... Bootle, at the woodwork in connection with the ro. ting ,«f the new railway station platforms at Preston, was suddenly killed. The scaffold ou which he and t ...

... A FATAL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT A few days ago, some scaffolding used in the erec -on nf the Joint Station Works, at the railway terminus, at Bristol, fell down, killing one man, and severely injur- ing; many others. ...

... struggle ensued, as witness knew that if he fell from the top he must either be killed or seriously injured. He was overpowered by defendant, and clinging to one of the scaffold poles he held on to that in order to save himself. At this juncture a police- ...

... struggle ensued, as witness knew that if he fell from tbe top he must either be killed or seriously injured. He was overpowered by defendant, and . clinging to one of the scaffold poles he held on to that in order to save himself. At this juncture a police- ...

... , TERRIBLE SCENE ON THE SCAFFOLD. ALLEGED BUNGLING BY MARWOOD. James Burton, thirty-three, sailor, was executed at eight o'clock on Monday morning iv Durham gaol in the presence of the gaol authorities and three repre- sentatives of tbe press for the ...

... TERRIBLE SCENE ON THE SCAFFOLD. ALLEGED BUNGLING BY MARWOOD Jacobs Burton, thirty-three, sailor, was executed at eight o'clock on Monday morning in Durham gaol in tbe presence of the jraol authorities and three repre- sentatives of the press for the murder ...

... gallows. lit openly confessed to having killed eight persons, and his lawyers and relatives, admitting the truth of the charges against him, made the sole defence upon the pica th:it he was insane upon the subject of killing, and was not responsible for his ...

... D ROMANISM. UNG SOLDIERS. HE SCAFFOLD. THE FARM. THE WARBLE FLY. The following letter on this important subject mp.g appeared in the Meat Thades' Journal and Lattle n's Gazette :—1 have great satisfaction in seeing that you are londfi helpful aid to the ...

... places, but as the men were engaged iv hoisting one of the principals, tbe whole of the roof fell upon the scaffolding, two of the men were killed, one of whom was superintending the erection of the building and tbe other was a labourer. A third man was ...

... COLLIERY ACCIDENT NEAR BARNSLEY. THREE MEN KILLED. On Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, an ac- cident occurred at the Woolley Colliery, about four miles from Barnsley, which resulted in the instan- taneous death of three men. It appears that the ...

... STEEPLE- JACK KILLED A fatal accident occurred to a • 'steeple- jack nanied Wiliiam Jackson, _g«d 2.3, at Middlesborough la-t week. He was ou a _cafloid, 200 teet from the ground, repairing a chimney of some chemical works, when the scaffold broke, aud ...

... A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND On Wednesday morning about half-past 5 o'clock, information was received at the Livesey-street police station, that a woman, named Jane Smith, tbe wife of Jo'jn Smith, residing at 12, Dimity-street, New- town, had been killed ...