Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Allan Mitchell, (1867-10/11/1920). "the gale which was raging"

DEATH FROM INJURIES

(BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

DUNEDIN, This Day. Allan Mitchell, aged 53, died in the Cromwell Hospital. The roof of a shed was blown off by the wind, and a portion struck Mitchell on the head, inflicting fatal injuries.  -Evening Post, 11/11/1920.


PERSONAL.

Mr A. Brown Senior, one of the oldest residents of the Lauder District met with a nasty accident when going home from Becks on Friday evening (Nov. 4th) having fallen and dislocated his shoulder. He is progressing satisfactory but being 87 years of age the progress will necessarily be slow. A very sad fatality occurred at Cromwell on Thursday last, the victim being Mr Allan Mitchell, a well known resident of that place. It appears that the deceased had taken a load of chaff out to Mr H. Vercoe’s place at Kawarau Gorge and had just pulled up his horses near the chaff house, when the gale which was raging lifted the roof off. Poor Mitchell was struck on the neck, and died shortly afterwards. A son of Mr Vercoe’s, who saw the roof lift, shouted a warning' to deceased, but he had no time to get clear, while young Vercoe narrowly escaped himself.  -Dunstan Times, 15/11/1920.


Mr Allan Mitchell, who was for some years driver of Craig’s coaches on the Arrowtown-Cromwell run, died in the Cromwell Hospital on Thursday last as the result of an accident. He was engaged in unloading chaff near Mr Vercoe’s orchard in Kawarau Gorge while a heavy gale was raging. The wind lifted a sheet of iron from a shed alongside, and this struck Mitchell on the head, inflicting injuries from which he died. He was 63 years of age, and leaves a widow and family.  -Lake County Press, 15/11/1920.


Cromwell Cemetery.


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