ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1972, 31 January 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Bγ TciccraDh.— Prois Iscocliitlon,) TOO LATJ3 TO STOP, CAR CRASHES INTO A CYCLIST. (£j T«lcgmph.-Pi«css Assaciati in.S invorcargill, January 30. A youth named John Hurfaot, aged 36 years, who was inn. over by ti motorcar in tlio vicinity of Waiintiwa <m Thursday afternoon at 6.30, died as tlw result, «f injuries sustained nt tho Southland Hospital last night. The victim was riding a hicyc&o behind a trap, and when coming down, an incline, it is stated that lio swerved an .to tlio side of the road. Just at that moment n car, driven by Gcorgo Stone, of Spitrbnsji, whieh -was travelling in tlio o|>posito direction, crashed inUi tho cyclist, knocking him down and passing over his body.

When picked up tho boy wns unconscious, and was driven post haste in Stone's car to tho Southland Hospital. After examination, 'however, tho doctor held out no iiopos of recovery, and tho lad expired a fow hours later. Storm stated that ho did not notico tho hoy riding behind tho trap, und ho was so close on him at tho time that it was impossible to avert an accident. Tho lad, it is understood, was forniorly an inmate of \hxs Lome- Farm, And was employed on >$r<J, Marshall's farm, at Sparbush.

INQUEST ON A MINER. RWftori, January 30. At the inquest on Deiviiie, who was killed in. the Energetic Aline on Jamt« ary 17. Mr. llh'ans, general manager, rccallea, refused to give details o£ salaries paid. The. Coroner ruled tho question irrelevant, No new evideiioo was .elicited, and tho jtify returned a verdict cf accidental death, adding a rider to tho effect that tho • accident \ras duo to disobedience of tho orders of tho mine manager, and reoomnieiidfng as a safeguard for workmen that strict attention in future should. t>o paid to the fflino manager's orders.

LAD FALLS MtOM A TRAIN. V/anganul, January 36. A lad named Wilson, coming to Wa-> nganui by the Auckland express, was jerked from the platform of tiro train at Porewa, near Marton, yesterday, and was not missed by those on the "tram. Ho fell heavily on his head and hands, Intfc walked somo distance- to a house, v;horo ho collapsed and became- uuconesious. Medical aid was sought, and the lad was Subsequently brought to Wanganui Hospital., No bones were bivkon, and tko sufferer is progressing satisfactorily.

•DKATB FROM SYNCOPE. • _ Oannoulrko, January 30. . At an inquest hold at Norsewood on ft nine-year-old boy named . Geofgo Douglas Ander&w, a verdtet sss returned of death from syncope, aggra* vated by 'working outside- in excessive teat.

MISSING MAX'S BODY. ...Wangamif,.January 30. r 'The' body df-James Stevefisoii, who has been missing s-ifceo Monday, was fcund near Kaiwhaike by Katives this morning.