Denton & Haughton Weekly News, and Audenshaw, Hooley Hill, and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1874-07-31 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TAAGIC OCCURRENCE IN D01311,1N.  On Wednesday morning, a terrible trl wedy place in thci house 41, Lower S lckville-stret t; Vublinp occupied by the Englisq and Scottish Law _ Life Ae" surance Association, and several other assural ice Offices. The doors were not open, as ,usual, and when they were foieed, the body of the caretakt.r was found, f eet doW11", wards; lying ou the lowest stair. His throa ti was out/ from ear to ear, the head being nearly seva red from Ole trunk. He was quite naked,;save for his shirt. NO bloOd waa on- aialtairti, and-for three flights upwardS,, nothing appeared'to account for either m urder or  suicide,. or. any unusual occurrence what:ever. 011  searching the apartment occupied by the doceased, a strange and awful scene presented itself. There was evident marks of a struggle. The deceased' uniform lay saturated with.blood as well as the be(lclothes• A basin of blood lay at one end of the room, as well as a razor, and spipp:plbo,d7spained ;linen,. with br,okeb cups, disorderiaTtirnie*, and soine eatables on the table. The chairs were pushed in: all directions, light has yet-been thrown -en the tragedy. An inquest was opened on WednesdayWining-.lfill adjourned till to-day (Priday.),  Wa.,dk-I,l*, 'TA Lt:',.:l§ll.l It A.Nt ; JAIL'  C '-,  BRlTisil Details, haye heen. received of tae -wreck of the flue .new iron ship British. Adh*al, which was lost on tilt' reef of, King's Island, 13tass'.s. Stunts as briefly stated by telegraph at the time. The 41-fated ship was built last year at Liverpool for the Liverpool Shipowners' Company Limited, and was 1,800 tons register. When in the .bay of Biscay on her first voyage, sh°, Jost her masts, and had to return to, Liverpool to be refitted. Her Second voyage Was a most disastrono one, for heavy seas so damaged her chronometers and compass that, when nearing the Australian continent she lost reclioning; and ,suddenly during the night WO among the fatal rooks of King's Island before their proximity was discovered. She fll off on her bros4' side, and ths4Ansued a hea,rtrending scene. At three o'cl.ock in the 1-norning 49 1-3.4.ssengers, awakened froni their sleep, rushed on deck in their night dre§ses, onlY to find the ship crushing against black rugged nolo' every sea making a clean breach over ' her, Ono small boat was all-that could. he launched, and in thiO the second mate, four seamen, and three passengers I:4° off. Falling.spars smashed all the other boats. 3.lest of the. passengers took refuge -by the mizenme,st, h°V presently they and the mast were hurled overboard hi a huge wave. , The mainmast followed, bursting tile 'deck; and in another minute the ship. slipped off ill° deep water. The secar-Thiate's boats capsized in the breakerk and only_three of the party managed to re*  gain her, and they clung to her keel. Mr. uNichole°ii. the son of the ex-Premier or Victoria, who had beat" to ligland for his health, lost his life in a vain eff°j.l,( to save two little Children who were struggling araeo6;,j the wreckage. Ile said to the survivors that he eouir not leave the little ones, and whilst glasping them, he perished. The third mate was in his,;berrff sick, and went down with the ship, but on coming ,•I'`' the surface he seized apiece of floating timber and  reached the hore. He was the only officer saved. 17 other survivors Were kr. O'GradY; saloon paisinigi _ _ .—Ar  Keys, Jones, and Harold, s4crage passengers ; Wragle"'i: Baker, and Davidson, seamen. At daylight they into).' • ged to make a tent of wreckage, and sustained t1i.j....,13' selves by provisions washed ashore. The next tV fell in with a hunter's hut, and there found a* 1,1 nanied.Onnningha,m, who had es aped on some float wreckage. A s nail vessel two days afterwards tOre. them across to Melbourne; where they arrived on Svilt 1. The Victorian GovernMent. despatched a steao.:o to the scene of the wreck, and buried all the boted which had been washed ashore. Very little Of cargo was r,coverable.: The local marine board NO inquiry, and on June sth, When the report left tl'e.; had exonerated the captain and officers from blata6