The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-24 00:00:00

Gumboot of lit. Jobe',. The 'heir will be assiefed by
the prinvipti tenor of Salisbury Cethsdrel, sod
ilmeronrisia hymns will be sung. lu the stterooun the
scholar, will be entertained, end lite aged poor wi.l be
presented with appropriate presents; sod In the evening
• ripper to the oherob °hair will salad up • happy day.
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ROWOOR Perry Preto/Is, Friday. —Before the
Mayor. (Jim. Robertson R tit
Joaph Nasky Iva ohardel sith doodling from the
77th Reit. of root.
Sn•ie Viekory yesterdsy morning reeeivell • report
of • deserter from the It•mt.. and Ind.-on...worst prisoner
was epprehontiol in • brothel by P (34. glen, egg
Hsnsford. He said he knew he wa.i alestmt • bnt tid
no think he wee a downier. Ile heel been about from
the 10th or 11th of September.
lien fed over to the military authorities'.
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ACCIDINT.-- On T:lce:iay ;fteraooo, about 3 o'olock
two little children of Mr. C Crocker, Priam of Wales,
Georgentreet, fell over Bineleaven, and were very
seriously hurt. The oldest, who le only 7i years, was
in charge of his little brother 4 years old, and two
younger ones, aged 3 years and 1 I years. Toey hat
been seat ta pity on the Sands, and wandered as Bin-
alewives, where the youngest threw hls hat over op •
hank, and the oldest wont to get over after it. The
little boy, 4 yaars old, +eat to look attar his her,
and fell over thv cliff. On this the eldest tried t climb
down, and also fell. The depth was about 100 feet, and
they fell on the rocks below. Some boatmen saw
them fall, and one pat off in his boat, and trot them
from • place in the rooks, which was insect...ibis by
land. They wire taken into • house on the Look out,
and news *ant to their parents, who fetched them In a
cab. Dr. Griffin and Dr. Sltopeon attended them, and
found that they were very severely brni•ed and out, the
oldest being badly cut about the bead. By the next
morning they appeared to be moth better. We gad
that the name of the lady into whoee banes the obildren
were taken was Mot. Deane, of 4, Belmont Terrace,
who happened to have been on the shore below the cliff
sad saw the children fall, and who went to their moist-
ener. They were restated from the rocks by • fishing
boot belonging to Mr. Samar! Allen, and by it brought
round, and taken to Mrs. Omine's honer, where teat
lady most kindly received them, and arieted by her
daughter nod • lady who had bad experiences at name
with Miss Nightleg de, undressed them end put them
ta bed, attending them until the arrive' of Dr. Simpson,
said after the doctor had done what was Immediately
necessary for their harts, they were removed home to
George-street. The height of the cliff nu beet
measured, and found to be 75 feet, of which 40 feet
were q•ite perpendicular, so that ill is otervelloui how
the elilidrea osped with life.

TWO GENTLEMEN DWNNEG IN THE BAY.

A selling boat was maidenly upset bye rqiiall In Wey.
mouth Bay, and two gentlemen drowsed, while the two
sailors who were with them were saved after mush
peril. Mr. Wattx, of 10, Argyle Terra**, and CAW. H.
Stone, of Hill House, had hired of a pilot named 'Freud,
a six or seven ton pleuure boat, for the ion two or
Uses months, and went out trawling on Satarday morn-
ing, with two ess-feting mea named Cook and Taylor.
When shoat two rodeo off &kalif( Used, full in sight of
the tows the wind which had been north westerly,
suddenly blew in • tremendous squall from the north-
ward, with rain and hail. The Mettle, 'blob was dandy-
rigged, and drawing her trawl Adorn wee suddenly
Arne by the squall, and her main peak halyards being
(axtisoed with • "back hitch," could not be let go, the
vessel could not swing on acoorint of the trawl warp
being too for oft, consequently she was heeled over,
and immediately sank. Tbe accident was seen from
the shore, and from the yaeht Rose of Devon, Mr. Z.
Johnson owner, and boats were put off. Mr. Henry
Carter, of Alexandra Terrace, with two others pulled
from the beech in front of the Burdon HOtel. and
arrived in the Titan at the serene of the accident, where
they found Cook, one of the icemen. swimming but
nearly exhausted. He was taken into the 'Men, and in
the meantime tb• Rom of Devon.' boat had rescued the
sailor Taylor, who was suppartiog Mr. Watts. The
boata pulled elorignide the yacht Vespa, where brandy
was served out, and Taylor Wei taken on board, and
kindly attended te Carter's boat conveyed Cook Sc the
harbour, end at Weymouth he was taken into the Steam
packet Inn exhausts.] and oold, and properly attended
Inn,
of Devon's boat broaght the body of Mr.
Watts to the George Inn stem and after some delay,
he was placed oil • etretatier and conveyed to the
Ulm'. Home, where Dr. Grillo, Dr. Rhodes, and Dr.
Carruthers, used every means for his recovery, but
without avail. Capt. Stories body was not recovered at
that time, nor was the boa,. Both Me. Watts and Capt.
Stone were marled and had families. A man who saw
the wcoident °owner's the squall to a perfect typhoon,
such as we seldom see in these latitude', and be says it
blew the spray above mast-high. The overturning of
the boat is entirely due to the halyard. being made feat,
and selling boats ought elwayis to be ready to let fly
their sails in such sodden Nadia.
The body of Captain Stone was not found up to
Saturday evening, and it Is supposed that he was in the
little cabin at the time of the accident, Gould not
«soap*, and went down with the Pickle, "Moll lies at
the bottom of the bay. Captain Stone leaves a wife
I and nine children of whom the youngest, three weeks
old, was only baptised the previous day. Mr. Watta
leaves two children with Mrs. Witte. The Reed,
Stephenson and V. F. Ransoms went to break the news
tithe poor lady; but that sad °Moe had been f nlAlled by
Mr. Sperling, who had aeon Mra Watts setting out
with her two children for a walk, jowl aa the dreadful
news was being called about by borne street boys. Mr.
Sperling got tie' lady to step inside, and broke the
matter gently to her just in time to prevent her being
becoming aqueinted with it from the boys. Both
gentlemen were very well-known and mush respected,
and the occurrence has east a gloom seer Weymouth,
partioularly over the diesriet of Si. John's. The Cero-
nee wan oommunleated with when the efforts to restore
Mr. Waite had been hopelts.ly gives up, and he fixed
Monday at noon for the inquest, allowing the body to
be removed to the deemed's noridenee, at Argyle Ter-
race, It Is a melancholy codeoidecoe that on the
sorreepondlog Saturday of last year (Sept. 23rd) the
Oemington maid-guard yawl was overeat by sequall from
Retcliff Head, in the afternoon, and three croastinartie-
men were drowned. At that very time we warned
boating men &pleat making fast the mile' and now she
neglect to have the gear reedy to let thie gall down has
wet two other valuable lives. At that time we wrote
"The act of making feet the rails is • very daugerous
one on this °out Souse years ago • boat on her way
to Warbarrow was abscised and lives lose The 'guano
or puffs come so suddenly off tbe land that the rope
attached to the foot of the sail should always be held
Inch, band so that it can be let go in alarm, and sail
Immediately eased. Neglect by not having this lame-
dietely under control would clause many • espdge."
Glee Symonds, Esq., held an nqnest on Monday at
the Royal Oak Ins, Radipole, on the body of Mr.
Edward Henry Wilts. The following were the joryß:.
Dr. J. Drew, Meows. R. Cotterell. C. Penny, IL
Jams, B. Hopkins, G. Barnes, Bounton, A. S.
Kee., Parsecs, J. Chapman, It. Felice, T. Elliott,
and B. Pops. Ile Peony was chosen foreman. Capt.
Stone's brother was present.
William Aylesbury said: I am a seaman in charge of
she 'AGM Arse& late Mkt*, Weymouth. Heard there
were three peepers In her, but Mr. Stone always paid
me my wages. On &Serail morning Mr. Stone, Mr.
Watts, myself, and another seaman named Cook loft
the harbour about 11 o'colook to go trawling, We sailed
away towards the Coaatguard station. When we got
mostly there we put the trawl overboard, wore round,
and towed towards Portland, with the trawl on the
starboard Ade. Whim we got about half way to Port-
land, we found the net was getting heavy, and we
pulled it up. This wee the flnet heal we made, and all
four pulled it up. Mr. Stone was so pleased with the
catch of flab that he said we would go beak and trawl
over the some ground again. Sterling towards-Portland
wain, we had been towing our net still on the Bier-
board gide about 10 minutes or • quarter of an hoar,
when the gentlemen 'eked for lurch, and I headed
them some bread and sheen and beer. This was about
quarter to one. [Mr. Mason said he had the watch
and cleaned it. and it had stopped at 2) minutes to one]
Mr. Watts cut me and Cook some bread and obsess.
I palettes down. I saw the squall coming, and Sold
Cook to "stand by, and let go the peek halyards“—thel
woo to let them go whelk necessary. He ran to the spot
to do it, and I told him • sooond alter to let go, bat he
could not bemuse they were fastearid by • "bank
hitch" to the belaying pin. The squall immediakily struok
tha boat, she haeloP over, filled, and west down. If
the peak kurlyard had been let go, the sail would have
dome down in a moment, and saved the boat. The
venal was of between six and seven tons. Mr. James:
Who made the bitch Witness: Mr. Watts. The
trawl rope was fastened to the mast, peeved ironed
the bows or the boat, aud fastened with • " stpopsr"
made of • piece of condemned rope. Mr. Stone
and Mr. Watts were accustomed to trawling,
and as good adlors as myself. I have
been accustomed to the work for two years. Have
trawled with Mr. James, the most expetheeed trawler
in the port, and be did It the same. The condemned
rope was nod so that if the neat hitched on a rook or
"scything It would give way. Mr. Symonds: How do
you test the strength of • condemned reps? It sae be
strong enough to hang a man. Witness: Oh, Its a
piece of condemned rope, not fit to hang on • jib. The
000demned rope had • slip knot, and the vessel lithe
net hitched would come round to wind by It, shipping
ot breaking.
The foreman :Had you out the stopper at the moment
you called to Cook, would the vessel have come head to
wind.

Witness : We hadn't time to out it ; the squill was
too sudden. We saw • ,tong browlog for b•11-att-hon.
kW obarge of the bast as Captalo. Mr. Watta took
the helm ; I
was present. The mall est was a eiosle-re. fed mainsail
and • foresalL Mr. Waite bid told him he had 18
years expenenoe of the sea. Hai not an axe on board
or. knife handy. Ne had dropped his with the bread
and obsess. Tb• Foreman said sailors should never
drop their knives. r/itnese said she wallas open boat
ohmic. The wind was W.N. W. and abeam of us whin
the squall strttok ea Where about 14 mile from
bill, and the same distanoe from the North shore at
that time. There are Sabine boats at Retold Head,
but ho preventive boats. Was &boot a mile and • half
from ItthilitY Head; 3 Endes from Preston.
Ta• Foreman: Did any boats put out from Preston
station I
Witness : No; if they bad, they would have saved
the whole of us.

Wm there no look out?
out, they as we had white salls.look
ezinotohti;nUft.tho.reust:od ordium„,
Witness continued; kr. Watta Gould swim, and did
for • long Um*. Mr. Stone was first out of the boat:
Mn. Wake sod me next, and Cook WU last. We turned
out on the weather side. Cook swam away to Um shore,
and was pioked up by a man named Carter In a boot.
and Mr. Watts were clam together the whole of the
time, and bad boll of a Meet. It turned over waveral
two., and we wont down, but we came up, awl °aught
It again; and at Met we 101 l hold of mato and Imlaimed
woes the chest. Tble we did for about ten minakee.
Yr. Watts dropped his head about five minutes before
We were pioked up. I hailed the Rem of Devoe yeah'.
Capt. Stone swain for some time, but be had • very
heavy suit of clothes on, and maokintoeh Ile
went down about 15 minutes before we were plaid Itlx
He could swim, and kept himself afloat • very long
time. Judged we were in the water about half-au hour,
Mr. Wake wore pilot clock waktoost mud kowtow's,
canvas trete:we over, serge mat, sod msohiotoela ever
all. He appeared se be very touch frightened, and
never spoke ezeopt to my "Ca, diet." I spoke to him,
and tried to show him up all llte way. Cook was ?lad