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Show Accident o.v teie "City' or Co-RINN'E." Co-RINN'E." By the Corkne Journal oi' yesterday, the 27th, we ascertain that on Friday afternoon the smokestacks, , which had been placed in position, fell with a crash, striking and precipitating precipitat-ing Captain Evans from the hurricane to the main deck. The cause of the accident was that Captain Evans ordered or-dered the stays to be cast off that held the derrick supporting the smokestacks in order that he might lower it, without with-out for a moment considering the result. re-sult. As a natural consequence they fell as stated. Captain Evans received a fracture of the left arm at the elbow-joint, elbow-joint, a severe sprain of the right wrist, a very bad cut over the left eye, and other general injuries. The damage to the steamer was slight, not to exceed ex-ceed twenty-five dollars, but will occasion oc-casion some delay. |