ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 689, 14 December 1909, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

' FOUIfP v SHOT. J t (By TolcEraDli-Pree* Association) * 11 ' Nelson, December 13. Information has been received by the police ' that In settler named Walter A. Gainsfotd, a young iniirriod man, is as tound shot dead last > evening on a hill at Wangopelta. Hβ h&d < ; Bono to muster stragglers, taking a gnn. No ' turther details aro yet to hand. , , OVER A. CLIFF.' ' ', * Greymouth, December IS. * Patrick ll'Donald, ngud 33, emplojod at tto ; Coal Cipek laihray extension worla, pro ceediug to his camp Inst night iell over a'cljQ '' 10(1 ieet high, sinking n rpek, and being killed Hiblantanequily. At an iaqueit 10-daj', a \cr. ' <•' diet of accidental death »as returned. l ' DROPPED DEAD. 1 Gisborne, Deecaiber 13. ■ Robert Martin, aged 68, a labourer, dropped dead 111 town on Saturday owning. Ho had ■ been m good health up to noon that day. Heart failure is bupposed to havo been th» , cause of death. DROWNED IN THE WAIHTJKA. Qitbofne, December IS. Hugh O'Connor, a labouicr employed by thi rublio AVorks Department, was drowned in tlio \\ ailiuka liiviT yostcrdiiy afternoon, whilst haung a snim. ; AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE , ' A- Joum woman named E Bovdcn, residing in Waterloo Aieiiue, was Knocked down by a - ' trap whilst crossing Cubi Street at tho interweotion ol Ganett Sheet, at 5 o'clock jester- ' da) owning. The trap dn\en b} two ' j young men, and it turned tho cornci at a faet pace. AVhen it was pulled up, the jounf lady was under tho horse's feot After übov " • 1 half an hour sho was able to go ii> her homo. '