ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Vi ; , -';SOOCKING;HIIiwAY ACCIDENT.' - '■ :'.-,:- ' IB j- Tclccrnpb—i'reja.Aßsbcia.funj'. / ;.,'! :;::'•'•'":':*,/;>..'- Ashburton, October! %>'. v Another : ,shocking:railway accident'occurred this cifteruoon. ; ; During tho progress of shunting operations at'Eiiids,' a young porter,'named Johußichards; aged about 19 or HO, caught his fopt.in a; block, -and fell -across 'the rails in front of'an' engine..- The locomotive .passed right! .over .him, ', inflicting . terrible ' injuries.. The;; victim, ; :who -retained; consciousness till chloroform!, and... jnorpMa ' were 'administered, was:; brought ■; into Ashburton' 1 Hospital, in : a critical, statej'ahd/the -doctor holds; out-no hope of 'his .ultimate recovery.' Riohards had been { at ..Hinds"-,0n1y., a'few months, having been .transferred thero. from, Ranglora. -. :

:,:';', ;;,A.DENTIST'S DEATH.' : : ;\- :-,-...- ~:!••■&,' .' October 29. -: -MrZ-jP.'' T..' Houstbn, a dentist with' a large practice here, was found dead this morning in ono,of' the :.private apartments in.' his! dental surgery,; from tho effect of inhalation of gas, A bottle.,of .chloroform wns found on the body. Deceased,;who! was .unmarried; had been in indifferent,'health' for.'some time, .and suffered from ■'insomnia.''''He',recently returned from a .trip'in,search of. health.. .' .

,A;' married. man V.named' Frank''Howe's, a painter., of 3i;Rintoul Street; had the .misfortune; , to'i come, in! contact with; a motor-car driven by Mr'.; Perkins, builder,' la6t evening; l As a result, .a nnsty "scalo! wound' on tho right side of the head, and bruises on the other side were sustained. ; '. Tho, injuries are: not considered 'serious.'! "'■■' '.!., ■■"■■':'■: ,-:: ■;

A, man named Henry Mitchell, residing in Sydney Strcot,. committed siiicide last' night, 'the matter., was reported to thopolicb about 9 p.m., and tho • body was afterwards removed to;tho morgue, whero an inquest will bo held

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