Nicolai Barthelmy/Bartholomew Trouette

Other Events:

• Personal: 1873, Shareholders South Prince Patrick No 2 Quartz Mining Co ; First Name: Nicholas Last Name: Trouette Title: Year: 1873 Subject: Shareholders South Prince Patrick No 2 Quartz Mining Co Country: Australia State: Victoria Location: Stawell Record set: Victoria government gazettes (Government Gazettes, Victoria 1858-1900)
• Personal: 1873, Mackay Copper Mining Co ; First Name: Nicholas Last Name: Trouette Title: Year: 1873 Subject: Shareholders Mackay Copper Mining Co Page: 1170 Country: Australia State: Victoria Location: Stawell Record set: Victoria government gazettes (Government Gazettes, Victoria 1858-1900 )
• Death.: 3 Mar 1886, The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria; FATAL ACCIDENT AT,A VINEYARD. TWO MEN SUFFOGATED IN A VAT. A sad accident happened at, the Great Western this afternoon, resulting in the death of a young man named Nicholas Trouotte, tho son of the late Jean Pierre Trouette , of St. Poter's vineyard, and a Frenchman mamed Cobie. It appears that a young man named Thompson, together with the two deceased, were engaged in cleaning out an underground vat, which had the previous year been filled with husks. Last week the vat, which is about 15ft. deep and 8ft. in diameter, was emptied to within 18m. of the bottom, and this afternoon, the men commenced to complete the work of emptying it. For this purpose Thompson descended the Vat, but was immediately overpowered by the fumes at the bottom. Trouette, who was on the surface, noticing this, descended to rescue the lad, but had only just time to tie a rope round his waist and order those on the top to pull up when he himself was overcome, and fell prostrate. Cobie, who was on the surface, gave the alarm, and were engaged in cleaning out an underground vat, which had the previous year been filled with husks. Last week the vat, which is about 15ft. deep and 8ft. in diame- ter, was emptied to within 18m. of the bottom, and this afternoon, the men commenced to complete the work of emptying it. For this purpose Thompson descended the Vat, but was immediately overpowered by the fumes at the bottom. Trouette, who was on tho surface, noticing this, descended to rescue the lad, but had only just time to tie a rope round his waist and order those on the top to pull up when he himself was overcome, and fell prostrate. Cobie, who was on the surface, gave the alarm, and pulled up Thompson, who was insensible. Miss Trouette carne rushing up, and wanted to descend, when Cobie tied a rope round her waist and let her down, but she was shortly after drawn up insensible. Cobie then descended for the purpose of rescuing Trouotte, but before aid could be oobtained, he was also lying holpless at the bottom of the vat. As soon as possible tho bodies were raised to the surface by Constable Mooney, and Dr. Jack, of Stawell, was sent for, but when he arrived life was extinct. An Inquest will be held tomonow. Transcribed from "The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria", Wednesday 3 March 1886
• Inquest: 4 Mar 1886, The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria; THE FATALITY SI VINEYARD (BY TELEGRAPH FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT) STAWELL, Wednesday An inquest was held today at Great Western before Mr G. L. Hutichinson, the coroner for the district on the bodies of Nicholas Trouette and John Cobie, who were suffocated yesterday afternoon in a vat at St. Peter's vineyard. A considerable amount of evidence was taken but no further light was thrown on the sad occurrence. The coroner eulogised Miss Trouette for her bravery in attempting to save her brother and also Constable Mooney, who used every exertion to recover the bodies, and descended the vat for that purpose. The jury returned the following verdict- "We find that the deceased Nicholas Bartholomew Touette and John Cubie were accidently killed on 2nd March 1886 at Great Western, by being suffocated carbonic acid gas in a vat on the premises of Messers. Trouette & Blampied, and the said Nicholas B. Trouette entered the said vat voluntarily to save the life of David Simpson, who lay insensible therein; and the said John Cobie also entered the said vat voluntarily to attempt to save Nicholas B. Trouette The funerals, of the deceased took place this afernoon and were attended by a large concoure of people from the whole of the surrounding district. Mr. Troutte was buried with Masonic honours. Almost 70 members of the Craft from Stawell, Ararat, and Great Western being present. Transcribed from "The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria", Thursday 4 March 1886
• Funeral Service: 5 Mar 1886, The Horsham Times, Victoria; Nicholas Bartholomew Trouettes Funeral. The funerals took place immediately at the conclusion of the inquest, and were attended by one of the largest concoursese ever assembled in the district. Mr. Trouette was interred with full Masonic honours, about 70 members of the craft in mourning regalia being present. The mother and sister of Mr. Trouette were at the grave, their appearance eliciting expressions of genuine and unaffected sympathy with them in their double sorrow. Transcribed from "The Horsham Times, Victoria" Friday 5 March 1886
• Awards: 27 Apr 1886, The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria; AWARDS. The following applications for awards were dealt with : Letters of thanks were ordered to be forwarded to Messrs. Doherty and Minns for their services in rescuing S. Yockin from drowning in the River Shaw. Marie F. Trouette, for jumping with a rope tied round her into a wine vat to save her brother, knowing the vat to be full of carbonic acid gas, at St. Peter's Vineyard, Great Western, was granted the bronze medal of the society. Samuel Mooney, police constable, for going into the same vat on the same day, to save John Coby, was granted a certificate of merit. In connection with the above cases, it was resolved that the names of Nicholas B. Trouette and John Coby, with a statement of the noble and courageous action by which they lost their lives on the occasion, should be entered in the archives of the society, and publicly announced at the society's annual demonstration, when the awards will be distributed by His Excellency the Governor. Transcribed from "The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria," Tuesday 27 April 1886

Notes:

The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria

Birth:
Birth Registration
Surname: FRONETTE: : Given Names: Nicholas Barthelmy: Father: Jean Pierre: Mother: Marie BLAMPIED: Birth Place: ARARAT: Year: 1859: Reg No 8697 [Victoria Pioneer Index 1836 -1888]
His sister was also registered as FRONETTE.

Died:
Death Registration
Surname: TROUETTE: Given Names: Nicolai Bartelmy: Death: Father Jean Pierre Trouette: Mother: Maria Francoise BLAMPIED: Age 26: Death Place: Great Western: Death Year: 1886. Reg No 1665 [Victoria Pioneer Index 1836 -1888]

Surname: Blampied: Given Names: Nicolas B: Place Great Western: Year 1886: Ref 273: Cause: Suuffocated foul Air
[Victoria Inquest Index 1840 -1985].