ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1754, 20 May 1913, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

THE ORONGO-ORONCIO FATALITY. SUDDEN FALL OF EAKTH. On .Saturday morning Donald Cameron, a single man, aged tK>, was killed by a lall of earth wliite engaged in a contract lor the formation ot* a road at Orougo-Orongo. Deceased was a native of Scotland, and prior to the slaughtermen's strike, was employed as a butcher at the Gear Company's works at Fetone. He was well known in Pctone and Lower Hutt, and was a member of tlie Masonic Order. _ An inquest was held beforo Dr. it' Arthur, S.AC. (District Coroner), at Bellevue Hotel, Lower Hutt, 011 Sunday afternoon. George Masters stated that he was working with deceased on a road contract— tho Orongo-Orongo lioad —about 11 o clock on Saturday morning. A fall of earth took place on the side of the cutting on which they were working. It v.-as noticed by ouo of the men, who gave tho alarm, "but tho earth covered Cameron and witness before they could get away. Cameron was completely burled, tho two men who were free at once commenced to imourfch Cameron; At first they came to start on witness, but he "I am all right. Go and get Cameron." It took about twenty minutes to uncover Cameron's head, and when he was fully nilearthed lio- was dead. Witness was then extricated. The height of tlio cutting where the fall took place was about four'teen feet, and it was considered quite safe. After the accident the Hutt police were communicated with, and the body was taken to the Bellevue Hotel on Saturday night. _ In answer to questions by Constable Cameron, witness said that he was experienced in block-cutting work, and did not consider t'he cutting in any war dangerous. No shots were fired on the day of tho accidcnt, and there had been no previous slips. The portion that fell had been completed for two weeks. Alexander Thomson and Joseph Wyness corroborated the evidence of tho previous witness.

Tlie coroner commended the prompt action of the survivors, and also the action of the witness' Masters, in telling the men that were free to assist Cameron. A verdict was returned that deceased was killed by an accidental fall of earth, and that no blamo was attachablo to anyone.

BOARDER. PERISHES IN FIliE,

FUTILE ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, May 19. A. boardinghou.se of .sixteen rooms in Hobson Street, owned and occupied by Allan Morton, was gutted by tiro with tho exception of two rooms at '1.30 this morning. Practically nothing was saved. The housa was occupied by the Morton family and ten boarders, all of whom cscaped except Henry William .Smith, aged sixty, who was burned to death. "Morton found Smith in a room at tho ;cnd of a passage, which was already ablaze. The man's bedding was burning, and Smith was partly burned and insensible. .He was a heavy man, and Morton was unable to move him, and had to beat a hasty retreat. Smith came from Sydney, where liis relatives reside.

CHILDREN WITH DETONATORS. Auckland, May 1!). The danger of allowing ddtonators within reach of children was instanced oh Saturday, when a small boy named Laurie Martin sustained serious injury to, one of his'hands as a result of trying to scrape tho contents out of a detonator found in tho street by a companion. The result of tlic scraping was an explosion. There have "bsen sevei'al cases of a like nature recently, and in consequence Martin's mother lias written to his schoolmaster, suggesting that the danger of detonators might be pointed out to tho children. HIS SISTER"SHOT. Hawera, May 19.' A shooting accident occurred at Matapu on Sunday, resulting in the death of Lucy Aan Younger. A brother had been cleaning a gun, and had placed two cartridges in tho breach, when it accidentally exploded. The charge entered the girl s arm and side. Her arm was amputated in the hope of saving her life, but she died in tlio evening.

DEATH ON S.S. MAHENO. Auckland, May 19. Tho Maheno, from Sydney, was delayed thirty-six hours by stormy weather. Mrs. Cleal, a passenger for Auckland, died on tlio voyago from heart disease. SERIOUS TRAP ACCIDENT. Nelsorij May 19. A serious trap accident occurred at Wakefield this morning, in consequence of a horsa bolting and causing a trail to collide with a post. Tlia occupant, Mrs. W. H. Brooks, ivife of a settlor, was thrown out and sustained injuries from which' she is not expected to recover. ■ * INJURY TO HAND. Thomas Graham, a married inan. aged ,12 years, residing at No. 60 Pipitea Street, iitjured-ono of his hands whilst working at the Railway Stores Workshops yesterday. The injured man was taken to the Hospital. ACCIDENT AT THE WHARF. Charles Crawford, a married man, aged 44 years, and a wharf labourer bv occupation. received an injury to his back yesterday whilst at work, and was re* moved to the Public Hospital. ARTISAN INJURED. Lowell Baker, a single man, residing at No. 27 Broadway Terrace, and an employee of Messrs. Luke and Co.. injured his hand whilst at work yestcrdny. The injured man was removed to the Hospital.

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Messrs. U. Johnston and Co., Lambton Quav, have been instructed by the occupier of No. 80 Chiracs Street, to sell by auction the contents of leu rooms. Three hundred lots of superior furniture, including an upright errand piano, beclliiieii, "etc., will be offered for absolute sale. The auction is announced for 1.110 this' afternoon. Kverything is 011 view at. !).!W this morning. A s):e(iai scrvire for women will be held at SI. Mark's Church, Sussex Srjuare, ol Ihii evening. The annual general meeting of members of the Xew Zealand Club will bo held at the Y.M.G'.A. Rooms, at S o'clock this evening. Tho Wellington Gas Company will deliver a sack of coke for Is. :M.. and specially screened coke will be delivered for Is. Gd. per sack.