ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1134, 23 May 1911, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

• « KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRAM. A little after half-past two o'clook yesterday afternoon a man named James Johnson sustained severe injuries through being knocked down by a tramcar in Courtcnay Place. Motorman William Keane states that ho was driving car No.' CI to Island Bay, nnd, when Hearing Stewart's limber yard, in Courtcnay Place, ho noticed a man walking in fho same direction between the kerb and tho tramline. Without warning; the man turned to cross tlic line, and, _ though the emergency brake was applied, tho car struck him and threw him clear of tho line. He was picked up in an unconscious state, and with his face cut and bruised. Dr. Tolhurst attended the case, and pronounced tho patient to be Buffering from concussion of the brain, ordering his removal to the hospital. At a late hour last night thero was no chauga in his condition. A FRACTURED LfiG. A married man, named Michael Lynch, employed by Mr. Palmer 011 excavating work at Island Bay, met with an accident yesterday morning. A fall of earth cnuseil him to rush out of the way. and, in doing so, he tripped and fractured his left leg below tho knee. Ho is now an ' inmate of the hospital. PLATING WITH LOADED GUN. (By Telegraph—Presi; Association.) Hamilton, May 22. The ten-year-old son of Moses M'Nickla was accidentally shot 011 Saturday afternoon while playing with a loaded shct> gun during his parent's absence. It is Mirmited ths ' boy took down tho gun, which is usually hung abovo the mantel, for the purpose of practising scout drill, and tho concussion of bringing it to "attention" discharged the weapon, tho shot shattering tho lowpr part of tho lad's head. This theory was accepted by tho coroner at tho inquest yesterday, whe.n a verdict that, ihceascd accidentally shot himself whilo playing with a loaded gun was returned. POSTMASTER'S SUDDEN DEATH. Rotorua, May 22. Mr. George French, Postmaster at Mo kai, near Taupo, died suddenly from heart disease 011 Saturday evening. Dteeased, who was married, was 5S years of age. CHILD'S BODY IN RIVKR.Christchurch, May 22, The body of n newly-born male child was found in the He.ithcotc River yestcrday. At the inquest this morning tlifl evideiico showed that tho child was born alive, and death was due to failure to tie the umbilical cord. The child • was dead when it was put into the vvaler. No evidenco as to identity was forthcoming. TRAM CONDUCTOR KILLED. Christchurch, May 22. Charles Cohen, aged 2(1, a tram con duelor, who fell from tho footboard of n car in motion on Saturday, and was taken to tho hospital suffering from concussion of tho brain, died this morning. All accident happened to tho head shunter (Mr. Brooks) at the Palmcrston Railway Station 011 Saturday afternoon, He was engaged in his usual occupation when he was jammed between two trucks, Tho exact nature of tho injury has not been stated.