ACCIDETNS & FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1656, 24 January 1913, Page 5

ACCIDETNS & FATALITIES.

~._,.;..',. v-; ;...'.♦ ~, ...,;..; / :,,;.>u,.^,;--:.j htot'in hold; ' ':'" — ; .:''-' >r. . ■ ■■ .■.■■■. ~.• ■, {.:':-.:,.'' FALL OF KAPOK BALES. .'■', •." /(By Telegraph.—Promi ABBooiatlon.) „ i,'■■':■■; ';.<:'■ Auckland, January 23., "'■''..■ . Charles , Clytov and ' Josopli-/ HowoSl ' . ; i ■ watorsido '.■>orkore,.\,:wore-.. , diflcllargirig. cargo from the stoamor Waihora t when'- 1 '■"■ two bales of kapok; weighing about 701b» each, foil from,tho 'tween docks to tho. :. V lower''hold,, striking both men. Hawoa ; ,; was'.'rendered unconscious, but soon- A- •• covered.,. Clyno -was-badly injured- in"tm ■■' '•'' back,- dtid'had-ttt' bo" removed'to tho lios '' • • pitaL ■•',■■•■ •';.■!• i> ~>.,„>-.. 'i\ ■■;}'■■'. ■;•;:/'.;: ' : ;Man Fpu^DßAbj^.!'.-^';;;;; _ '■.■'•''■'■':". Hokitika,'January,23. '\ James Campboll, aged 67 years, who'/ >'.'- came from tho;North Island, tbroo ycart .; • ago, was found dead in his'cottago thi* '■'':'■■'■■'■' morning. ■. ;.'.- ' j ■ . : i ■'•,'■;"■■''., ''."''DIED UNDER CHLOROFORM. V \;, : ;'™ ', ''Hastings, January 23. ■■■ Robert'Taylor/'aged '59 years, a rosfr ; dent of "West" Clive; died under chlorci :' 'fdrm.whon an,operation'was about to bo v ■> performed, for peritonitis. At an in«'"'-, ■ ''■■ quest a verdict was returned that doatli ' was duo to peritonitis. ... y ■,'.> •••/ . ' ,A' - ■■'•■ ■ 'child'swallows 1 -''si&Efy''}:;.^;. ; ; ■• .■;,,,; ".'•■.' Qitborne, January 1 23(1 ; ■: , A peonhar and distressing fatality wall' I ''•'■' : reported from! Wbatautu to-day. The'lii.tyl T ■'■'<■ fant ( ' child of Mr. W. Slide, carpenter, '■"': swallowed a scrow, and all efforts to-■ dislodge it failing, tho little one diod a." : qouploof. hours later., ' .".:, : ;, METHYLATED SPIRITS IGNITE. '- '.''; A resident of L'yall Bay, a young matt named L,, Robinson, was'working yester- [: methylated spirits near a! , ' ' lighted gas stove, wlion by K>mo means. 'Y tho bottle containing the spirits was over- ; : turned and tho contonts burst into :'■•- Mr. .Robinson was burned. severely, v but '<- V not dangerously, across tho groin, on both, '-■■ ',' legs, and on, tho left. hand. •'Ho, was ad- '.'-'■'■' mittedoto i tho ..hospital'., at'tfour> 6* clock i yesterday afternoon.'.' ". ;.'?.Ji ';.;..'".• ...".* '.• '■'■' : } x '■'.■' KNOCKED DOwiTlNf STREET. y/'K A man named — Piggott'was knocked . ; ' : • down by, a motor-car Jn.,Courtonay Pl?-< j. . yesterday and lind his Vrist broken,:. '■;',# -~-'.'.'■"'■': Herbert rendered first.did..; '•-.) ; '.i.iV- 1 [.-:■■' : ';;.-;;i Island ']^'A^taENi^;^:!;O l, ;;j :■'■ Thomas Smith, a. labourer,'who livct ' : / ' at. Island Bay, was knocked down by 'a '.-. . : V"'.' tramoar in that.suburb.last evening, and:,.. 'K was admitted to tW Hospital at 10120 p.m. '.'■'"■•.■; .-'■ suffering from, a .bad cut byer.ono 0.v0.i,:.<: ~..'-, The .strenuous .lift of to-day. .'.'-.:'; Accident and Sickness, Insurance no longer >'"'>', a luxury but a necessity,- ■ 'The;Ocean >'• '>! new "Leader Policy" coS*«rs!all.accidents*'. ■< and 50 diseases. Prospectus sent on're-' •■''•■'''• oeipt of application.—Advt. • ...■• ; . ■■■-.'. , .-, >