ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(By Tclejjrraph.—P/eu -Association.) .— — BODY ON KAI IWI BEACH. Wanganui, February 23. The body; of a mim was. found at Kai Iwi beach, near Wanganui, by two Wanganui residents yesterday. It was not identifiable, as it had been in the water a considerable time'.' The body was well dressed in a dark tweed suit, soft'white shirt, black woollen flann&l, celluloid collar, heavy' dark socks, and light boots, H;hicli'- had ,beoii. recently half-solcd. The pockets contained a £5 note and 2s. 7d. The man was probably a 'farm hand, aged between 45 and 50, sft. 6in. high, with brown hair and short brown beard, and istraight-cut moustache. The police think the body drifted down the coast,with the tide. SWAGGER'S DEATH. Duncdin, Februarv 23. An unidentified swagger, agea about 30, was drowned at Beck's Creek on Friday. The body has been recovered. -FOREIGN FIREMAN INJURED. Auokland, February 23. Knazi Williams, a Norwegian fireman on the steamer Ascot, was run,over by a train near Auckland station on Saturday night. .The fireman oh the engine noticed a man's leg across the rails, but before the train could be pulled up it had passed over the legs, severing one above the ankle and crushing the foot of the other. At the hospital the leg from which the foot was severed was amputated, as were the toes of the other foot. v ■

MISTAKE THAT WAS FATAL.' Talhape, February 23.' An inquest' was held to-day concerning tho death of Edward Maxwell, who expired suddenly at Mataroa on Sunday. ( The evidence showed deceased 'had drank some egg preservative from a bottle, which he thought contained beer. Tho occupants of the house- were absent at tho time, and,, on returning, found Maxwell in a bad way. He died, before assistance could bo procured. The inquest was. adjourned pending the receipt of the medical officer's report.

THE WARNING & THE .JUMP. Dunedin, February 23. Tho inquest concerning the death of Simon Chisholra, who was killed by a tramcar on the Dunedin-Kaikorai lino on Friday, concluded to-day. The evidence showed that, when the gripman rang the bell as a warning, deceased stepped in front of tho car when it was right on him. _ < Tho Coroner said that deceased had evidently lost his nervo on hearing tho hell, and had jumped in front of the car without turning round. He returned a verdict that the accident was caused' by deceased being knocked down by a tramcar, no blame being- attachable to anyone. . ARTILLERYMAN KILLED. Nelson, February 23. While several Permanent Artillerymen were exercising horses this morning, Gunner Peter Harvey's mount hecamo restive and fell with its rider, who was heavily thrown and rendered unconscious.. He was removed to : the Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained'a fracture of the base of the skull, aiid other injuries. He died at 11.30 p.m.