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Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-06-02 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN 1887.  A return of accidents and camaltiee as reported • to the Board of Trade by the several railway 0003panics in the United Kingdom during the pas ending December 31st, 1887, was published on Monday. By this it appears that accidents to trains, rolling stock, perman-nt way, ,o, caused the death of 33 pereons and injury to 687 ; in the corresponding period of 1886 there were 12 killed end 696 injured. Under the head Accidents to Passengers fiom Causes other then Aocilents to Trains, it appears that of the 472 person. killed I,d 977 injured, 96 of the killed and 759 of the injured . were passengers. Of the latter 19 were tiled and 61 injured by falling between camases and plat. forms—namely, eight killed and 36 injured whm getting into, and 11 killed and 25 injured when alighting from, trains; 14 were killed and 523 injured by falling on to platfdrms, ballast, dui., viz., two killed and 56 injured when getting into, and 12 killed &nu 467 injured when alighting from, trims; 37 were killed end 20 injured whilst passing over the line at stations ; 72 were injured by the closing of carriage doors; two were lobed and 23 injured by felling out of carriages during the travelling of trains ; and 24 were killed and 60 injured from otner causes ; 63 persons were killed and 35 injured whilst passing over railways at level-ciossings, viz., 29 killed and 28 injured at public level-crossings, 21 killed and 7 injured at occupation crossings, and 13 kilied at foot crossings ; 203 persons were killed and 114 injured when trespassing on railways; 70 persons committed suicide on railways ; and of other persons not specially olas.ed, but mostly private people having beanies. on the companies' premise., 40 were killed and 69 injured. During the year there were 414 servants of companies or °miter:store reported as having been killed, and 1,966 injured. Alto- • gether the number of persons bided and injured on railways in the United Kingdom in the course of public traffic during the year was 919 killed, and 3596 injured ; in the corresponding period in 1886 ale deaths were 938, the injured 3,539, showing an increase of 51 injured, and a decrease of 19 m the deaths. In addition to the above, 68 persons were kill. d on premises connected with rid.waye, and 4,157 injured. 'thus the total number of personal itouidents reported to the Board of Traria by Me I railway companies daring the year amounts to 977 persons killed and 7,747 injured.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-09-20 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. 21  On Wednesday, before Rev. C. W. nudism. —Cornelius Postill (38), Joiner, was charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding himself on the 18th met, with intent to destroy himself. It will be remembered that some little time ago prisoner was charged with assaulting hie wife, and a separation order was granted.—Francis Postill stated that the prisoner was his brother, and came into witness' workshop in Chapel Street about 11 cm. on Tuesday. He commenced to shave himself with a razor, and cut his chin. Witness told him that be was not in a St state to shave himself and asked him to desist. Prisoner said he had written to his wife to ask her to have him back, and she had refused, so he might as well make an end of himself ea he had nothing to live for. He then drew the razor acmes his throat; inflicting a severe wound. Witness got the razor from him as soon as he could, and ran down the centre and gave it to Robert Banks Be then returned to prisoner, and euaceeded in bind. trig up the wound. Be endeavoured to persuade him to keep quiet and consider what be was doing, but he drew out a clasp knife and said he would do for himself. Witness got the knife from him, and Robt. Banks coming to his assistance they ultimately got prisoner to leave the workshop. Prisoner then went up towards the police station, and was there detained. —.J. Robinson, surgeon, said he was called in the previous morning to examine the prisoner, and found a large incised wound on the left side of the neck, cut from left) to right, as with a sharp instrument. He dressed the wound, and on examining it that morning was surprised to find that it had healed so well. There wae at present no immediate danger from it, as no important structures had been severed. Thee was, however, danger of erysipelas Betting in.—Prisoner was remanded till Eaturday.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-09-20 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

FRENCH JURY. The Times Paris correspondent writes—Thy following incident shows how closely events which seem utterly anoonnected may act on each oth Cr, and how one evil springs out of another. Every one remembers the trsgio fate of the star ving Bayern family, of which the father and the children committed suicide by suffocation. and the mother alone escaped death. It produc ed a great impression in Paris. Now, I met this evening one of the jurymen on the trial of Id. Hook, of the Paris Bourse, who killed a mon ay. changer because the latter bad refused to pay hi m a sum of about I,ooof. Tell me," I said to him , "how you could acquit a man who didn't even attempt to palliate his crime, and whose sorittal canted general amazement." "I will explain the thing to you in two words," he replied. "We had all decided to condemn him except one juryman, who was the foreman, a position, however, that had nothing to do with the acquittal. When we had all met in the consulting.room, it became clear that the prisoner could only have the benefit of extenuating circumstances—that is to say, of bard labour for life. Then the foreman, who did not want to condemn, said, Bloch has a wife and five young children. If you find him guilty you will not restore his victim to life, but you will make another Bayern family. The blood of these innocent children will be on your heads. You may give your verdict of guilty, but I will not do so.' When we beard this we all gave the verdict of acquittal, but I admit that this was a very dangerous course, and that if such arguments succeeded in modifying the action of the law, the consequence would be most disastrous to ell of us.. Everything must be done to avoid such d mister. tune as that ot the Hayems, but even at the risk of such things justice must be done, and respect secured for the law. So much the worse for those who are crushed, but rather sacrifice the individual than society at large." With these remarks he ,eft me.  I have never come across another 111113 Toilet Soap which so closely realises my ideal of perfection;
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1881-12-17 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

SAD ACCIDENT TO AN OLD MAN.  An inquest was held at the Britannia Hotel on Thursday evening before J. M. Jennings, Esq., Coroner, touching the death of Thomas Plaxton, formerly a gardener at Bridlington, who had been found drowned in the harbour in the morning.—John Wm. Plaxton, gardener, Bridlington, identified the body as that of his father, who had been lodging lately in Bath Terrace. He knew nothing whatever of the occurrence. He saw deceased last on Saturday when he was in his usual health, and appeared in good spirits. He was seventy years of age. —Frank Dalby stated that deceased had lodged with him for the past two months, in Bath Terrace. He came in about five o'clock on Wednesday evening. He had been to the Salvation Army which made him late. After he had had a cup of tea he pulled off his boots, got his slippers on, and said he was not going out any more that night. ftoon after this he (witness) went out to help Mr. Woodcock, the butcher, and it would seem that deceased had decided to go to the Salvation Army Meeting. He did not come home, and they sat up until twelve o'clock waiting for him. Joe Clark, who also lodged with them, then went to his daughter's to see if he was there and she said he had not been there for two or three days. In the morning about seven o'clock on looking out of the window witness saw deceased laid in the harbour a little way from their hones. The house is situated on the harbour side. There is a Sight of steps down to the harbour, and their house is about half way down to the right of the steps. He had no reason to think the occurrence was anything but accidental. Deceased was not at all a likely man to destroy himself. He heard the Salvation Army singing in the street made him go out to them.—Joe Clark said deceased had his tea as stated, but he went out about half-past six, and he never saw him again alive. He was not at all likely to commit suicide. He was a very good man, and he (witness) had no doubt he had gone to the place where he wished to go. The steps are very dangerous. There is a narrow landing to turn to the house, and if anyone slipped there is nothing whatever to prevent them rolling into the harbour. There is no protection. He had nearly fallen in once or twies.—Alice Dalby, wife of the second witness, said deceased went out about half-put seven to chapel, and she never saw him after. She did not consider be was likely to have thrown 'himself in.— The Sergeant of Police said he had made inquiries and found he had not been to the meeting alluded to. He must have slipped when be came out of the house and fallen into the harbour.--9everal jurymen pointed out the unprotected state of the spot, three or four persons having fallen into the harbour there. A verdict of " Found Drowned" was returned. The Jury expressed an opinion that the place where the accident had happened should be protected by a fence or otherwise.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1881-01-01 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

TRLDE.—In the year. 1836 to 1848 the yearly consumption of tea of all kinds was between only 1,000,0001 b. and 4,000,000.; by the year 1863 it had increaged. to 7,104,0001 b. ; .and sines then it  ...... .„ has been nearly doubled to 13,500,0001 b., the amount " estimated " for 1880. From 1860, when Indian tea claimed greater attention, to 1865, the average monthly consumption of that growth increased from 100,0001 b. to 250,0001 b. ; in 1868 it had reached 623,0001 b.; in 1871 as much as 1,163,000 lb.; by the year 187811 rose to 2,145,0001 b. ; and as on up to the present time, when it is computed to be about 3,400,0001 b.  A SARAR IN A STRANGE Fir—A real OT pre tendetisailor, who had been spending a few day e in singing naval songs about the street, found himself inside one of the police cells at Hawick. Seemingly trying to make his exit by the open space in the door, seven inches square, be managed to squeeze his bead and arm through, but then became completely fixed. His cries brought assistance, but it was found impossible to move him either backward or forward. After an hour and a half of this self-inflicted thumbscrew, the iron-covered door had to be broken up before he could be extracted. He was fined 15s. or seven days in prison for breach of the peace. ! His Lear MiAL.—Huao GM:MM, a young Viennese shopman, is fairly entitled to a prominent position as one of the more eccentric suicides of latter days. Worldly matters had gone badly with this unfortunate youth for some time past, and it would appear that, about a week ago, he found himself without employment, heavily in debt, and absolutely impecunious. Such being his intolerable condition, he resolved to die, but not of hunger. On the contrary, he made up his mind to enjoy one hearty meal, and then to quit the world upon a full stomach. He therefore betook himself to Zogernitz's restaurant in the Schottengasse, and ordered a sumptuous repast. How vigorous was his appetite may be gathered from the fact that he spent nearly two hours at the table, during which time he consumed a golasch with dnmplings, a dishful or stewed kidneys, a huge black-pudding, an entire portion of braised beef, four small loafs, a quart of lager-beer and three pints of claret. When he had flushed this Gargantueeque meal, he carefully folded up his napkin, laid it on .she table beside his empty plate, drew a revolver out of his breastpocket, and, setting the muzzle of the weapon against the left breast, shot himself through the heart. His dinner-bill was paid next day by a near relative, who identified his body at the dead-house to'wbich it was conveyed from the restaurant, and who, having been made aoquain.ed with the peculiar circumstances of the suicide, honourably hastened to discharge Hugo Grundei's last earthly liability.— Daily Telegraph.  KAY'S COMPOUND ESSENCE OF LINSEED is the best condi. and preventative of Coughs and Col& And other affections of the chest, throat and lungs, aid., jo
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1881-02-19 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

IBM. THE SHIPWRECKED MAMMIES' SOCIETY.— to the last weekly meeting of the Committee of Management of this society the sum of £lOOO Was specially voted for distribution in small annual grants to the needy families of nearly 1400 deceased seafaring men. The recipients of this all on the present occasion comprise upwards of 1350 widows and above 1750 orphants.  DFPRKDATIONS BY FoRICION FISHICIIMBN:—The  question of the depredations committed by foreign fishermen upon the property of the British fishing interest is shout to be brought under the notice of the House of Commons by Colonel Berne, M.P. for East Suffolk. At a consultative meeting at Lowestoft it was unanimously agreed that a convention between Great Britain, Rolland, Belgium, and France, would settle the question. A distressing ice seeideet occurred on the Bradford Reservoir, near Bolton, on Saturday morning. a. young gentleman named Ethelbert Entwistle, who during the late frost had kept.the reservoir in skating condition, charged for admission, and devoted the proceeds to local charities. Whilst testing the ice after the frost on Friday night with view to far.her speculation, Entwistle it'll in and was drowned, his body being recovered in about an hour after the event.  Swiss papers tell a strange story of • married couple of the name of Gossett, who lately left the canton of Bt. Gall for New York, via Havre. During tie voyage the wife poisoned her husband, and tried to throw his bo ty overboard. This led to her arrest and the discovery of the crime. At New York she wit, handed ;over to the police, tried, eonsioted, and sentenced to death. She then confessed to having poisoned her first husband in St. Gall, her second husband being her accomplMe. On Saturday morning ayoung fellow named Arthur H. Martin, belonging to Newark, poisoned himself at Doncaster Infirmary with prussic acid. Martin, • on Friday, while travelling from Wakefield to Doncaster, jumped out of the carriage white the train was umng. He was afterwards taken to Doncaster. At the iufirmary his injuries were attended to, and on Saturday morning he was found dead. At an inquest held a verdict of suicide whilst in an unsound state of mind was returned. The race between Hanlan and Layenek for the scatting championship of the world was rowed on M nday afternoon over the Thames course, from the Star an Outer, Putney, to the University posts above the Ship at 51„mtlake. The weather was fine, with a stiff north, west breeze, and there was an immense attendance of spectators. The men got off to a level start bat Hanlon almost immediately shot to the front, and maintained his lead throughout without any apparent difficulty winning easily by four or five lengths. Too
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1882-06-24 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

THE SUICIDE OF TWO YOUNG LADIES.  The circumstances attending the double Feticide at Ottensheim, near Vienna, are of a painfully dramatic nature. One of the bodies was identified as that of Mdlle. Marie Damaio, a young and promising French actress, well known in London, where during several seasons she performed in private circles and has been encouraged to come out on the stage. The other ves Mdlle. Aline &innovate, a friend of Mdlle. Dsmain, who bad been travelling with her for the last 18 months, and who would not survive her. Mdlle. Domain performed in small pieces at different private houses the two winters she spent in Vienna, and amongst others at the French Embassy. One of her many admirers was a young count, an officer in the army, between whom and Millie. Domain relations of intimacy were contracted. Marriage was contemplated by the unfortunate girl, and the young Count meant honourably by her, but was not of age, and his family was strongly opposed to the match. The liaison was broken off some months ago, and in October last Mdlle Domain gave birth to a child. All efforts to effect a reconciliation with the Count proving fruitless Mdlle. Damain formed the fatal resolve. Having packed up their belongings at the lodgings they had taken in Vienna, she and her friend proceeded to Linz, within an hour of which town is situated the Chateau of the Count's father. They put up at a small hotel in Linz, and on Wednesday evening proceeded to the Chateau of Ottenshehn. After lingering about the precincts for a couple of hours, they entered the park, and there in the dead of night, on a bed of roses, the two unhappy women put an end to their existence. Their bodies were discovered next morning. The remarkable attachment of Mdlle. Renneville to her friend, which prompted her under the circumstances detailed to sacrifice her own life with that of Mdlle. Domain, is the subject of mach wondering comment.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1882-04-15 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

HLILL FISITERMEN AND LADS DROWNED  AT SEA.  At the weekly meeting of the Hull Sub-Watch Committee on Wednesday, the Chief Constable presented the following report :—With reference to the charge of murder preferred against the prisoners Brand and Byaroft, and the various remarks made as to the loss of life generally at sea in connection with the fishing trade, I deemed it desirable to cause a return to be prepared of the number of fatal casualties which have been reported to the police from the commencement of the year 1878, to the 17th March of the present year, inclusive, from which you will observe that during that time 29 deaths of adult persons have been reported. The record is as follows :—One is accounted for as an ordinary death, 1 committed suicide whilst under Attie influence of drink, and the remaining 27 accidental deaths by drowning whilst in the execution of their duty. You will also observe that , there are 71 deaths of boys and youths under 21 years of age, accounted for as follows :—One committed suicide through fear, 1 died from heart disease, 1 was accideutally killed, and the remaining 68 accidentally drowned. You will also gather from the return that the deaths at sea reported to ' the police are on the increase. In the year 1878 there were reported 5 adults and 8 youths ; in 1879, 2 adults and 8 youths; 1881, 12 adults and 22 youths. Daring the present year up to the 17th ult. inclusive, there has been 1 adult and 12 youths drowned. There are three persons in the returns who are reported " names unknown," and a similar number of deaths that could not be accounted for by the skippers of the vessels. As you will notice, the majority of the deaths are accounted for as " being washed overboard by heavy seas," the remainder as being lost whilst in the execution of their duty. I attach returns which I have caused to be prepared on the subject.—(Signed) J. Campbell, Chief Constable.—On the motion of Alderman Chapman, it was resolved that a summary of the returns be entered on the minutes.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1882-06-17 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL.  About sa o'clock on Tuesday night a mars named Walter Sellars, 84 years of age, a roll turner by trade, who lost his wife five weeks ago, was taken into custody by a member of the Sheffield borough police force on a charge of having committed an indecent assault upon his daughter, a child between five and six years of age. He was placed in a oell at the Brightsids Police Station, but became very violent, breaking the whole of the cell windows, and smashing part of the door. In consequence of this conduct his boots were taken off, and everything in his pockets removed. Shortly before midnight Inspector Smith, who has charge of the station, visited the cell and found Sellars dead, he having hung himself. He had placed one of the legs of his pantaloons round his neck and fastened the other to an iron bar.  EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR IN Hum. On Thursday night an occurrence of a very singular nature was reported to the Hull police. In the first place it seems that a Mrs. O'Connor, living in Chaffer's-alley, Great Union-street, gave an intimation at the Central Police Station, Parliament-street, that her child, John Franci O'Connor, over three years of age, was missing Her notification was entered in the books in the usual manner, and no special importance was attached to it until about a quarter-past nine, when • girl, named Ruth Ross, called at the same place and stated that she had seen a little boy pushed into the Queen's Lock by two other boys, and drowned. The two boys question, who had also been missed by their parents, were subsequently found, and, in reply to interrogations, stated that the child O'Connor, who had been in then company, had fallen from the dock and beet drowned. These boys are Francis Berry, betweet six and seven years of age, and Henry Price between four and five. They were taken h their homes, and the Queen's dock, at the plao indicated by the girl Ross, was dragged iron nine until eleven p.m., but nothing was found As up to a very late hour last night no tiding of the missing child had been heard of, ther seems little doubt that he has been drowned some way or other. The tender age of his cow panions will, of course, preclude the possibilit of any criminal charge being brought againe them.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1882-04-22 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

THE CASE OF THE MARQUIS OF  HUNTLY.  At the Mansion House, London, on Tuesday before the Lord Mayor, the representative o the Standard Bank of London said that since the case of the Marquis of Huutly had been remanded he had the opportunity of considering the Lord Mayor's remarks, and he had also since the noble lord's return to this country received a satisfactory explanation as to the value of the foreclosure decreed over the Huntly Estates. Under these circumstances he had to apply to be allowed to withdraw from the prosecution.—The Lord Mayor said that from the evidence adduced he came to the conclusion that Lord Huntly had no proper information of what the document was he was signing. There never was the slightest intention on the part of the Marquis to do that of which the prosecution had accused him, and he was glad the charge was withdrawn. The application was concurred in on the part of the defendant if all imputations against Lord Huntly were withdrawn. In the case of Nicholson's Discount Company against the Marquis the same course was followed, it being observed that the securities had turnedout of greater value than at first supposed. —The Lord Mayor, in allowing both applications, said that so far as he could see there was on ground for the slightest imputation against the Marquis.  It Morley, near Leeds, on Tuesday, a retired police-sergeant named Brackburn committed suicide by hanging himself. Three years ago, owing to his eyesight failing him, he was pensioned off, since which time he has gradually become low-spirited.  The leading Conservatives of Glasgow and the west of Scotland have signed a memorial asking Lord Salisbury and Sir Stafford Northcote to visit Glasgow and deliver political addresses, and it is believed the request will be acceded to. October next is mentioned as the time of the visit.  THE POISONING By "