The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-03 00:00:00

BRISTOL.
THE DENSE FOG.

FATAL ACCIDENTS AND NARROW ESCAPES

IN BRISTOL,
anomie DIRANGIMINT or TRAPVIC.

One of the mat dense fogs that have been known
for many years hung over Bristol the whole of Friday.
Nu vowels ventuied to c .me up the river during to.
day. In the city it was dark that blinsit had to be
carried on by gaslight. Traffic in the streets was very
much imped,d. Pedestrians found themselves con-
tinually coming into conclusion with each other, It
being impossible in sou,e plane to see more than a
yard Wore one's nose. Vehicular traffic had to be
carried on very carefully joined, an I collisions and
spills became frequent. Tin log Increased to such an
extent in the 'teeing that the tramway Pattie was
stopped about ser,n o'clock, and during the day the
cars count only proceed at a walking pace, the
driven having to continually blow their whisdee.
An accident of • very sad nature, and unhappily
attended with fatal iwinequinicei, happened about
eight o'clock in the evening. It appears that Miss
Ada Veen, aged 21, living at Excelsio-vida, Allington-
road, Coronation-goal, and said to be • draper's
assistant, was walking arw-in-srm with a respectably-
dressed young ma,, woos, name has been ascertained
to be H. Hunt, near the stone-bridge, When they both
walked into toe water at coins ete,t unprotected by
railings. lb.ir cries speedily attracted aiteution, and
after being immersed some minutes they were taken
from the water and conveyed on stretchers to the
Royal Infirmary. Upon arriving at that institution it
wee found that Hunt was dead and his companion in
a very exhausted state. About 7.30 Mrs. Lane, 9,
Amble vale, Cabe., the wife of a butler, was walking
Ilefkr the drawbridge, wbeu she accidentally stepia d
into the water. She was manual by some pace
(wadable' with the all of a boat, and waist once taken
to the :masa Chair publ.coouse, Brim I-quay, where
every attention was bestowed upon bor. About the
Shute Woe Mr. Tucker, of Royal York-crescent, cm
walked lido ill water near time Drawnido, and was
,il,O Or LSO conveyed to the Sedan Chair and attended t
Edit:x(l Mori...icy, of 2. libigodreet, Alla 5..4
in Parker, &omit ant at Messrs. June. anti C
Wino-sweet, waiked tete the wester, mar the stone-
bridge, but were reamed. A man in tee eisipi y of
Alesers. Powell and Markman, and an dher Mon
employed try Mawe. Denby, ads) fell low th wader
during tlie ete.dlog, but tonne/duly 'Ley were not
variously hurt. It wes stated tout, in addition to Pion
already umotioue d, other pe me had walked into the
F.oat, but nous oi the iminersi ius were littethltd with
▪ C •esequencet. Aram in on board the Arrag iii
we, welkin; u.s Lb. Port and cier itiniwo in the morn-
ing, 6,1 U Aromao de, wino he was over taken by a
Ludo, whom, h did a d observe in c insiakoeuce of the
fig, and was killed on toe spot. James Manuel!, wh
resided at Brook-cottare, ldishmeewoitii. was admitted
ti the tiostuted .uUecn I row fractured ribs. Whdd
croeiag some belle at liisbopewi rib on hie way trout
worn be wand the pall, owing to the fig, sod fell
over • wall, sustaining the injury above nientional.