ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2200, 13 July 1914, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SHUNTING FATAIiITY-AT. THORN--7 DON. /!-.A. shunting fatality /occurred.- at: Thorndon liailivay-Statioii 'yard 'at ari eai'ly hour on Saturday moriiing. result)»g m the death of John Dugdale, a nianied:man'of ; about,so years ot age. l '' . ..Deceased and.'Alfred 7 Dickoi,- a shiln;ter,-. '\vei'6 ' engaged/in.' shunting l: operations .tlio 'lhorndon yard/ till alter midnight,, other men-took chargo : of the engine at about one o'clock: Thev wore; engaged-iin'/sliunting/four loaded' railway wagona .in tho shod road • to.jvards tlib ;goods-shed, and- .while de^ iceased;'wM'^alking;^ : the. .side of the. wagons;: he apparently , attempted to get oii:.to-tho first wagon;, but misse3 ;his.-hold and-fell to' tho,ground. ,cDickel, .who; was standingon..tlio .steK.of tho first^wagoh;■ imnie-: dia.tely gob i.down and 1 went (to • wiiero Dugdale/was lyiiig. /He fouiid,him lying; on, his back,'across; one of tho rails he-' .itween;,tlie.'Second, ; and;third' ivagbn/jThe' third wagon had passed over' his nerk' chest, : and .arms. ' 'Death.must Kavo been )nstantaueous.:,:'V\ r hen' Dr. 'Henry, - aruved on tho sceno lito- was extmct. ■■ Deceased has been in the railway ser-vico.oyer,.thirty-fivo years. '/He leaves .&■ widow behind him residing at Harbour new Road;- Northland Au mquost will bo :lie]d>at r4-,p.m.v to-day." '• ' A BROKER LEQ. iA. marne'd' nfan, Aamed Charles' Flemrning, 46 'years of ago, residing m Douglas .Street, " waa admitted- to iho Hospital on.Saturday, afternoon, sufFering from.a v broken leg. He is a brioklayer Dy; occupation,' ana. was wolfing .at ithe:gasworks'-whon .the'accident oc- ' turred. ACCIDENT IN LAMBTON QUAY A man named James'Nugent, about 40 years, of• 'ago, a seafaring Pjan, .was admitted, to. tli& Hospital on baturday^:suffering ;from'-an'i;injury' ,'to JP,° 'heaa. ,', He ;wa3, picked up in'"liamlK .K^ u faiieh.and 'struck' .jhead.;,- His; condition is. not sorious.' SUICIDE OF WIILL-KN'OWN 1 "VET". / -iHy \ssociatio>)) t « ' Christohuroh, July 11. , ,-,j11r.--J-.',-K; : ,oharlton,'. - a very . wellWpwu surgeon, who. has re-' sided in and practised in Chnstchuich 10r,.a long time.vwas. found/dead this ;mOrning .in .his room -at Shades Hotel, .where,ho hadjboaided.for-a.good many :years. 4^!was\lyihg,^n / his 7 bed,-fully pocket.: :A;smallbottl6;tl]at, .smelt, of .poison was- . standing;- on . a duchess- table, and the'- : deceased's clothes':also :smclt of poison'. Dr Wostonra, nho «as calletl, pro•lß'said that;the.: .deceased .'had'; been 'Jdead/'abOut .'six .'or: late/ Mr.; 'CJiarltoii mained man, and some years ago ; he held tho position- of lecturer on vetoriilary; science; at Canterbury. 'Agricultural / Colleges; • Subsequently, /ho held' Government, iiositidns.: as' inspector.of, /shd .''.latterly. :.h'ad : practised.' his profession privately.-., /'/ /', was held this. aftenbriUj ;the.'.C6roner' 'returned, a...ver-. •: dipt; committed, suicide, by, ; takiiig jwisoii.;; . DOUBLE' DROWNING FATALITY. Coro, July 11 , ;: A, sad. drowning, fatality has occurred iii. tho Motaura River. Mr. Thomas'Fv Goldie,..a farmer;, of • Wendonside, situated 28 miles from Gore, aiid his wife, ••hoth/betweeni/the bf' 40 • and 1 50, visited.-'Cattle- Flat,, .seven.; miles'. from AYendonside, on Thursday evening,' and, stayqd ivith/friend?,'!■/.They;left. -at^-.hiid-. ; iiiglit,'oiv;Friday :' in. a' trap, and -had. to ford.the -Mataura./-A' party of.-voting men; including ; two- of Mr. • Goldie's st.'epsons, i.wcre/going to Balfour- to play, football, and at 3 p.m. on • Saturday.-, thoy'.found .the., smashed 'trap on ; the I lvcr ; bank.;. The..horse ;was loose. A 'Eearchrwasi iiiade,'"and tho body of-Mr. Goldio was,found 100 yards below the :ford,. in a-paddock, rtbbut 20'.Vards from tho river. - Mrs. Goldie's bodv wae. "found a niile'below the ford,. in .a. pool of the river. ' ;Aii .inquest will be held.