'The holiday season is always prolific in accidents of all kinds, and this autumn has been no exception' to the rule. The Alps have as usual claimed their victims, but One of the saddest calamities of the year has ocourred on the Wye, where Mr. and Mrs. Ciiwrles Crawley were spending their summer holiday, Mr, Avthue Studd, a friend, went to see them and persuaded them to retarnanddine with birn, at Line tern, pany with owo of Mr. Craw-Iny's sisters and n friend, All started off in the best of spirits, but suddenly the sin charge of n capable owing to the rapidity of the tide, cvilided with the pier of a railway bridge under which they were passing, and struck a spike with such force that it was practically nearly cut in two. Of course all the occupants were thrown into the water, and Mr. and Mes, Crawley and one of his sisters were drowned, the other four having " very narrow escape. Mr. Crawley was a son of the late Archdeacon Crawley, and Bfrs, Crawley a daughter of the late Bishop of Meath. Both will be mourned by an immense circle of friends, and it is sad to know that they have two small children, one quite an who are al present too youn:
derstand the terrible calamity which has overtaken them,
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