Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1899-09-29 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

SET HIMSELF ALIGHT.  --- -Dr. Wynn Westhoff, coroner, held n inquiry it Hackney.= Monday, concerning the death of Imarl Vivaldi& Parsons, aged twenty-eight year', a milker, late of Seale-street, Kingsland.—The wide, stated that on the llth inst., about 1.15 a.m., NM was aroused by hearing screams, and on going beg her husband rushed into the kitchen enveloW k names. Ile tore the remnant of his burning &Off off him, and was then conveyed to the Deno hospital. He had retired to rest about an her previously with witness. He was in the Wind reading by the light of a candle, and on perks* occasions had fallen off to sleep and set his pep alight. —The medical evidence showed that destk which occurred on Tuesday last week, was dot to the effect of the serious burns the &thud bad sustained. A verdict of accidental des* Ifs returned.  LOSS OF A NORWEGIAN SCHOONER Captain Neithen and • crew of six from the Norwegian schooner Bandon were taken ioto Grimsby yesterday morning by the steam trawler Dem mt. the Sandals having sunk during Saturday's gale. Bhe was bound from Tvedestrand to Drove, Belgium, with deals, and sprang a leak on Friday. The vessel became waterlogged. and the are sought refuge on the deck-house, being without fad until picked up on kitturday.  A DOCTOR'S TRAGIC DEATZ The death of Dr. John Dick, of Pevensey-rosd, Die bourne, has been reported to the East Sussex mese The facts of his death, an Eastbourne camper dent says, are of • distressing and extraordiseff character. The deceased, who qualified ten you ago as • medical man, came to Eastbourne's.* months since. On September 16th • crowd assentht outside his house. and Dr. Wheeler Taylor, It Mac Queen, Dr. Pollock, Dr. Colgate, and ft Sherwood arrived in quick succession. pec found Dr. Dick in a serious condition, to evidently suffering from the effects of strycksha Miss Dick, his sister, emphatically denied that kif brother had attempted or had any reason to Waft to commit suicide, and facts which have now come* light bear out that view. It appears that on de night of the 14th inst. Mrs.Geer, of Harcourt-teas* Eastbourne, called on the deceased at his suer* He had made up • bottle of medicine, which Geer carried home. Next morning Mrs. Geer tisk a dose of the medicine, about a tabloyceofal water, and became so very ill that Dr. Gamine of Eastbourne, was sent for, and he attended MI Later in the day Dr. Dick called, and Mrs. OW then informed him that Die medici,e be re her had made her very ill, and that she ; lieved it had poisoned her. Dr. Dick, solo. I at this statement, exclaimed: "You could undue stand a man who drinks poisoning peoll!ei not a MAU who is always sober. It IS iwv Iron and bitters, and to shew you it tt Itt poison I will take some myself." Dr. Dick thee le" j the bottle to his lip; and drank some ftbe tents, and then said: "It is nasty, but yo,l thin it I think it is pawn; l'll take some more before I pls, Afterwards Dr. Dick lode borne on his bicyel• I when his sister opened the door she found him her tng at the mouth. He fell against the door, bet,_ll appears that he had strength to ask for the stosio"___ pump, and medical aid waa quickly summoned. A _,tllo be seemed to get better, but this was folimlw by • change for the worse, and be died st Lot o'clock on Sunday morning. The contents of the Wm.._ stated to have been given by the deceased to lir. Geer have been analysed, and it is reported Sot u" medicine contains a large quantity of strychair4  Severe storms are reported fTOII3 Grllllsdl. Soil and Carthagena, and several persons have prim"' comoTheeteciehbouserameredof btrireFortublyy .Goslftillubyrzel. hem the being estimated at between isim• and 03,000. inmates—nine in num narrow escape from being burnt to death, to' '— hewing made considerable progress before thee". WU given. Telegrams from Charleston (South 0141.,...1 announce that the two shipwrecked NerreP",..... Andersen and Thonsaa.whose horrible story lag and cansibalisis on a raft created ne, .soh ear. don some weeks ago, have been agrello '— brim°, of the Norwegian Government.  The forest fire-cm the-.-- &tend- 11001441211 gradually Vinviiniting nearer Cannes, and alarm is felt for a number of villa ca the emmw"' of the Californie district. An official ocedndiction is OVID to tbo AO./ that several Powers bad intimated their intones.. Let=spinet the persons tried at Dow slag T; al high treason being death. It is annsemoed that the handl Mak& Wile which went to Lisbon for the winnow cl intim the dhow of Dr. Teirbee sad serum has been completely itaccessful. 00•0 persons immolated baring @wombed.