ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

,"-,',' A; LABOURER'S DEATH.; 1 ; .'• ', IBy Tclbtranli.—Pros Asßoclitien.l •■. ~..,'. ~.; Christchurch, December 22:- : . George.Cousins," aged 40, a labourer (married), employed ■' at Cooksley's brickworks,' ' Opavva, met with a fatal accident whilst 'undermining a facing of clay, which collapsed^;-partially burying him. Ho'was immediately -extricated, but succumbed half an hour after from internal injuries. ';: ;. ,;..: ~. v ; '<. ■ . ;■ ' ' TRAP UPSET;',:. ..'-,' '. ' ■'■■■■■.■•■■' • Dunedin, December 22. Mrs. Mary, MTCendry,- aged forty-four, was injured internally on Monday at iHighcHff. through-Vα '.tfat) capsizing. She, was removed to the hospital, ivhcro she died this morning, > .-. .';-....;. v FOUND DEAp./- v ; \: .■;?: ■• '' "■ Ashburton,;December;22/; James: Hartigan,, an' elderly, man, • ft fami labourer,, was found dead .in,bed in a.whare occupied "by' him at -Trevprton this , moraing. He.was'last: seen' alive; on Ho has a sister (Mrs. J.- Hyland).residing;at .Gave.-■;'•■'; ; :'.■. " CARRIED-aOtJND/A^INCH..:r-;' '.' '■'■ , ..' v'.. 1 '*:•: ■•■'■ ; -Napier, December'2l.. .A' seaman nained Higgins- narrowly escaped losing 'his life while assisting, to .berth ■ tho Wanaka to-day. He.'became,, entangled in the mooring lines, and was carried,round the barrel of the winch,; which 'wae stopped just in time to,.prevent a fatality. Hiegins had. two ribs' broken,;, and 1 , a, shoulder, badly" hurt. ■■ .-'-.. .'] :''■}■■' ■■:* CHILD'S DEATd.'••; : >:J\ ■•■ ..- .-.-..;■.'.'..;.;-.-.;. Stratford,-December 21. The. three-year-old son of R. Richards, of Toko, was drowned yesterday afternoon by falling .into -a creek near his parents'- residcnce..v- •'; ■■■'■: i'-; ■; ; . ... ; '..■■.■■.■■'., - : . ;.;■■■■• •.-■,'. '; :■•;.■ ; -irritant-.ppispN.,■..','.■';■_■ : '■-'-•■■ .. . Christchurchj December 21. James' Graham, 33 years-of-:age, was admitted to the hospital evidently.'' 6U(Tering- frpni tlip effects-of some irritant poison:.. At the timp-ie' wasi about, to be -arrested for Having failed .".to .'pay the : arrears of maintenance order.' , : ";.', y-,;'. ':■ -. ".:.'. .;'■ .• '.''..•;'!- .■■'...- • i .-•■'. .-ijriv ,' ■' ~ : •' -J .'.' ■'■ "•:•..■; Giore", December 22; . ' John. Morrison,' a?farm : labourer,;'aged, sixty years;;died while'at last evening.'-iHear.tjdi^eas^was.thycauso'.'o^death. ; : The condißpn of-JJarry. Robert Parker,- who yas'-.injiired-.'-ny a :tramcar on 'Saturday., evening ■ lastj-:,.has-.. slightly. '.improved.- , ;:• Charles MitcUinspu,; the .young man who, was , : injured whilst .bathing-, at Paremata • o-vier: two weelu ago, >.is still in. a- loir, condition. \ : '"