ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 934, 29 September 1910, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

LOG-HAULING ACCIDENT. '■ IN THE..BUSH AT AKATARAWA. : ;-<News' of a serious accident in the Akatarawa bush was reported to tlio police yesterday afternoon. It appears that a man named William August Manson, aged 28, employed as a log-hauler, at Price and Company's sawmills, Akatarawa, was engaged hauling logs about one olclock in the afternoon, when without warning' one' of the iron "dogs" gave; way; and flew back, striking the man with great force., Manson was afterwards dis-covered-unconscious by ■ a companion named M'Kenna, and the latter, seeing that /Manson had sustained very serious injuries, summoned assistance. A stretoher was ~ then prepared, and the usual bush difficulty had next to be faced, namely, a' rough journey- of six. miles to the main road. This was accomplished satisfactorily, and the injured man was-attended, to by Dr. Kemp, who ordered his removal fo tile hospital.. Con.stablo Hahoney brought the pationt from the Upper Hutt. to the hospital, -where ho arrived at 7 p.m., :.The injuries sustained are a broken leg and a fracture of. tlio base 01 the skull. At a, late hour, last-night: Manson. was still unconscious, and in 1 a critical condition. .Jrom'.what, oan-be gathered, Manson has no relatives in the district, but he has a brother and sister in Blenheim and a' sister, ir. Masterton. • . //'..-v.- : THE DOSE AND THE SPOON.: . '. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) - Uarflaville, September 28. 7"At an inquest held on the death of a little child, named Davis it was proved .that--the'prescription; stipulated' a tea-, spoonful every- two 'or -, three ; hours.-. Apparently a larger- spoon than a teaspoon was used, and when the doctor was called inv again lie found that the child was dying from narcotic-poisoning. ; The jury returned., a; verdict that death was . duo to; narcotic, poisoning, and. also expressed sympathy.; with'.the; parents.: • HOOP FALLS AT A COLLIERY. Groymouth, September 28.- :.' A:,' miner named James Baker, aged. GO; while working yesterday'afternoon -in' No.. I.State-Colliery"at Pillars, met with fatal injuries;through the fall : of : a roof. Over two . hours'-i.were.- occupied in extricating : him, .' owing ; to;' the. roof continuing to fall, 'and rendering it difficult 'to;.carry' hir rescue ;work,' '/He .was, got out at. 3.30' p.m.: aud. rempved-. to the hospital, but; ■ succumbed .atV 7/ Ho leaves a. . widow and ' five: children, tho'.youngest'/onlyva ; few;. months' old/ 'Formerly deceased -was' a. resident, ofßrunner, and. for . the ■ last fivo years' has . been ' atßunanga. All work.' at the /mine.,' has been suspended till after the funeral. ;■■" ~- , f; KICIC FROM: A HORSE. :y; V ■ ■ " Christchurch, September 27. ,' The' police .received word to-day that William John'. Mann, farm, died at Bast Oxford a3 the result,of -a -' -kick from a horse. '