ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 465, 25 March 1909, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

A RESCrB. Whilst playing near the- now breastwork at Oriental Bay yesterday afternoon, a little boy, about four years of had a narrow escape from drowning. iio had fallen into water considerably over his depth, and had it not been for tho timely assistance rendered by Master Reginald Dickson, of Hay Street, who noticed the accident, tho consequences would probab, u j havo been, serious. THROWN FROM A TRAP. (M TKi,EO»&rn.— srecui u<>>!»K-<iriiN'niNT.l Auckland, March 24. A rather curious accident occurred on tin. Cambridgo Road yesterday, fortunate!* without serious consequences. A couplo ol youths were driving along in a gig, whoa part of tho harness gavo way, and tho hors» drew out of the trap, and raced along th& road, and round a corner with tho driver, still holding tho reins, dragging along the ground. Finding itself free, tho horse commenced to prauco about, and finally rushed at a houso, shattering tho window with its head. The driver received a bad legbrniso, and tho oti>jr occupant of tho .trap, who was thrown to tho ground, sustained a slight injury to his head. On investigation it was found that the harness had boon previously broken, and had beoa fixed together with a lace, which had now snapped, 2>resuniably with tho upward jolt of the shafts in going down hill. Tho horso wat badly cut about tho head and hind logs.

A CABMAN'S DEATH. H3T. TIILEGKAI'II- -I'UKSS ASSOCUTION.I Christohurch, March 24. Isaac Randall, a cab driver, mot with fatal injuries early this morning through falling off tho dickey of his cab in Madras Street. It appears that at 1.15 a.m. ho was engaged by four young men to drivo to Kainpoi. Ho drove along Oxford Terrace and across tho Madras Street Bridge Soon after tho cab had crossed tho bridge tho occupants noticed that tho reins were very slack and tho horso practically uncontrolled. One of tho men took hold of tho reins and stopped the horso. On getting out they found that the driver was missing, and on making search found him lying on the bridge in an unconscious state. A doctor was summoned, and ho ordered Randall to bo removed to tho hospital, where ho died at 4.20 a.m. An examination of tho body showed that tho skull was fractured. An inquest was held this afternoon, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. , j AN ACCOUNTANT'S DEATH. CBS TELEQItAI'U—rRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Duncdin, March 24. Tho body of Andrew Goddcs Kerr, no countant iii Irvino and Stevenson's factory, was found on tho Town Bolt to-day. Therefore no marks of violence, and death would seem to havo been attributable to natural causes. During tho past two months he had been obliged to givo up work owing to illhealth and insomnia.