ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1970, 29 January 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

ACCIDENTS AT RAILWAY WHAfIJ!,

Iwo accidents occurred at- the Railway Wharf yesterday. , About 10 a.m. a Harbour Board employee named Thomas feimmonds, residing at Garr'att Street, was assisting to recover a submerged anchor from'off -Ufa'end of the- wharf; He was in a- small'-boat, and 'attempted te shake a cross out of the chain which, was raising'tlio anchor, when if. slipped, tie was struck on tho back of tho head and knocked into tiro harbour, in. an unconscious condition.: Aiic-thcrinnn named John Jeroinsan jumped into tho water and succeeded in placing a torn round fcimmonds, and ho was hauled on to theivhari. Dr, FauJke there -attended .to him, and ordered Iris "removal to the hospital, as ho Was ssi/ie-ring from a wound on the head-and from -shock. ]fc was progressing satisfactorily Inst night. Dnrmg tho afternoon IL C. Cobb, residing at 29 Tasmavi Street,, was in. jtrrod. while stacking logs on tho sahio wharf, Oiio ol the logs slipped and fell fill his toot, crushing ifc rather .badlv. Dr. Henry attended-to him, and as no bones were broken ho was later taker ,to Ms-home. ' ' ' . (By Tcjograph.—Pross Association,! FINANCIALLY YfORRJED. Cllrislo.ri.urch, January SB. This morning tho body of Albert- Eo% win Brought<va, of ChrJStchnreb-, a fruiterer, was. found floating face, downwards in tho Avon below Dalfmgtoji bridge.' At the inquest, Thomas James Brown, assistant bailiff .of the Magistrate's Court, stated that ho had been in possession of deceased's .house since Monday in respect of a distress warrant for £120 10s. Deceased had been worried a. good deal about the matter. Ifc.had tried to borrow money to pay tho claim off,, but had failed. "Witness 'last saw deceased at about 6 o'clock in the morning, ivhc-n ho went out. . ' A verdict Was returned that decease-/ was foiuvd, drowned. .' MINER DIES SUDDENLY. Thames, January-28. Thomas Morgan, aged 41, a miner, (ljotl suddenly to-day. lie had been m* disposed, but 'was believed' to bo recovering. Ho was seized suddenly with sickness and broke a blood vessel and expired, INJURED MOTOR CYCLIST. Clirlstcruirch, January 28. George Perry, who was 'seriously initrod in a motor cycle .collision yfest'erclay, 'is ■ -progressing favourably in th» Hospital.