The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-11-19 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

BonOwe ACCOBtur.—A frightful accident orrutred co
Wedowidar morning last, about half•put 10, at lowest
Hay Quarry, befogging to Hr. Weston, sod abs,“ 200
yards from the Old Travellers' Rest. Some men were
engaged at mplittinm roech stone, and a larva block of
Ware weighing shoot 6 tons, wait being dealt with by
William Attwooll and Thomas Sinisom, who had cur-
sesded is dividing it into two parte by meow of wedges,
ko. Bow= we. above and Atawooll below at the side
of the incise, when just as &sown was shout to use the
her, be maw ono pigio• about three tons weight, moving
toward& Attwooll, and called on him to stand out of the
way. Attwooll was unable to get new ber.re the stone
foil over against him, and premed him against another
block. Be was fearfully squeezed, his body being ootn•
weemod, Jut shove the hip, iota a spine from 4f in. to
211 babe; thus allowing not much more thou room
sp.ooll for the backbone without its being crusted. A
screw leek was immediately used, and by it the stone
sew foneed back from tho unfortunate 021•11, whow first
WM* WON "I'm out In two," and sib. was liberated
• the ,be Immediately sank powerless. H.
epee as Improvised litter, sod conveyed to
lain bows at lest-street, where he was atten fed by Dr.
osmosis, who found that one of the hips was broken,
ead tho pr-re had been as frightful that the lotorusl
Wastes milet have been very itztensive, and probably
the sharp ado of on. stogie having been opposite
the edge of soolber stone, aud, at we have stated, only
about 11 lashes apart; The poor fellow was about 27
or 26 years old, and bag fosr Waldron, who lost their
(*Whim • few mouths nog sod now will trobetly be left
Auwc,oll has been In Kr. Weston's employ
71tiamatethos. Poor Attwooll was attended by Dr.
Omeratherm, and Dr. Scott; but died about throe the
gams aftwagoo. On Thursday owning, an lamer* was
mold at the flew Miii Tavern before 11. N. Howard, Esq..
whips WWian Bertram, quarryman, who was workiog
with dresated at the time of the &widest, mid be told
bits sot logo Wort It, as he thought it would come
away promiatly, and &gain told him to look out for the
100•0 WOO fromtsg. He went • little/ further, turned
resod sad tried to make his swop., but it oaught him
owl jemmied him. Sanacco jumped down, and took a
mew look to sheer him, when he said "Do you cisme
me MIMI* om possible, for I am newly out in two.'
Am they rehod lb. Wow ire said "That's ommegoest."
TM slogs was shoot 4 tow weight; It was Wooer at
Hot bottom %boo the top.—Abrahain Thomas Stereos
heisted Haagen to clew tho damned, which took about
a Wan* and when freed he would wand, but dropped
dews—Hoary Flew, shoemaker, was called to bees
religious osevoreatioa with damned, who was porfeetly
monsiblo to the Lot He did not blame wybody for the
oweideat.—Dr. Carruthers had 40001004 corded on
laminas to • room on Ilia ground lbw where a hod had
boon mods for him, and hot bottle.s put to his feet.
The fleeter emominod him and found him mufforiog from
freshers of the pelvis, rod other toternal Injuries. He
did 004 1000 IMO than two drops of blood. and intormal
lajwito wore the saws of death. —Verdiot "Awidental
Doran"