Peter Smellie, aged 35, a member of the firm of Smellie Bros, of Green Island, iron smelters, was found dead on the railway line on Saturday night with one arm broken and the right side crushed. It is supposed he fell off the train while returning home. -Hawera and Normanby Star, 12/12/1887.
Peter Smellie, aged thirty-five, a member of the firm of Smellie Brothers, Green Island, iron smelters, was found dead on the railway line on Saturday, Dec. 17. His right arm was broken, and the right side crushed. It is supposed that he fell off the train while returning home to Burnside. An inquest was held on Dec. 12 on the body. The evidence threw little or no light on the manner in which he met his death. It is presumed he fell out of the train, and some of the wheels passed over him, as his chest was crushed. An open verdict was returned. Deceased was married, and leaves a wife and four children. The verdict returned was “Found dead.” -Lyttelton Times, 28/12/1887.
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