PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924 Interesting News from News From The West Indian Islands Christmas! Christmas!
class carriage. Two wagons of the Goods train were derailed. The accident occurred at p.
and a brakedown train proceeded immediateiy to the scene with the General Manager, Chief Engineer and Breakdown staff on board.
By 10 the line had been cleared and ordinary working was resumed.
The passenger train WAS driven by Rudder.
DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY Departmental Enquiry was commenced yesterday, by the General Manager, the Chief Engineer, the Locomotive Superintendent and the Acting Traffic Manager who travelled by yesterday first train to Tabaquite.
THE BRANCH STORE AMERICAN BAZAAR BARBADOS Governor Appreciates Company of Volunteers.
on FOOTWEAR Officer, Dr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening the BLOOD JAMAICA. poral Ellis took charge of the body post mortem examina tion was ordered and Dr. Clark went up and performed Fire Destroys Chinese Shop Ii.
On Barry Street Nothing has been learnt to suggest the reason for his hanging except that he complained EARLY YESTERDAY CHUNG AD of fever and pain in his head FEE DRY GOODS AND GROCER some days before. He was seen up to on Sunday morning when IES BUSINESS BURNT OUT he was stlil complaining of te DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT pain.
DAMAGE IS PUT At 1, 500 Death of Mr. Matthews.
Building was sold to Another, Present Tenan to Give We regret to record the death Up in March Next, OF THE of Dr. Thomas Russel Matthews, which took place at his late Early yesterday morning fire residence Harleycourt, Constant destroyed the stock of Chang Spring Road yesterday. Dr.
Ah Fee, who carried on business Matthews was well known in as dry goods, groceries and pro this community, having been for Situated at Central Avenue and Corner Street vision dealer at 113 Barry Street, a number of years one of the wer Resident Medical Officers of the The Fire Brigade got the Kingston Public Hospital, where alarm sent, in by Constable be was held in esteem and Robertson who duty affection by the many patients in the vicinity a 15 oclock and of the institution. He left the the force tu nedot promptly Government Service a few years under Chief Officer Dunn and ago and practiced on his own FOR Sergeant Harry. squad of account. He only recently police under Inspecter Lambert returned from a visit to England. Women Misses Gentlemen was also on the scene and bin. The doctor was an able surgeon dled the situation very well a da skilful physician and will indeed.
be kindly remembered by all When the brigade arrived with whom he came in contact, Buy at The Branch Store of The AMERICAN BAZAAR and they found themes kushing out of the lower building. Entrance BE SATISFIED THE FRANKFIELD was forced through a window on the Luke Line ide The RAILWAY whole of the ground for wiss burning rapials. Mn were stationed there with hose Smell Hell Hill. the Culebra throwing water on the themes out of the Chap Iton Frankfield and others went up tairs. The Railway extension has at last Pressure of water man ben conquered by the con was all that could be desired lactors and the laying of the The door on the staircase lairails over the entire length have ing to the upper floor opened now been completed. An engine with little or no dificulty. The made the entire journey to fire fighters had not mich Frankfield Station last Sunday.
trouble on the second floor, and it is, however, not expected that in about one hour and twenty the line will be open for traffic minutes the fire was subdvei, before Febuary, as the ballastThe roof and lower floor of the ing will not be completed, it is building were greatly damag d, said, until the end of January.
0, while the second floor ad fixtures were completely des.
troyed. The entire stock was TRINIDAD burnt out and the amount of damage is estima ed at 500.
the building, made The usual crowd gathered on the scene, but were kept off by HOW SERIOUS COLLISION WAS Recommended for Removing the Humors of AVERTED Scrofulous Diseases, Pimples, Boils, Blotches, The police were imformed Tetters. Useful in Chronic and Syphilitic that Chang An Fee was not in WOMAN GATEKEEPER Kingston, having left since Fri THOUGHTFUL ACT.
Rheumatism, Mercurial Affections and Discay leaving Chang Ab Quee 10 charge of the business.
eases caused by Impurities of the Blood.
Up to yesterday evening it was 13 Year Old Boy Plucky not known whether the stoc Effort.
An Alterative recommended for purify.
was insured or not.
ing and enriching the BLOOD.
The building was owned by An official statement made Mr. Lauriston Nunes of Chemi yesterday, to a Gazette reprecal Hall td, but he had sold sentative by Mr. John Powter, it to another Chinese pur. General Manager of Railways, For Sale at all Drug Stores chaser discloses the fact that the GLEANER reporter tele Railway collision which phoned Mr. Nunes at two last Saturday afternoon near And in Large Quantities by o clock yesterday afternoon bay Tabaquite as fortunately not as ing heard he was the owner of serious as was at first thought.
the building. Mr. Nunes gave It points also to the prompt and JAVIER MORAN. American Pharmacy the reporter the following state joint action of a woman gate.
ment. Up to the time you keeper and the plucky effort of AGENT telephoned had no notitication thirteen year old boy being from the Police or anyone else of the direct causes of what may the tire and knew nothing be described as the almost SS about it when you rang me un negligible damage resulting from it was a great surprise to me. the accident, had recently sold the building THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
and the preseit tenant was to her nephew, Hector Cipriani.
hand over possession to the pura What happen. says Mr. aged 13, instructed him to run caser in March next year. Powter is that the 10 down towards the app ouching up cannot say if the purchaser of train from Jerningban Junction Goods train and display the red CALL IN AT the property is covered to Rio Claro left Tabaquite flag. She bereself, ran towards by insurance, but do koow that Station without the tickets for the oncoming passenger train, it was much under insured by the the section This section is also showing the red flag. From me. As to the extent of the worked on the staff and ticket enquiry, it is clear that both insurance carried by me, can system and no driver is per bited and both promptly 31drivers saw the red flag exbiculars to day as the papers are a ticket or stat in his tempted to bring their trains to in my safe at the store. possesion. Driver Parie who a standing In this, the driver The police took statements in bad to give some attention to But, as the passenger traio was driving the passenger train of the Gods train succeeded.
connection with the tire.
bis engine at Tabaquite, and was ruuing on a steep falling No. 93, Central Avenue when receiving the signal from gradiant. and had attained a CASE OF SUICIDE che Guard unfortunately omitted considerable speed; also the to notice that he had not been rails being wet, the driver was givea ticket for the section. unable to bring bis train to a In St. Catherine He left the station and the efforts stand batore bis engine collided ASSORTMENT OF of the Station staff to stop him with the engine of the Goods Old Harbour. Doc CASA were unavailing train. He stuck to his engine PLUCKY WOMAN EFFORTS and received a blow in the chest of suicide occurred in he Davis GOOD STATIONERY from the gear lever which threw district abou four mies from About 500 yards from Tabat him on to the foot plate. He this town. Frederick Bailey was quite is a level crossing The was taken by car to the Sun mis ing on Fernando SOUVENIRS, ber. searen party nt out crossing is attended to by Mrs. admitted and detained for treatbut did not find him. On Mou Lishmare who has been stationed ment and was discharged yesterdas about 12 o clock noon one there for the past fifteen years. day, not having been seriously Lecept Francis, when searching When she noticed the passenger injured.
for goats in wod, saw the train leaving Tabaquite she also boly of Bailey banging from a beard Goods train approachVEHICULAR DAMAGE tree with a withe around the ing from the opposite direction The engine of passenger train neck The matter was reported (Brothers Road) She seized has been very badly damaged as to the police here, when Cor two red flags and giving one to also the brakevan and a third His Excellency, the Governor Sir Charles Brien bas written the following letter to the Volunteer Force their Camp at Bellelapis. cerning The Governor desires, in his capacity af Honorary Colonel of the Barbados Volunteers, to express to Major the Hon. Sir Clarke, Staff Officers, Non Commissioned Ofticers and Men his warm appreciation of the suc.
cess of the Volunteer Camp at Beileplsine.
His Excel lency was much pleased with his Visit to the Camp on the 9th instant and to see the excellent rrangements made for the comfort of the men and to hear of the enthusiasm of all ranks during their short period of training; the only regret is that the Camp could not be extended for a longer period.
The titness and discipline of our young men and the healthy ton of competition between Companies was most Riatifying to sea. It is to be regretted that a large proportion of cur people were un.
able to see the advance in numbers and training of our Citzen Force.
The Governor Perls assured that the elder Members of the Force who have maintained their interest in the Volunteer Movement through years of considerable apathy will share with nim the grattication of the new life that is apparent and give uil creait to the Adjutant and che Regimental Screant Major for the success of their efforts.
It is right and fitting that mention should be made of the excellent work done by Captain Delamere, Camp Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas and their Staff for the comfort of all members in Camp: The Railway Board and Mr. Higgings, the General Manager, deserve warm thanks for their helpful assistance. of concrete, were only seorched. Railway Mishap.
the police.
occurred The Bardados Railway cluded The Workman BOOK STORE Commenting Editorially, under the above caption, the WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED says: The last pbase in the Railway Tragedy which was enacted at Harrow Siding on 9th June last, was reached on Wednesday when the case brought by Mr.
and Mrs. Austin of Swan Street against the Railway Board for damages sustained through the accident was conAfter the hearing of the evidence wbich bad been adduced for the plaintics, and which was similar to that which was given before the commission of Enquiry appointed by His Excellency the acting Governor in August last, all of which pointed to the deplorable condition of the line at the time of the accident, it was evident in whose favour a verdict was obliged to be returned. But few present we think were prepared for the final scene that was to be enacted.
When the Solicitor General, Counsel for the Railway, opened his address to the jury recognising bis clients liability he candidly admitted that judgment must go against the Board and damages be given for the plaintitts, and had be stopped there (Continued on Page 7)
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