ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

V:<>, : (BrTolcerapD.-ipresY Assnelalloti.) V>.' : '. : " '-''"•' ? : ' '-' ■■'-Thames,'' September 20.-' , Thomas Brown, aged 30, was killed. ■ instantaneously while working ,in ■ the .kauri bush at Puriri, near., Thames. Deceased-was assisting to crosscut a log;lying' onthe face of a .hill: Ho was standing, on the':lower side. When the log had been partly,.out through "a portion broke; off, crushing.: Brown,! and dragging; him with 'it.'; Both legs, his neek/and an.arm wero broken.' Ho.loaves a. widow, and one*/child. At. an. inquest, it was. stated', that . deceased's mate: had, remarked that tho log was almost through,- and,asked was it safe to go.further. Brown.replied in the affirmative.' At the next cut'.'.the log broke: in half.■'; Tho verdict was that death was accidental, and that no blaniO was .'attachable, '.to, fahyone.' - -... ■ : V ;; / / INQTJEST AT ; GREYTOWN; 'v ; ;:; /' ; -'^V-'-•'■ -; ;!; Carterton, September, 20. ",'■ '.An /inquest, touching tho, death of Georgo Wiggins was held at Greytown yesterday, whoA a .verdict was- returned that.deceased met his death - by V.. self-inflicted gunshot wound! while sufforing.from temporary insanity caused- by ill-health. -Deceased had tied a'gun to a tree, and pulled the trigger with.a string.. ..'.;'■■; ■•••^::-J?0"^';'6N'AN.'-'C?TyB^P':'BOAT./:-'; : ': ■'.''■■ ■'■ y i.' ~\'f-''-: '•''■.'■.■'" Glsborne, September. 20. v' *" The; ketch..-. Coronation,' when, 'coming, down tho' coast, from Auckland yesterday, discovered off, .Tatapouri, a\ Maori fisherman clinging to an overturned boat. He had "been several hours' ih;:,the- water,.'and was . rapidly, .drifting seawards.''.Tho' rescno, was a timely oue.j;;;,', ;. ; ■'/ V A BOLT, Aj-fi THE CONSEQUENCES;': ■.-: i .i;:.:-;i -.- -■;-.,: Dunedin,.September 20. . '.'■ Thei'.pblicO' have .been advised froih 'Owaka that ; . James Morrison,; farmer,' was found dead in: therbush oh Saturday, . A horse'.'aiid dray, the shafts, of which-wcto broken, ilay beside him. f The horse had bolted, and,, when 'the 6mash came,'deceased was,thrown,'and broke his neck.-The body had, been in tho bush for some, days/ ;; ..',':'".■ '" : ji '.'■':. i'.A. palnfnl nccideht' befell ; Miss M'Mahon; daughter, of Mr. P. M'Mahon, of Hamilton, on Thursday. 1 ' VVhilo she'was :alone,in the house, a bottle'of.ginger-alo'which:she;was endeavouring to open,■ burst; Outting'thof'mai'n artery in h'er"thigh and jnflieting' : a''..dee'p cut on,. her hand./ She managed, though "weak from' loss ,of blood,' to, stagger, to the dOor, and hail a passer'-', by, who took her,.to a noighbbur's house, but thoif. efforts to stanch the llow,of blood proved unavailing. Eortunately Constable M'Corniick arrived on the scene, ftnd with. tho assistance of tiro, tourniquets, stopped the bleeding. 'Dr. Brewis'was. called in and the.sufferer was removed to tho ) ;;-.;.;.''/,";.; -';'-',