Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1919-05-17 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

WOODHOUSE SAILOR IN GERMANY.  Telegraphist B. W. Grayson,- who is On duty with the British Naval ..Vommission which is visiting all the German Torts? writes: "When 1 was at Hamburg I spoke to a Nottingham woman. who had married a German and had lived in Germany for the last 15 years. In answer In my question, what she thought about the murder of Nurse Cavell and Capt. Fryatt, she replied, that the German people knew nothing about these things, they had' been carefully kept in the dark. When I told her of these dastardly acts she seemed greatly surprised and had nothing to say in reply. .This Woman was on the jetty or quay with a bag containing alarm clocks, wristlet watches. etc. She was trying to dispose of them to our men. For bar of soap worth 21d. you could get .an alarm clock, and for a tin of tobacco, which costs 71d. abord, you could get -a nice wristlet watch. As far as I was concerned there. was "nothin„, doing." Under the circumstances the clock's and -.-ditches were dear at any price. The Jay in harbour is not bad: the tedium being 'relieved by football matches, and sports on the jetty, which is a 'tremendously large one, being more than eo yards in width and of great length. A. team of wireless ratings of which I was captain, beat a team of ianallers in the final for Inter-ratings. The 'bunting tossers' were captained by Warrant-Offieel:. Trimmoti, brother to Trunnion. the Sheffield United and. Oldham Athleti,,-, player. We expect going to New York and Amerioan' ports in a couple of .mouths, so we're in for ,a fairly good time."  FATALITY AT ELSECAR Ex-Soldier Buried by Fall of Reof• On Friday, May 2nd, Fred Taylor,. of 7e) Church street, Jump, was seriotigy tailF at Elsecar Main, and was taken to Itotu:si ham infirmary, where he died.. An. ingirri was held at Rotherham on Wednesday. 'tin Colliery was represented by the maPager, Ilorrox, and the 1... MA. by Colin. Tonlinee"' secretary of the Elsecar Branch. Mr. Wm. "Fleetwood (grandfather) said de' ceased had served in t‘he war. Mr. Fred Burgin, collier, Barber 411°4_1 -Hoyland, stated that about half-a-ton of subsided and knocked a prop out; carrYn a, fall of about two tons of dirt. Pe was buried. Mr. Thos. Langford, Gill street, noylea' deputy/ stated that the place was safe Intl he visited it last. In reply to questioo,„ Mr. Tomlinson, be said the accident was to a "bump."  The House Surgeon of Retherhim a stated that deceased was badly brai-sed4 death was due to septic pneumonia broil on by. the accident. The Coroner said death was due to the ac' cident. A verdict of "accidental death" was turned. Deceased had been wounded t.l_l,l:f. times and gassed once. He had been specl°,.; ly mentioned in despatches for braveryZ,; the field, and had been awarded tho.milin medal. In recognition of his. bravery he„111.7, recently been presented by, Earl Fitzwillic and his fellow workmen. at the Elsecar 3Wd Colliery, with a handsome gold -watch oci chain:. On leaving the armv. he had resurge. his work as a miner at the llsecar and had been engaged there but a few weel when the accident occurred. The 11091233 he and Elsecar Brass Band were present at t funeral and played the "Dead March," ail.ve a company of soldiers from Barnsley ga_ the proceedings a military aspect. Mr. Bailey officiated at the committal core:oo7