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GOOLWA.
[From our own Correspondent.]
Goolwa, June 11.
The fears entertained in a former communica-
tion respecting the very dangerous state of Mr. C.
West have been fully realized. He lingered in
great agony for 24 hours after the accident, and
expired on Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. For-
tunately he retained his consciousness to the last,
and was enabled during the intervals of paroxysm
to converse with his friends in a calm and intelli-
gent manner. An inquest was held the same
evening, before Mr. J. Hindmarsh, J.P., and a
Jury of 12. Thomas Stanton deposed as follows:—
Yesterday, about half-past 3 p.m., the deceased
and myself took the horse from the stable, and we
ran him with the harness on. We then put him
in the cart. He stood very quiet. I then took
hold of the reins on the off side, and deceased was
on the near side. The horse went on for a few
yards pretty well, and then took off to a regular
gallop. Both deceased and I kept hold of the
horse to keep him back, and then deceased let go,
and I was thrown down; and when I got up I saw
deceased on the ground. I ran after the horse.
William Tuckey said—Deceased had hold of the
horse with his right hand. He fell against the
horse's hind legs, and the horse turned him over,
so that he got under the near wheel, and then de-
ceased rolled on to his back. I went after the
horse, not thinking that the deceased was much
hurt. I think he was on his hands and knees
when the wheel struck him. This was somewhere
about 3 o'clock. I did not see the horse kick him.
The horse rolled him under the wheel. Deceased
held on the horse about 100 yards. Thomas Goode
stated that about 3 o'clock he heard a noise, and
went to his back gate and saw a horse running
towards him. Did what he could to stop the horse, but
had to get inside and shut the gate for his own safety.
On looking in the direction whence the horse and
cart came he saw a man on the ground, about 100
or 150 yards from him. Went up to him, and
lifted him to a sitting posture, and found it was the
deceased. When he saw him first he appeared to
be endeavouring to get up, but his head fell.
Raised him on to his knees, and from the manner
in which his head fell about he thought his neck
was dislocated. Deceased seemed to mention my
name, and said "I'm killed." Examined him
slightly and found no limbs broken, and then sent
for a handbarrow, and he was conveyed home.
Did what he thought necessary till Dr. Hill came,
and he continued the same treatment. Believed,
from appearances and symptoms altogether, that
be died from an internal rupture, probably the
stomach or liver. Was with him when he died, this
afternoon about 3 o'clock. Again examined the
body, and could see no external marks except on
one foot. This being all the evidence, the Jury,
without any hesitation, returned a verdict of "Acci-
dental death." The funeral took place on Friday
afternoon, at the Goolwa Cemetery. The brethren
of the Loyal Goolwa Lodge of Oddfellows (of
which the deceased was a member), with the usual
mournful insignia of the Order, went in procession,
accompanied with a great number of the inhabi-
tants of Goolwa and settlers in the vicinity. The
service at the grave was conducted by tne Rev.
Mr. Hill (Wesleyan), in a most affecting and im-
pressive manner. The deceased was much esteemed
here, being a quiet and well-conducted young man.
He had only been married 12 months, and his wife
had only been confined a few days when the un-
happy event took place. Her health at the present
is in a very precarious state. Great care and quiet-
ness may do much, but it will be a long time
before she recovers from the sad effects of the
shock which she has received.
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