Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 - 1929), Saturday 14 July 1900, page 42


DEATH OF ME. E. A. DELISSER

A SUDDEN ENDING.

The Cairns correspondent of the Towns-ville Bulletin,'' telegraphing on the 4th in-stant, says:— "News was received on Sun-day of ihe death of Mr. E. A. Delisser, whose naked body was found on Saturday on the bank of Butcher's Creek, near Golds-borough, Upper Mulgrave. An examina-tion showed that the deceased, who was seventy-one years of age, dropped dead of failure of the heart's action, just as he was about to bathe. Mr. Delisser for some

years past has been actively interested in the Walter Hodgson gold mine, on the Up-per Mulgrave, upon which mine a large sum of money has been expended. He was for-merly a lieutenant in H.M.s 78th High-landers, and was captain and adjutant of the First Volunteer Force in South Austra-lia, where he completed many important Government surveys, later on he made both the preliminary and permanent survey tor theTownsville Charters Towers rail-way, and was afterwards District Engineer of the Central Division. The deceased ex-pected a sudden ending and left all his af-fairs in thorough order. His body was buried near the mine, on a site he had pre-viously selected." Mr. Delisser, says the "Bulietin," was an intrepid explorer, and his exploration of the Great Australian Bight is recorded in Australian history. His name is men-tioned in Lord Robert's "Forty Years in India," in connection with an act of great gallantry at Aden. A fanatic Arab, armed with a huge kriss, attacked an un-armed member of Lord Robert's staff, when Lieutenant Delisser rushed in between them, warded off the blow with his arm, and seized the Arab, whom he disarmed. Lieutenant Delisser received a wound dur-ing this encounter which laid open his arm from the elbow to near the wrist. With a modesty characteristic of the deceased, he never voluntarily referred to this incident in his adventurous career, and when the subject was brought up be always alluded to the matter as "a little difference of opinion which I had with an Arab at Aden." Mr. Delisser at one time took up, on behalf of a South Australian syndicate in which he was heavily interested, some islands near Port Essington, Northern Ter-ritory. The venture, which had for its ob-ject the fermiation of a cattle station was not a success. He was respected and ad-mired throughout the district for his pluck and endurance, and among the aborigines from the Upper Russell down the Mulgrave fo the Lower Russell River he was always referred to as "the old man," a term of which he was very proud. The Rev. T. L. King, M.A., of Ciermont, say? the "Brisbane Courier" of Saturday last, has accepted a unaninmus call to the vacant charge at Bulimba and Wynmum Presbyterian churches, the late pas-tor, the Rev. J. M'Queen, having been called in fhe early part of the year to the Mnroopna Presbyterian Church. Tic toria. The acceptance of the vacancy Lit Mr. Ktng iias given Timversal ^atisfacliuu to tlic mcmUers and adherents of both diurrfifs. for, in addition to bein^ a pulpit orator of nn-re than average tt/bilrfv he pofsesses a reputation as an energetic worker. Tbe induction service is 6xed for Thursday, tlie 27tli instant, at Bulimba ChurcJi. The altered running of the s-s. Barcoo be tween filnditcnt and Townsville will give |au aiidllioiiaJ mail weekly between Bris I bane and Bockbampton. The train to oon I nect with the Barcoa at dadstone will lrare llnsbanc at nine o'clock every Tues day night, readj Gladstone at noon the fol luninfr day. and start on the return journey the Kime afternoon at twenty-five rainutA to four o'clock. A train to meet this will be despatched from Archer Park on Tues day night or Wednesday morning according as the tides in The Narrows mav suit and will return here either oh Wednesday night I or Tnursdar morning. So there will be man trains leaving Biisliane eveiy Jlonday, -; Tui^day, VTiiJnesdfly. and Fnday evening ; reaching Gladstone ever}- Tuesday WcillKs -lay, Thursday, aud Saturday at rioon ; loav inp then- the *a me afternoons at twenty-five minutes to four oMoek, and aniving in lii-JKljaiie every Wednesday, Friday, Satur , -1liv, and irunday nioiuing. As regards j Uiirklnmplon, -b-ains vfili W sent from liere ? In meet Ihcse jmimcvin^ from and to Ilria : Kane ever}- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, aw! Friday nijrtit or, as tlie tides suit, evory 1 uesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Satur : day rooming ; returning on Tuesday, Wed 4 nesday. Thursdav, «nd Saturday rii^lit or Wednesday, Thuisday, Friday, and Sunday morning. ? .... ? . ?-, ?, ; '.'.:'. -.itv. ^yv;