The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-09 00:00:00

FATAL FALL OVER A CLIFF.

A aad accident happened on Saturday whereby a
little bey named J.ihn Sten, lelmingham lost his life, It
Aymara he, and two others, were playing on the edge of
the Md. when his little brotheesStat blew over. On en-
deavouring to regain it, he, with • cry of " Oat& me to
his playmates, fell • distance of forty or dr ty feet. and was
picked up inseiarible at the bottointlici oung =animated
ma Lown. The poor little boy, al everything was
done for hire by Dr. Rae, never rallied, and died the
following day.

SFR 11.111011117
Wu held on Tuesday at ternoon at the Prince Alfred Inn,
Weston, before It. N. Howard, EN (the Portland
Coroner). The following were the Wyman :-11r. Henri
Otter (foreman), and Waan. A. Col, J. 1{ Senior, J.
'thou, lan., R. Penne, R. S. Pearce, Mr. Stone, H. S.
Hind, W. Jody, W. Hinds, J. Coach, IL Wolin's, and J.
Hansferd

Th,foflowlng was the evidence:—
Thom.. Winter, • little boy who was playing with the
deceased at the time of the accident, said hik the deceased,
and his brother Sidle went to play on the 4re of Iberia,.
▪ hat fell Over. and Johnnie. deceased. great down
to get It. As he was cools's. ho dipped, and fell down
the cliff. He cried out "ilalth nee" as he was falling.
Witham weld not catch him.
I ward 103.1111111 said ha lived at Weston. On Saturday
last he heard that • little boy had fallen over the cliff and
he went at mice and found him at the bottom of the cliff.
He wa. lying on his face. He most have fallen between
40 and 50 feet. He was not sensible, and a little blood was
Issuing from his mouth. He moaned once but did not
speak. He brought him up toile' top and gave him to his
father, who had by that time arrived. no force of the
fall had caused him to roll some distance, as he wee 90 or
40 feet from the bottom of the did when he picked him up.
Mr. Felmingham, the father, laid the deceased was
seem years of age last March. He did not know how It
was he fell. Be took him from Edward Lowman when he
brought him up. He was not sensible afterwards and died
on Sunday evening.
Dr. It.. said he was a medical practitioner, lie was
called In to see the cleansed at hie father's on Saturday
morning, and found him in • state of inseneibilitr.
Witness examined him and found he had • scalp wound
on the left side of hie head, and • fracture of the skull
which had produced compreedon on the brain. The
symptoms at the time were ocecnesion of thei brain. There
were also considerable lacerations of the face. Saw the
caps was hopeless from the first. Hs lingered till Sunday
evening, It being only a matter of time. iiiew him
about half-as-hour before his death, and the symptoms
were then more aggravated. The cause of death was
hal:tare ef the skull with compelled= on the brain.
The jury were unanimously of opinion that the deceased
cisme by hie death accidentally, and at once returned a
verdict to that effect.

PORTLAND LOCAL BOARD OP RRALTR.
• meting of the Portland Local Board was held ma
Monday evening, when them were present :—Mr. Richard
Amos (chairman), Mr. Charles Whit.. Mr. Thom.. Gibbs.
Mr. Thomas Combas, Mr. Henry William Smith, Mr.
C. Lan Mr. John Pearce Scrim, and Mr. T. B. 'Grottiest
(Work}
The Mout reported that Mr. Ward had not balled lb.
pebbles ea ordered at the het meeting ; also that the
sediment chamber at Chesil had bees emptied.
The following letter we. reed from Mr. J. 0. Andrews,
In reference to the protection ot the valve and meter :
" Portland Breakwater,
"October ligth, 1879.
" Dear Bir.—ln reply to your letter or the 17th last, I
beg to state that as the oommittee consider that covering
stoma le the beet method of promoting the valve and
meter, this ogles will be satiated with ; but, If found
hmonvesient in practice, reserve the right of objection. I
taks mote that the key will be kept at your aim and that
• me will attend when required to remove the stone. I
shall be ready to examine the Weston Reservoir whoa it
le reported risased out. I cannot say at present what
wailer as he ouppdied to Weston; bat will let yea know
Is li• Mom rid • /9,/ days.
"1.913 inall3llllll. J. O. •

SUIVITOII.I IMPORT.
The Claim said the Surveyor wee unable to attend ; but
he had sent the following Nand
Gentlest/D.—Since my last report the following work
bas Men done—Curbing at Weston, and repairing roads
there ; cleaning out pond at Baton and repairing the
same; new gutter, itc., made at Loweriane r..pairlng
spring at Ceiswell, near Rt. Richard Flee.: repatrlng
surface gutter at Fortune'swell and near the Sun lan;
cracking flint and pebbles for Ferry•road and twe men
scavenging.
"Joan Piesim, Surveyor."
Mr. SMITE% drew the attention of the Board to the
denserous condition of the Catitle-road. There were great
flints standing up, and in some Macao it was enough to
throw any horse down.
Kr. Glom snouted that it should be picked up a Mt.
Mr. &ammo said the footpath going up the Mu t was also
in a very bad state.
The Surveyor was accordingly instructed to repair the
Castle-read, and pick up the footpath going up the au,
complained of by Kr. &riven.
Kr. Stunt called attention to the nuistnce caused by the
large quantity of cracked stones which wee tilling up half

—Tl;s;iin.r;efor wee instructed to collect thew.
Mr. Colgolui thought a wall ought to be put up at the
end of White-street. It was at present in eery dangerous
and unprotected state.
Mr. Wsurn thought that had nothing to do with this
Bpsyd, . .

Mr. Coaiwi, however, asked 1.1 anyone fell over. who
would be reer.onslble f
The c 'Hector reported that the sum of 4:817 fa DJ. hod
been paid to the traa.ureea account