ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SUDDEN AND PAINFUL. (bt ttviauivn.— srzcur. coneiisr-OHMNT.I , •.-'■' Palmerston, April 29. Yesterday afternoon a young man named Leslio Mudford, employed; atJ3cott, Nivcn and Company's foundry m. Church Street West, met with a painful accident, in companv with another, member of tho \ stall, named Jickell, ho was engaged in transportins tho heavy iron girders for the Technical School from tho railway station yardß to the foundry-on one of tho Express Company s lorries, and, just as they out of tho station gates into Pitt Street, the horses bolted. Jickell jumped -clear of the lorry as it went, down the incline, and shouted to his mate to do likewise, but the latter, not doing so quickly enough,' landed on the ground with hia left leg.underneath 0110 of tho heavy girders. A bono m the leg was broken, and the foot lnjurea.;. Dr. Greig was called in, and ordered Mudiord s removal to the'hospital, where ho _is now progressing as well as can be expected.; '.''.'" HURT ON. HORSEBACK;, , /,.' : ; (BT'TELEGBAPII—SrECTAL CORRESPONDENT.) ',_ '■'■ v ':. ■.-•■' Palmerstbn, April 29, , A man named Reginald Tippler has, been admitted to the ; Palmerston Hospital from Shannon suffering from a broken leg. He was riding a horse, and trying to cateh another • horse, when his mount swerved suddenly, with tho result that tho rider's leg was 'brought into violent contact with a gate post and, although he was not thrown, his leg was broken. i.'■ ■'■■ '.V. AN.INJURED JOCKEY.;.. :1 ; ~-• (dt Tti.ianira.—sreciM. coRUEsroNDtN'U '.:,'. Palmorston, April 29;; : : On inquiry at the hospital at it was'ascertained that.: the'.jockey,' ,Claries Scott, over ,whonr the': racehbrso ."Allvoro rolled at Awapuni yesterday, ! : is conscious, but the nature of his injuries havo not yet boon ascertained, and '.no--.opinion; could',-be. given as to whether, his condition was serious* or not. :i : .'.-'.''•'■'<'■ ..'.'.'.'''. -. - ; - ; DEATH ON A.' PLATFORM." -.'.•, ,{ET TELKORArn—HIESS ASSOCIATION.) ; '■■■'.' r .;■;' Aucliland, April ; 29.' . A sudden death occurred at the Kingsland Railway. Station this morning. Mr. .'and ■Mrs. Joe Levot, residents of Hoteo North, who had been in town on a, short visit, wore returning home, and were about to, get on tho : outward bound . train: when Mr..,Levot dropped on the platform,'and expired f.lraost immediately. Mr. Levet was about fiftysix years Of: '' ".*' v ;,vA YOUNG GIRL'S; DEATH. ..-. '■/>■< Auokland, April 29. , : A girl named Elizabeth L. Greenwood.died to-day undor. peculiar circumstances at Panmure. Tho deceased, who web under sixteen years of ago, was a witness in a criminal 'charge against a man named Frank Tate. A'constablo received n message this morning to tho effect that the girl had been suddenly taken ill,! and on. visiting. tho house found her in a : very low, state. Tho constable at once summoned medical aid, but the girl died within,ten minutes of Dr. Barber's, arrival! •■ It is stated that the' girl told an acquaintance that she intended' to take "rough on'.,rats,", but; no- heed was paid' to the threat.. .