ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1967, 26 January 1914, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(By $cle@iis[.rstcet ' Aswolatliffi.l CAKKIBi? IvttiLED ON A HOUGH ROAD. . ' Hawora, January 24. Albeit Morchall ( carrici',-- was Aeci* dentally killed this morning, Ho was driving down a hill dose to Hawora, ■aiiti in endeavouring to pass some milk wagons ttio cart struck a couple of boulders fiii/1 overturned, Morchall was ginned underneath, and sustained a fnicturo of the collarbone aiitl had si*) ribs broken. _He was breathing 'whei. tho doctor, arrived, but died a few win*, utes afterwards.. Deceased..'.'ivies a' single man, and is beljeved to, have np 'relatives in tins Dominion. BODY RECOVERED. 1 ' punedln, January 2!. The body of Thomas Shmiks) , who, ■ with ■David Timlitij'Avas ilrowjkKi', at'Jte Heads on December 29 through the capsizing of a dinghy, was recovered this morning. At the inquest a, verdict was rotiiriipd "That deceased was accidentally drowned tiironjih the swamping of > boat while fishing.? ... ..''■... . ', MOTOR CYCLIST .'IN.IUIKD. Auckland, January 2o\ . Aji eJsiorly 'man named Hawkins wut. riding a 'motor-cycle on the Great North Road, near the Morningsidc railway station, when his machine collided -with two dogs, The. rider, was thrown heavily, and received severe injuries. Ho was removed to t'ho Hospital in an uncou. scions condition, • ■ RESCUED FROM DROWNING. CyrilFoani, aged Jive years, who re. sides with his parents nt Nw.'4J, Frcdr crick Street, fell into the nnrlicur on •Saturday evening, lint was rescued by .Hwbwi-t Clayton, who happened to see tlso accident. Fearn, with a number of other small boys, was playing on tho concrete wall, iir the vicinity of Urn old dock site, when lie accidentally fell into thi) harbour. Mis companions gavethe alarm, and Clavtoit, iv'ija iva-s felling near by, jumped in ami placer! a lute, which was tliruwn from the Harbour I'oard's dredge, around I'Varu. The matter was repm'tor] to Constable M'Kelvov, who had the boy oiammod by Or, Fylfe. After fxamimilioii, Foam, who was sulfering from shock, was removed to his home. This is the second accident of the kind in this vicinity which ~\m, been reported to Use police.