ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 119, 13 February 1919, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

KILLED WHILE MOUNTAINEERING. -By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, February 12. Alexander Campbell Craig was 'killed while mountaineering on Ben Nevis. He was the youngest son of the late Mr. J. J Craig of Auckland, and was aged 21. His mother resides in Auckland? Ho Z fVhW six molltlls a ß° t0 J° in the i'ljing Service. , .

YOUTH FATALLY CRUSHED. ■r<v 1 J Hamilt °n l February 12. Charles Harper, aged twenty, wiis killed at the >ew Zealand Dairy ,Usoc aturn'* factory at- Frankton Junction, through being crushed between n butter wagon-and a door. No one saw the accident. Deceased was last seen on the cream stage. His duties dWln™ tako him where lie was killed The driver of the horse attached -to the truck did not notice any bump

BATHING ,'FATALITY

FH,„i t> i • Nelson ' February 12. ,1™ . • Ilo I" ns ™. i governess, was ing, while bathing alone. A mark on ,uL i l e . ad l ß. lv <* the impression that deceased dived m the shallow water. Miss Kobmson came from Oamaru. CAUGHT IN A MINCER. A serious accident occurred yesterday morning m lie factory of Petrotite, Ltd.; ivJT" ( . Strcet - I '.;W-«>«W man named J an I enhey who lives at Petone, was engaged m putting paper into a power--driven mincer when his right hand was ilrawn into the machine, and his arm was torn oft at the elbow. • After he had been attended to by Dr. Shand the mifortunate young fellow was admitted to the Wellington Hospital, where lie is lepored to be doing as. well as can be expected. His parents .live a t Feilding.

T , A " wnnloyee (B. Brodie) at Messrs. H. V Brown and Co.'s tovdin! factory, Carterton, sustained a fractured arm while engaged at work on Tuesday (states onr Carterton correspondent!. " Ihe hospital authorities reported last; oventng that Bentley.was doing as well as could bo expected.