ACCIDENTS AMD FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 306, 19 September 1908, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AMD FATALITIES.

0 (DT IBt.fcfllt.irll— Plrr ss ASSOCIATION.) OLD MAN DROWNS HIMSELF. Bunedln, September 18. At the inquest ou the body of William John Newman, who was found in the harbour yesterday, the coroner said it seemed that tho old mail's mind had become unhinged by suffering, and that lie had committed suicide while temporarily insane. The jury gave a verdict to this cffect. Deceased was Si years of ace. BOY'S FATAL FALL. Westport, September 18. A "boy named Kelly, aged seven years, wliilo riding on an empty coal wagou at Granity yesterday, fell oft'. Ho was run over by several wagons and killed. COACH OVERTURNED. Tho chief postmaster at Napier has received advices that the mail coach between Dannevirko and Weber upset yesterday morning near Mangatoro. Six or seven persons were more or less injured. The coach is in pieces. Another coach went up from Dannevirke to tako the passengers and mails on, and to render assistance. A Press Association telegram from Dannevirke records that the mishap occurred about 16; miles from that town, and that the passengers escaped with minor injuries. (nr TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dannevirke, September 18. Tho accident to the Hcrbertville coach today was caused by' tho D of tho swinglo-treo "breaking. Tho coach completely capsized . into a gully about 20ft. deep. Mrs. Watt J was internally injured. The driver, Mr. Saunders, was sevorcly crushcd by the front ; wheel. Mrs. Burling and child wore slightly , liurt, and several other passengers were ! bruised and shaken. ' A man named Blair ' was pinned under tho coach by tho splash- , board, which rested ou his neck. 110 miracu- 1 lously escaped with a few scratches. J ACCIDENT TO AN ENGINE-DRIVER. j - Ekctahuna, September 18.' I The eight train was delayed j last ntelifc for over two hours. When shunt- 1 ing, a largo cattle truck left tho rails at tho 1 points, and while getting it on tho lino tho J ciiginc-drivor had his thumb severely crushed through' a jack slipping. The thumb had to be amputated, and the driver was takon to tlio Masterton Hospital by tho. down train, which was also delayed. Just before the steamer Maori left Lyttol- v ton for Wellington on Thursday night, tlio boatswain, Peter Nelson, a man about 45 years of ago, lost his balance and fell down r a hatchway, a distance of about 15ft., break- 0 ing two of liis ribs. On tho arrival of tho a boat at Wellington, Nelson was removed to tho-liospital.. ! u