ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2144, 9 May 1914, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

SERIOUS COLLISION', TELEGRAPH HOY 11 VDT.Y IXTUUFD, A serious collision occuricd ill Cni:.', Si n.-cl yesterday, whereby a 'Mcg.rn jih ines'SQiißer watitert Chai'los Paytati m»rained i'rac'on! of ijio skull. It appears that ho was cycling dowii Cuba Street wlien lie came •iritb violent- collision v. uii a miik-eart which, was traveiiir.jt in tho . opposite direction. Tho. front, wheel of I lie. bicycle struck tlio' cart and tlio rider received a severe blow o'li tlio head, He. : H''a& removed tti "tlio- fl'os'pi'fc'n'i, and late yesterday afternoon ho ■ was otieniini ■on. It is understood thitf. his oomlition is still, considered Kerions. Tl:e iiii.(jreii mecseiißer resided with, lib parents at No. 71 GJ'.t'ztjiie Street. Tii6 police have- heen unable as yet to :,sr certain ti'.o naino of the- ddvar of tho milk-eart <>r any 'dpßni'te particulros as to how the accident actualiy occurred. "FOOD ,1 UNIDFNTIFIED HODY. i , Yesterday afternoon Mr. I). S, A. . Cooper, S.M., held an inqtiest regotd- ■ i'iig' the death of an unidentified in.au ■. whose body was found floating in the liarhour in tho vicinity of tho King's Wbarf o'lt Tiinrsday. morning last. .' .■ Tho only evidence called was that of' C<)nstni)le'.< Johnston and Cosgi'ove, wlui found the body and had io (iotiveyed to tho niorgue.. * The peHce are desirous of estahlishinf! idem.iiicalion, ajid for that purpese, they snjiply ' the following .particulars j. Syas.. ,s'{t. ■8in i 'i'.'n iieight and was dressed in a dark tweed, suit with ytdfcfe:. *®&jrii)ti{i«' rpiiay-tSr, wear clothing" oil thti; tab. , Inside* tho. yost f to forni a smali pocket, a. piece of lirown clol'n had heen sewn. Tiiis ' iiia.ii also' wore iie.ivy woollen und'er- ■ .pants ("Stand.nrd" brand), darlc grey wf:(»!!eu s'ox, heavy , dark iaco shooter ■: ."iwtftjs, and. jjrey • : ("I'rivafcar'' brand), and m atlditioii. io sciino 'nror.ey fotiiict in tho jlnckets a wliito handkercjiief wiiii hllje ijord'oi;'alir . -a nj(jt;tl watch ("Marvel" jja.ltorn.V 1 HOTELKECPER SnO'l' (By Telegraph.—Piers Atfoclntion;! .Wiiansarcf, Jfat R Jfr. Morgan, licensee of tiio Iliikere* l'utl Hotel, was shot in the leg tiit !!\ios- . day and was •bronghr (o the Hospital at Wliaiigarci:;'' He. -heard a siiot and fell, a stiftg in lire thigh, but docs net' know who iired the shot, 'l'h-7 shot., at'ier first penetrating some corrugated iron, wen. 1 : in ti:o thigil and. ravcrsed t.h.o leg to ' .JlielßW'' Uuknee, eleven inches in all. Mr. Alorgnu previotisiy iost an arm by a giiii-Shoi wound. rmL ILL VM ON \FF\IR Dmicdln, May 8. i Alexander Smith, who ,w'fts injure;! iii a mot o.r-eyol<? collision on the jnain road near Allanfoii on Ajiril 2(1, dicil in iln 1 hospital this morning. M'lWiiald It .is rocWercd. Smith v-'as. :n nuvrrieii . niait. frith one cli'ild. DF.ATU AT THE HUNT. ■ • InvercafelM, May 8. • Fdward J. Cuekow, a railway i;uai\l,. - iidii'foJjtlving-iJatt Jii. : 'p..liuiri|:- at •1 .wns'tliroVvii. :fr:b.ii .ft l'tpj-se and 'sustivi.iica | conetissjou oit tho l>,rai'ii. He diet! iliis I .moiT:ing. Deceased was iuarried and, leaves a widow and three childfeii, INiX) IHE URE'vICrnS Olsbainc, Jla'v (i. .: . Tho. Police, have. be< n advised tlurt a titnit iiaine.! Robert IV.le, siijyiio.saii to have recently eoiiie. fron; Lower liii'.t, wiys. tfrbwued .oft 'tji.o iiiafvlli df.-t'lio. Airt?. tero River, near Te Araroa, ui-dav. !7o •,vos .'to woss tlio river in it boar, and was carried bv 'i!ic • swo'le?: s< renin inni the iireakers jit ilia rivet • iv.'.nuh, whore his boat upset, ( rm mi'l'hTicon i-\r\Mn i Nolsorl, :;\]nv ,S. j At ibo inquest on th.i> body foini'l I near yesiei'day' tho iriiKy rc?i j t'.nire.i a verdisi; tlwt it ,waV i!i;ii "f. VVSliam (Jill liees, and ibiit. the .wt'' ! deuce iudiv-atei'l. tb.v, death wivs due to, | .poison self-Mdniiiiist'ei/ed'. ...