ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2542, 17 August 1915, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

FATAL MOTOR-CYCLE 'ACCIDENT. ■ An inquest was held at Wellington Hospital yesterday afternoon by Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., into the can so of death of Maitland M'Anerin, who was fatally injured as the result of a niotorbioycle accident on Friday last. Senior Sergeant' Mullany appeared ' for the police. "■■■.■ ' Dr. Marshall, house surgeon at Wellington Hospital, gave evidence that deceased was admitted at about 2.30 p.m. to the institution in an. unconscious condition. Deceased never recovered consciousness, and died at about 4.45 p.m. from shock, and as the result of a fractured skull. j' Chas. Henry M'Millan, who witnessed I the accident/ said he was ill Tinakori \ Road when lie saw deceased coming round the corner near, the Botanical Gardens gates on a motor-cycle. The machine was travelling at' a : high rate of speed, and being unable to negotiate the corner, struck-tho kerbing and skidded on to a; telegraph pole. M'An<vriii struck the kerbiug with his head. The road at tho corner deceased had failed to negotiate was narrow and under repair. Michael Kearney, taxi-driver, who witnessed the accident, also. gave evidence. Witness knew deceased, and considered him a competent and good motorist. Constable M'Anerin, father of deceased, also gave evidence.' { The Coroner returned a verdict that I deceased died from shock and a fracI tured skull, as the result of accidentally \ colliding with a telegraph; pole. • BUSHMAN KILLED. • By Telegranli.—Press Association. Taihape, August 16. A bushman, Frank Gray, a married Man with three children, slipped on the tramline.' and was run over by a truck of logs at Berg Bros.' sawmill, Horopito, on Saturday morning. He sustained serious injuries, and was taken to Taihape Hospital, where he succumbed oji Saturday afternoon, DROWNING FATALITY. : i Core, August 16. Stanley Paterson, aged nine years - ■ (son of John Paterson, recently ploughman on the Knapdale Estate), was drowned in the Waikalca River, opposite East Gore, yesterday afternoon. With a brother, he was driving geese out of-the river. Deceased's cap fell > into the water,' and the boy,- over-reacli- ' • ing, fell in, and was drowned. .'At the inquest a verdict of accidental drowning was returned. MOTOR-CAR AND CYCLE COLLIDE. " : (Br Tdegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Masterton, August"l 6. A collision occurred between a motoroar and a motor-cyclist on the Gladstone Road on Saturday night, 'resulting in the cyclist (a man named Pearson) sustaining a fracture of the right leg above the Knee. Ho was admitted to the Masterton Hospital.