ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 619, 23 September 1909, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

morningi:ma'n'named CMt,' ; Ti6ktho Railway Department on ;>r;M;jS'.;',thd-line near'Ngaib,'.was -knocked'tlbwn by "the of a goods:train i«'B 'a.cufc on tho head and also v^?V■tf'*o6K,^r P«;^His.:ihjuries'were attended to by a doctor,'and "afterwards: Amoved Vthb.;. libspital.. iJi;;M'^'The ; driver'-of ■ the', engine; states -that he: blew ' ,; 'Sy. :v -ithe whistlo as ;h6;,wns approaching the spit -at'', tS;^;>r.which;,Yickorsiwaif ..working..^,y :j- •,:;':, v ;; ;.•,•,'.;.;..- v:j B X-' ''Si;;v^:-'"V' : ;* W^' ;:i ; PaltnMStbh/!:Septeniber 21'-' u;^ : ;:V^bont:;eight.o'clock;-to-night, a man named ■;•!■. about-45 .years, of'age/: whilo-crossing Street, knocked I "down '■by..' a' : iX4^ ■■•'.-motor-car,-:owned, and; driven Xockhart solicitor.'. ;AVhon, picked- up,'it was "■i-Si'Sionnd, that,,hisvleft leg: and'other l :':-V'i:V?---r'-/mino* -* iniuriee sustained. ; vMr 1 ; " Fitzhorbert' o:;';?;.r;f;iffiniMatolyv reported . the', accident ;-t6: the- ;:. iiVi'Stffllce/. and .Constahlo.O'SalUYnn-'conveycd'the Vffltfc' l tattiir.'to v tho -Hospital., / ;^. °4"oiila«ofe.l7'i' f /£&: v« : *£b. lnnuest.iWaS jhold j. to-day ; ;touching; tho : ■i;;:^v;;^d6&th,.6f/ ; '/William : ;John.;v.Venablcs,:who was ;¥;:t a, boaMing-louso. in ; F::iv-Kv'Manoh(S6ter * 'Streefcyyestßrday.v Alfred' 1 WiUori, Wv'ti'- : .: ; ..a(fellow-lodger;- stated that hbj.was' with Vchsf ■$: f. f a* 1 *? between :nina, and' ten ".o'clo'ck on Monday. iW'v-N-:; night, z-iHo appoared. to 'be .'.suffering.-, severely ;':'..■':•..from,tho .'eSects of drink,, and. smelt of methy-::v"'-:'.;::v''l«*«<!., spirits."'.TjYendbles Joifored ~to; givo .liiin | •■•;'--K '•.'"'.: (witness). a' drink:. of methylated spirits, arid he hfifH- : ''' : re p lie d:•••,:"What/are;:you:;drinking. that for? J S;', *V -.'.lt..will kill you.':L Vonables replied: "I know. " ; w;> v w-th(jtj; old-man;: but,:l:-:catt::get:'ndtlung > olse.'!.: .:vt^V.- i . , l '?;; On.,Tnesday-at,four..o'clock he .wont to' call :-,■;S''¥,'/; Veinables,'and, getting no .response,..looked over 'J'^jV'S;: : ;': j.tHJVpartitioh Into tho robra, ; , arid; saw; tho body ;",:'. :; -..r';on,the floor, alongsido tho bed;fully dressed, He 5' ft'-'L\ jumped, over'and unlocked tho door. The body then cold, .and an empty bottle that had. i \v,;;.; : y.coritaincd-'methylated'spirit3.,was' lying along;itf;;7VvißidbMt.V- ■■■>'.'■' ':',:'■'. V'-'-M ".'■'■• ". •'•'.;.■ '" • ■-• i ;J J:-,verdi6t. tf death .from/syncope.': wnfl.;ro■:i^'':fei.rarßpd.v^^^ ; S''S';fv::..; :: ' ; -'i^.': ; :r.'i-!''- Auckland,'S»pt«nii'er', 2B. ~ '■ '■ .; ; c; .'V! ; .iA : young aan named Jas."liaison,.a .carpen- .■'•'''■ Vf';''Jter, , i who ;arrived labout:;:twelva,. months .ago S:-.*:;'■".•■>'-:;frbmScotland, :met with a serious accident this ',":C.-'a:'-; 'afternoon'.' ii« was engaged in" th» n»w 'lesei'wM^^r:■v\•■'.Td't;trork^ot.'Arcb';H^Ui'.: his foot-. ..-■';' ,\i',ing. whils:walking pjong a plank.i fell, a dis- ■;-''■;'',"'..:■' tain'ce of : .30ft.;o'n .to. the Concrete, floor of .the ";«££■ ■'-■ reservoir.';' ; Ha': had hii .thigh .and .an arm. '&"■>/.) i'f -hrokenV' and' sustained'.other injuries of such. i ';;:a;nature, is; hold, put/bf.biSvreJ''S'";X^6QYeryw' ; y;!■;;-:.■;;,''''' f; '"■-' ;',Vs'-.^;"':''.'-;';'-''.