Our Cromwell correspondent reports: — A very distressing accident happened at Makarora on Friday to Miss Marion Ewing, eldest daughter of Mr J. B. Ewing, It appears that Miss Ewing has boon in poor health for some time, and it is surmised that she look a fit and fell into the fire, being severely burnt about the body. Dr Waddell, of Pembroke, left by steamer on Saturday morning to attend the sufferer, but news has come to hand that she died from the injuries. -Otago Daily Times, 24/7/1906.
A Sad Occurrence. — The joy and happiness of the wedding celebrations had hardly died away when we were plunged into sorrow and mourning by hearing that Miss Marion Ewing, eldest daughter of Mr J. B. Ewing, proprietor of the Makarora sawmill, had been so badly burnt that it was declared impossible for her to live. She has been in failing health for a long time past, and was subject to fits. It appears she was left sitting before the fire, and when one of her brothers came in a few minutes afterwards he found her in the fire ablaze. With considerable presence of mind he threw a couple of buckets of water over her to put the fire out and enable him to rescue her; but it was found that she was so badly burned that it was impossible for her to live. Mr Ewing was down in Pembroke on business at the time, and one of his sons at once rode down to apprise him of the fatality, and a sad and lonely ride it was through a dark and bleak night. Mr Ewing at once chartered the s.s. Makarora, and went back, taking Dr Waddell, and also Mr T. Templeton, the undertaker, and on arriving home he ascertained that the unfortunate girl had died four hours after the occurrence, never regaining consciousness. An invalid is always missed in the house, and the sorrow is ever so much greater when the end is so tragic, and the family and relations had the profoundest sympathy of everyone. The body was brought down on the return voyage of the Makarora, and the funeral took place in the Pembroke Cemetery, Mr Hunt, the Presbyterian divinity student, reading the service. -Otago Witness, 8/8/1906.
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