ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

■"" JACKING A BIG LOG." At the inquest concerning the death of Mr. ' Wm. ; Burt, sawmillcr, of Whiteman's Valley, who _was accidentally killed on Monday last, evidence: shojved that two of deceased's employees were engaged jacking a big log off a truck on to the skids, which work deceased superintended.. After giving his orders, Mr. Burt walked away, and apparently went to the other side of the skids, out of view of the workmen. The log was jacked off,, and deceased was caught, by the neck between some timbers. His neck was broken, death being instantaneous. The log was removed at once, but deceased was past.medical aid. A verdict of accidental death, no blame being attachable to anybne, ; was returned.' ■.''.' .;■''■ ' KILLED WHILE TRICK RIDING. IB* TELEMUI'n-r-T-itESS ASSOCIATION.) Blenheim, January 14..';'' ; Yesterday-a'Maori boy named Gray Luke met with a'fatal accident atHhe Maori pa. The boy.'was.given to trick riding, and"was waiting for his brother with three horses,' which were to : ho put into a dray. He was standing on.the middle, horse, and, had wound the slack of the reins round his .neck. His brother was approaching' with a dray, and when some distance off turned round to speak to a'companion. When he again looked hefound that.the boy had disappeared,' and going up found him lying'on the ground with [his neck broken. : .: / : DEATH BY SUFFOCATION. ' (BY, TELEGRAPH—rI!ES3 ASSOCIATION.) Rcefton, January "14. _ At the inquest of a man named Millar,.the jury's verdict was to the effect that death' was due to suffocation caused by falling on his face when stupid with' chlorodyne or from other cause!'' .'■• .'