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AN INSANE FREAK

... A'OENTENARIAN. There has just died in the Newbury Workhouse an inmate named John Shaw, who had attained the age of 103. He was a native of Melksham, and a bargeman. In 1817 his wife was run over at the Newbury Cattle Show, and died from the effects of the injuries ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1894
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 256 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MINERS TERRIBLE DEATH

... MINERS TERRIBLE DEATH. A colliery fireman named Evan Howells died on Saturday as the result of terrible injuries he had sustained in a fire in the Rhondda Valley. While the men wore working at the pit bottom the pit knocker's clanging gave warning that ...

Published: Saturday 17 August 1907
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 187 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL 811141006 CONFLICT RTIII Till CRAMTMAMII COMPANY

... Hospital. His lordship died on the way there. Emma Lovell was found in the back room on the third floor, partially suffocated ; and I also used artificial respiration to her until ebe was taken to St. George's IloPpital. She also died on the way. Jane Nipperd ...

Published: Saturday 30 May 1891
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1233 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PRISONERS' FATAL FIGHT

... Gleegow police cell, where a British sailor named John Brown is alleged to have been killed by Carl Johanneson, a Swedish fireman. The men bad been arrested for a trivial offence, and, as they seemed friendly, were confined in the same cell. The door was ...

Published: Saturday 07 July 1906
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 192 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FALL FROM THE FOOTPLATE

... When the 8.2 train between Truro and Falmouth stopped suddenly on Saturday night alarmed passengers were informed that the fireman, a man named Harold Tnegaskis, was missing from the engine. The driver, Wm. Elger, stated that he heard a sudden rattle of ...

Published: Saturday 04 October 1913
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 173 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MUSIC HALL MURDER

... Jesslsope, fireman, 3: eara of. age.. stabbed He t il e t i v in the region of the heart. 'leaky cella at once and died before a doctor could summoned. Jeashope was at once arrested. Up to Saturday last he was also engaged at the hall ae fireman, a position ...

Published: Saturday 02 April 1910
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 382 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TWO MEN TO ONE ENGINE

... d by a fireman, as the engine was being taken light from the engine shed to the main line, when it would have been taken in charge by the Railway Company's men. Two enginemen, who. were called, added that they saw no necessity for a fireman, and they ...

Published: Saturday 22 October 1910
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 540 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TWO ACC/DEMI ON WWI LONDON, Wrinal AND DOT LINT

... having tarried a complete summersault, the tender at the cams time being thrown over It. The fireman of the engine, was killed on the spot, and another fireman, In the employ of the company, who happened to be riding on the engine was also killed. The ...

Published: Saturday 12 January 1861
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 474 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

VINOLIA FOR THE SKIM

... wrong line in time to stop his engine. The bodies of the driver and fireman have been identified—the former as Alexander Gibson, 22, married, of Naburn-street, Glasgow; and the fireman as John Glendenning, 18, from Ardrossan, and living in lodgings at ...

Published: Saturday 19 May 1900
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 659 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE FAMINE IN CHINA

... Henderson, carpenter, Glasgow ; James 11PLanghliu, oiler, Liverpool ; Daniel Regan, fireman, Liverpool Christopher Lee, fireman, M nchester ; Patrick M'Gough, fireman. Dublin ; Peter Glpensen. A. 8., Sweden ; Samuel Hurt A.B. London ; Ann Brown, stewardess ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1877
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 831 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HEROIC FIREMEN

... down the ladder. But be was too late to save his life. Then it was found that there was another child on the third floor. Fireman Greenwood went up, forced an entrance, and brought out, unconscious, an eighteen-months-old child. MARRIAGE A DISQUALIFICATION ...

Published: Saturday 09 January 1909
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

GOOD REPORTS FROM FAULDS BROW AND CALDBECK FELLS

... this year been little heather burning on account of the wet time.—Yorkshire Post. Mr. Jos. Cowen, winery fireman, Leosrigg Cottages. ideslegite, died suddenly on Redasedij light. ...

Published: Saturday 18 July 1914
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 5 | Tags: none