ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 644, 22 October 1909, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

{, . :; ~, (By' Tcieernph.^i're m Asioclallon.l ' ■ ''' .' ' V , - ; i. :^) V ;::}; - l; Napier, October 2li : ; /.-Another fatal,fire occurred early this morning, the victim'.being Thomas Ker,: a-single man aged about thirty. The fire,occurred at Westoourt.;- ■a'.-large'.boardingbouse.,. formerly' known as, the-Occidental Hotel, which lost its license when 'reduction-/was carried nino 'years ago, ThS;flameV.had; obtained a'".strong'■ hold' when /discovered-;::.by:'the prbprietor- ef .'. the house. Mi , . Riohardson, who went round and rowed/the intuatea.,'lt was' thouaht all hadeecaped.'ibnt .when the fire had been got underlCer's'.body.'was. found on the:floor of his bedroom.,;: Hβ ha 4 apparently, been overcome by smeke;. The deceased was .well' known: ,'iri irowiriij.oirolesV'ana '.was- a .native 1 of : Christ- ■:■ r; : r~:'-:-:A':'y; ; -;-i'.".'--.;'.■.•■'.■.■.■;■■• -The building ; was Pwned by Mr. i>. -Gleeson, and insured' in::the Norwich Unicn , for £1200 the- contents for £150' in the' Australian ■ Alliance. vThe.-'upper story' of the building r was gutted.: '.';■■>. <;.■':';.- +:'•;■■> - ".:-:;i. ;■ y: ■:■':, :■■■■. ;;vo;Si:sLE\^c™ ; '- •■'■•-,'-v■'-. : ''' '"■ -K-: 4 '' : : .Hazel"- Foley,.- a -girl aged, nine years, .was" killed-;this : attßrnoon by a window-sash dropping- on her )n<xX. , ,ll> appears that , the' girl, with her sister,-, .was' playing, in the garden of Mrs. "Marshall,■'; a neighbour, and their' mother went out.'at' 4;p.m., lpcking the'house. When she-returned .'at '.5.40 .she: found • Hazel with her head through the-window from' the outside, /.the isastt.resting: on her 'iieck. The-win-dow.had .been; left, propped , open with a-stick;-The doctor said: that death was- due, to strangulation*'i';;; : >-':' .: : /•. .-■•■"■■ ~1 ;; ; .:-; SHittNTERVRUN; OVER.-:. -; : :.;:" ::•'■■:■•■ ; Viv- :><+■■ '■■'■■■•:■ '■' Oamaru, October 21; : ; ■; -"SVhile irshnriter'named Robert Stewart was engaged in:ebunting this, evening, he , tripped and fell,tiro .wheels • of: a carriage. passing; over - a.portion-pf his: body, 'The right leg'and'hip were injured; but./to ,what extent is : not yet known.' The right, arm-had'to be. amputated. l . I:"/''.'.:'''.■'.'J'.I'OUNp:-Ili''HI?,H17T; ! .''. : ' ] ';-. -V .: .--"" .','.: \ :■.'';..'■:■ Invcrcarnill,.October 21. '.The'police;at t3uceiistown : report'-that'a ! Chinanian ! ;nauied Wong Gon|.has been' , found dead in:,his Buf'at Maori Pimt.- .■...:.... .>. ■'-..*v'.'-'.- ')"' ' '■■■''' '"'-" •'-•' - ■•'■■ '■'" '•■' ;■'■'■■.'.■■■■