ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1259, 16 October 1911, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

♦ CAKE IN KAIL WAY WORK. (Uy Telegraph.—Press Association.) Wanganui, Octobcr 14. At tho inquest this morning on FruiiK Thomas, who was injured 011 October 5, and who subsequently died in the hospital, a verdict was returned that Thomas died from ir.jti:ios received in a railway accident, caused by his own want o'f ca re. EIIiEMAN'S JiODV IDENTIFIED. Wcstport, October 15. At an inquest touching a body found in (he Duller Riv r, evidence was given by one ol I lie firemen on s„s Kini identifying il as that of Kobort Bugb.v, formerly a liremau on the Regains, hut, at the time ho disappeared on Saturday night, September .'JO, he had been engaged as ;i fireman on the s.s. Gertie. Deceased ivns a native of London, 2G years of age, and has a brother at eca on s.s. Aorangi. MISHAP WHILE SHOOTING. Rudolph Bartlctt, a single mail 21 years of age, residing at 2G Hiropi Street, was admitted to tho 'hospital yesterday suffering with an injured eye, the result of a. gunshot. BarUetL who is a carpenter by trade, was 0110 of a party engaged in a rabbit-shooting expedition at l'Limmerlon. Ik- had beconio separated from his companions, and, at the lime of tlio accident, was hidden from them by some scrub. One of the party fired a shot, not knowing tho position cf Bartlctt, and the latter received a couple of pellets ia tho eye. The exact extent of his injuries was not known yesterday, but they were not considered lu bo very serious. * MOTOR CAR AND LORRY. A motor car (owned by Mrs. l'innock), winch set out with a party for Master* ton on .Saturday night, camo into collitiion with .1 lorry 011 the Jlutt Road, and tho trip thus ended suddenlv. The car was damaged U, a certain extent, and tho passengers naturally received something of ii .shock, but none of thou what could bo enllcd serious injury.