The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-03 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS.

Two BOYS DROWNED WHILE SLIDIN O. —At the Ohl
Great Dam, Creeks Sheffield, ebout 50 young men and
boye were skating and siding on the ice on Ftidas,
when suddenly the ice gave way at about five trsrd
from the hank, mar the end of the dam, and three
youths were plunged into the water. One of
them, named Barnsley, was dragged out by the hair. It
was ascertained that the °there who were in the water
were his brother Thomas Etarnsley, aged 13, and John
Lomas, aged 18. They had di-appeared beneath the
ice, and every exertion that the means at heed enabled
the men who came to the spot to make to rescue them
was unavailing.
A CHRISTMAS PARTY POISONED. —At about two
o'clock on Tuesday morning, a Chr stmas party, consist-
ing of five persons, named Ely Arthur Baker, Catherine
Baker, Catherine Burgon, Bridget Corcoran' and Henry
Lawrence, aasembled at the house No. 8, in the Lays, at
Bradford,partook of sotne wenn ale,and were iinniediately
taken seriously ill. It was afterwards discoverrd that
bellibore powder instead of ginger had been in mistake
Winks the ale. Dr. Parkinson was cslled in, and ap-
plied the usual remediert, and in the afternoon all exemt
Ely Arthur Baker were out of danger. —Manchester
Examiner.
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH Dew ON RA ILWAY .
Plymouth, December 25.—The mail train from Londoc
due at Plymouth at 5.25 this morning, while running
through the Kingebridge-road station at six o'clock, came
in collision with a goods train from Plymouth shunted
onto an adjoining aiding. The tail of the goods train pro-
jected on to the down line, and was struck by the front
second-class carriage of the mail train. The ends of two
compartments of the carriage were torn off, and two of the
goods trucks were damaged. The passengers escaped
with a few contusions, excepting one gentleman, who
was thrown out of a damaged compartment, but it is
hoped that be is not severely injuted. The mail train
was late, in cousequr•nee f Chri•tinas business, The
accident blocked up the line for four hours or more, and
the mails were not delivered till the afternoon._

A GIRL SHOT.—FOOLS AND FIREARMS.—A Liverpool
joiner named Hughes wan out shooting brds near
Daraton on Monday, wh n hi joined • crowd to listen
to a volunteer band. He had his loaded gun in his
hand, and Hughes being jos,led a little the gun went
off, and killed a little girl who was standing by. He
was holding the gun horizontally. Hughes was taken
before the county magistrates, and remanded until the
result of the inquest is known.
J. A KAN CHOKED WITH A PIEJE OF BEEF.—On Tues-
day, • well-dressed man, whose name is at present
unknown, was choked while eating a beef-steak in a
coffee-shop in Chichester-place, St. Pancras. He was
taken at once to the Royal Free Hospital, where the
throat was opened, the piece of beef iemoved, and
artificial respiration resorted to, but without avail.
The deceased wore a moustache, was between 30 and 40
years of age, and from the papers that were found on
him it is thought that he was by trade a carpenter.
AM ENGINE-DRIVER KILLED BY THE EXPLOSION OF A
LoComovvz.—On Sunday an engine-driver named
Henry Montgomery, of York, expired from injuries
sustained by the explosion of • boiler. The
disaster occurred about two miles from Barnsley,
on S,turday, the boiler exploding at • place • short
distance from the firing hole, sending him down the
embankment a distance of about 20 yards. Deceased
bore a high character for steadiness and ability, was
about 42 years of age, and leaves a widow and eight
children.