ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1068, 6 March 1911, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

FATALITY ON THE WHARF. A LABOURER KILLED. Whilst engaged working cargo alongside the steamer Kaipara at the Glasgow Wharf about 5 o'clock on Saturday evening,' n, wharf labourer named Wm. Sherwood, a married man, 37 years of ag«, received serious injuries to his side, and the case terminated fatally yesterday evening. Nobody who actually saw tho accident could be traced by tho police up to vestcrdav evening, but it appears that Sherwood was employed shifting a truck laden with frozen meat, which was to bo transferred to tho Kaipara. As each truck was emptied it was replaced by a full one. It is believed that Sherwood was jammed between one of the trucks and a crane. Deceased, who resided at 208 Willis Street, was attended by Dr. Honi'w who found that several ribs were broken, and that there were also internal injuries. Tho sufferer was removed to the hospital, but died at 8.15 o'clock last night. An inquiry is to bo held to-day into the circumstances surrounding tho accident. ENTOMBED IN COAL-PIT. (By Tclcirraph—l'rns Association.! Grcymoulh, March 4. A fall of coal in (tie Slate mine yesterday afternoon entombed a new-comer, named White, whose body was only extricated at midnight after strenuous work. Another man narrowly escaped. FATAL TRAP ACCIDENT. Dur.cdin, March 5. A man named Dusenuis l-'ruhstuch, a gardener, aged til years, died at his residence at South Duncdin thi? morning as the result of a trap accident which happened some lime age. He was out driving at Middlemareh, and was thrown out ot the trap, (ho wheel musing over him. ]|o returned to Duncdin, and has been attended by four doebrs at various times. Deceased leaves a grown-up family.

SKIUOUS IiACINU MISHAP. Christchurcli, March 5. The well-known trainer and rider of trotting horses, Robert Allan, was thrown from a horse at tho Now Brighton Club's trotting meeting yesterday afternoon, 110 was removed to tho hospital whore ho was found to bo suffering from concussion of tho brain. Allan regained consciousness to-day, and is progressing favourably.