Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-05-29 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST. THOMAS.  ' An accident of it-singular and somewhat Fierions nature, by which a moulder named Thomas sustained very serious injuries, occurred at St. Thomas on Sunday morning. It seems that the man who lived in Hoo-street was playing skittles at a public-houson Saturday night, and left there at stop-tap rather the worse for liquor. He was accompanied on the way home by two companions but he became headstrong, and, rather than walk along the road with th-m, he persisted in going over the railway. They therefore left him, and the next that was seen of him was by a man, who, going for a walk over the Burrows about six o'clock on Sunday morning. found him lying near the metals ' bleeding profusely, and in an insensible condition. An engine was engaged in shunting near by, and the man called to the driver, who jumped off the locomotive, and, discovering that Thomas' leg was severely lacerated, he bandaged it up, and a cart was requisitioned to convey him to the Hospital. How the poor fellow came by his injuries is not known, but it is surmised that whilst lying alongside the line he was caught by the engine of a goods train which passes about one o'clock, and dragged some distance along the ground, and that he had remained there in his !rounded condition for about five hours. Davies golworse on Monday evening, and died at 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning.  'The Dutch Governmeet are now engaged in a crusade, against the truck system. ' Hereafter no student .can matriculate in the University of the Pacific, at St. Jost, Cal, who 'uses tobacco in any form. ' General Count Ignatielf, Governor of Irkustk, brother of the famous Ambassador and statesman, is the Russian Assistant Minister of the Interior.  That murderous ruffian. Moussa Bey, has been captured. He was the instigator of those revolting outrages on the Armenians in the Bitlia distriot.  An oil lamp was the cause of a terrible accident near Buenos Ayres. Now the Government has made it a punishable offence to use oil lamps in passenger cars. Mr. Boehm has received a baronetcy, while Mr. Bloomfield has only got a knighthood. The reason is plain ; Mr. Itoelun is a.;German, while Mr. Bloomfield is only an Englishman. A schoolmaster of Burslem, so it is averred, recently received the following note of apology :—"Will yu plees exkews my son ki.l for not comming tuekoole this mornin. He is Mod. Widow H—, washerwoman." There are no less than 50 young Siamese in 7,e-don, all students in one or other of the liberal professions, or simply engaged in improving their acquaintance with English methods of government and ways of thought. In Hall Court Wood near Winchester, the property of Admiral Wood, Apasley' the site and remains of a Roman potter's kiln, 7ft 9in in diameter, have been uncovered, the base being overgrown with underwood. Fraemente of pottery of the Roman period were also found in the wood. Tb.c discovery was made while workmen were engaged in excavations, An Italian &tar, who was at work in connection with one of the lifts at the Eiffel Tower, obstinately stuck to his poet, after being warned to leave the spot at which be was engaged on the approach of the lift. He paid the penalty with hie life, inasmuch as he was caught by one of the oablee, and crushed to death.