ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1943, 29 December 1913, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A young man named Albert Wheeler, eighteen years of age, residing with his parents at 97 Elizabeth-Street, and employed by Messrs. F. Cooper, Ltd., seeds merchants, Willis Street, made an' attempt to end his life by hanging himself on Saturday afternoon. Ho was working in the establishment during the day and was sent upstairs for some seeds shortly after 4 p.m. Later, ho was discovered by a small boy employed in the establishment suspending from a wire-rope attached to tho ceiling. Messrs. Cooper and Clark were acquainted of the affair, and held tho body of tho youth while the wire was being unhitched. Taken -down, Wheeler immediately went off into convulsions. Dr. Mackin was called in, and advised his removal to tho Hospital, where lie is at present progressing satisfactorily. It is understood the unfortunate youth has been worrying for some timo over his health, which has not been too good. Recently lie went under an operation.

RUNAWAY ON THAMES RACECOURSE.

(By TelcEranh.—Press Association.) Thames, December 27,

Tutchen, the rider of-Manaia in the Steeplechase at tho Thames meeting, sustained concussion of the brain and a broken shoulder. When ho fell, the horse continued on the inner course, and as the others finished on tho course proper, knocked down- two Thames girls, Misses Tilspy and Wind. The former was seriously hurt, sustaining concussion of the brain and minor injuries. Miss Wind also suffered concussion of the brain, but her condition is not serious.

THE GISBORNE POLO FATALITY

Cisbome, December 27

At tho inquest on Ralph Reynolds, a verdict of accidental death, with no .blame attachable to anyone, was returned. Tho player who collided with liim gave evidence that lie was intent oil following tho ball, and that while galloping, they collided and both were thrown. Deceased was olio of the most brilliant polo players in New Zealand.

MAN FOUND DROWNED. Auckland, December 28.

John William Hall, aged 40 years, a widower and a recent arrival, was found floating in' the. Manukau Harbour on Saturday. He had been missing since Christmas Day. , His neck was broken, apparently from falling from tho wharf. At the inquest a verdict was returned of accidentally killed. MAN DROWNED AT FOXTON. ' Palmerston N.i December 27. A sad bathing fatality occurred at Foxton Heads on Boxing Day. Harold Bade, of Shannon, aged 29, was bathing near the mouth of tho river, when he was caught by the undercurrent, carried out, and drowned. The body was recovered in tho evening, two miles away. (By Tolorriph.—Hmmhl CorrooDonflent.i Palmerston N.* December 28. Harold V. Eade was a nephew and foster-son of Mr. F. A\ 7 . 'Venn, of Shan-. 11011. Ho was staying at Foxton beach with Palmerston friends and had gone some distance along tho coast where they 'bathed. Eade, who could not swim, called out that he was in trouble from the undertow. His friends tried unsuccessfully to reach him and one, named Turner, tried to rescue him by the aid of . reins obtained from a cart. Eade then disappeared. The body was afterwards At the inquest on Saturday a verdict of accidental drowning waa returned no blame being attachable to anyonei.ti,<.,.i<i