ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1492, 15 July 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

— * JAMMED IN A , LIFT. ' At about 8 o'clock on Saturday morning a fatal accident occurred at Messrs. lurkealdio and Stains's warehouse on Lambton Quay. The victim was Saul Garshook, a tailor's pressor, who had been employed by Messrs. Kirkcaldio and Stains sinco February 1, 1909. It is stated that it was the practice of the deceased to go up on one of the electric lifts with tho storcmaii every morning to the third floor where he worked. ,On Saturday morning ho wont up alone, 'having decided not to wait for the nvan in' charge of tho lift. As he was about'to go up deceased said to an apprentice (William Thomas Turner): "I am just going up and I will send the lift down to you ngjiin." After that Turner heard a crash and, , informed the storeman, George Tandymore (who was in charge of tho lift) of the fnc.t. Tandyinore went up by tho stairs, and found that the body of deeeawd was caught between the floor of the lift and thi> sido of tho lift-well just nbovo the third floor. It is thought that deceased must haw been off the lift nt the third floor, as his bicycle, which he'had taken.up with him, was ( standing about three feet away from tho door of the lift. It is. also thought probablo that deceased, after putting his bicycle off, endeavoured to Ret on the lift again while it was moving, and thus wns caught. George Tandymore states that as far' as he was awaro deceased knew how to work the lift, but had no right to use it. Dr. Henry states that death must have boon instantaneous. The lift, the power for which is supplied by a }5 h.p. electric motor, moves very slowly, and was installed for the carriage of goods only. It is powerful enough to convey a very heavy motorcar to tho top floor. Deceased resided at 61 Thompson Street. Ho was married, and is survived by his wife nnd two children. An inquest will bo Uicdd to-day. WOMAN'S DEATH. The police have received a report as to the death of Mrs. Walter Love, which occurred at about 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. Deceased, who was 53 years of age. lived with her husband at 12 Whitfaker Street. Mr. Love left the house at half-past seven on Saturday night to go to Die pictures. Deceased declined to. go with him, remarking that she did not feel well. When Mr. Love returned, at 10 o'clock his wifo wtiß lying on tlic bedroom floor. He endeavoured to raiso her, but she asked him to allow hor to remain there. He thereupon nut n pillow under her head, and covered her up. Subsequently, ho wnt to bod, and when he awoke in the morning his wife was dead. An inquest will be held, probably this afternoon. -<' i —