ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1913, 22 November 1913, Page 12

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

>—* MISHAP ON WHARF, Sydney Trcoiain, Worried man, 23 years of age, was admitted to the Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from injuries to his back and a crushed side, sustained while working on tim wharves. Ho is a storomnn by occupation, and his former residence was No. 30 Joseph Street, Palmerston North. YOUNG HAN MISSING. (By To 1 r,<;raph. -?ret-:r, Ac-^cciralon.) Hojiitlka, November SI. A young mail, l.awroircc M'C»»d>, resident at Koss, is missing, in circumstances which point to suicide. Ho left Imnte yesterday after telling his mother ho had left his watch and amnio money oh a tabic and would Hot want them again. Search parties so far have been unsuccessful in finding any trace of the man. MISHAP IN A BACON FACTORY. Cisborno, November 4. A painful accident happened to William Dunne, engineer at tlw Okitu Bacon. Factory, about six miles from Gis.borncs, at 9 o'clock this Morning, The staff wore engaged in recharging the reh'igoratiiig system with ammonia when tiro great pressure caused tho rub* ber connecting tube to burst and (Trig* (lie about like- si gigantic snake. The iron clip at the end of tho tube, struck Dunne in the eye, lacerating the eyeball. Medicaf attention was summoned | and the sufferer was eonv.oycd to bis home. Th.& doctor is hopeful that- tho man's eyesight may be saved. NEWMARKET TRAGEDY. Auckland, November 21. Ail iiiqucst was held this morning before Mr, E, 0. Ciitten, S.AL, cortcorui«g the death of Mary AHco HadI©,1©, who haugdd lveiself at iSewuixtrket yesterday. Dr. Bull stated that ho Saw the body yesterday, and was of opinion that death hflel occurred several hours betoro. Ho also thought tho act could net have feeen accidental. The only reason he eoUM suggest was t'hiit deceased had hce-n worrying about Ivor husbaiid'e state of health* Frojfii t-lio fact that the Woman took her life 111 the presence of hfif child, ho was iiod that het mind was unhinged at the time. A ve.tdict was returned irt accordance with the medical testimony,,