ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 433, 16 February 1909, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

:" ■•■'■"' .—^— *— .••■■■■..' •■.•:"■ ; ',; EXPIRED/IN THE STREET. ' ■.■" (UY.TEfcßoiiArn—r'liEss association.) Auckland, February 16. A man. named .Henry Llewellyn Grier l fell down in a "fit while walking along WoUesley Streot this: afternoon, and expired while being convoyed to the hospital. Deceased was of middle age \aiul is.believed to have been a school teacher out of employment.

SUFFERED FROM INSOMNIA. Eltham, February 15. . Alexander M'Lean, aged 44, a married man and a member of tho firm of M'Lean Bros., contractors for the new Eltham butter. fac--toryj has been.missing from here sinco Friday. His body was found this , morning on the .bank of tho Waiongara River, with , a pocket loiife in the hand and the jugular vein out'. Deceased had suffered from insomnia. The indications point to suicide. ■

/J.} "■■ •;■•.. FATAL FALL. ■' ■ ;• . Westport, Fobruary 15. ' ■ Peter Sangwell, aged 22; a wharf labourer, went into a recess opening on to/the. river at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, last, and was not again seen alive.- His body was recovered from tho river this morning. Hβ apparently fell through the opening and struck his head on a beam, as there is a mark on the forehead. ;;■ At the inquest tq-uighfa vordict that .the deceased, Peter Sangwell, met bis death by drowning in- tho Biiller. River. There was nothing to show how he came to fall into the river. 'Deceased,.who worked as a coaltrimmer at the wharves, was. 22 years of age. ;■' "' '■, -.-■■• THE EXPLOSION AT PENCARROW. The work s of extricating .the unfortunate man who- was* buried by a fall of.earth at tho Peiicarrdw quarry on' Friday last: was still proceeding yesterday. It is anticipated that the body will.be recovered, to-day. ■

,V;;'/ A CYCL.IST RpN OVER. ' .',- v -. ■■. A youth .named E. Neil,' 17 -years of age, employed by Messrs. Stafford, Treadwell, and Field, met.with an accident .whilst cycling round\,the corner ;-.of. Grey and Featherstqn Strebts at 3.15 yesterday afternoon. It ap.pears that| an express was -rpiindin'e the oprnpr at the .same time,.;'and whilst thfj driver's attention occupied in aroiding : an old man one of■ the ■ horses struck tho boy ■. arid . knocked- hiin down,- two wheels of the express passing' over ;h|s ..body: The lad was attended, to by .'a doctor;: and removed to the hospital, where it was several ribs had been fractured! ' -;v .;;;-;■ :-.■■,' ■:;./ ■

'.; : ; THE , : AT TERAWHiTI/; \, . The young man, :Frederiok ; Marsh, who was injured, through .boing kicked .;m'the ch>-!st by_ a horse at 'ferawhiti on.Sunday, was admitted- to : the hospital-yesterday afternbohi His condition was still causing some concern up ;■''.{ : \:) :".-' '■.-.■.•■