and commenced to play on the
burning maw. It was found impossible to save
nny portion of the burning block, which, being stored
with infla.umable material, was an easy prey to the
fl tmes. But attewion was directed to the aljoining
premises, upon winch a quantity of water was thrown.
The house of the manager caught fire three times; but
through the exertions of the men was extinguished.
The whole of the fire wei.got under by half-past 10
a.m., by which time the litho!. of the warehouse was
in ruins, and much of the roof fallen In. The cause of
the conflagration is attributed to a fire which is con-
tinually burning near for sonsuming the waste material
from the works. 'rho damage, something consider-
able, is c mewed by insuranoe. About six years ago
the premises were substantially re-built, having been
then demolished by fire.