FATAL ACCIDENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4030, 26 January 1876, Page 2

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

An accident which has terminated fatally occurred last week at Manuka Creek. A man named • homas aged thirty six years, * n. aged as a driver at the denote tunnel, received a kick in t e abdomen from one of the how s employed hauling trucks The horse, whidi Was young and rather spirited, had for Some purpos- or another one of its forelegs tied up. Deceased was standin t behind it when the animal kicked out with its hind leg, striking him as stated above. —* Tuapeka Times.* s larence Hogg, aged fifteen, was practising gymnastic exercises witu rome other youths at the schoolhouse at Orepuki, and hy some means received internal injuiies which were not at first thought to be serious. After three days, however, as he showed no signs of re* covery, a yarty of nineteen volun eers was made up to convey the sufferer to Bicerton. This was done hv means of a attetcher, the frightful state of the road frrbiddhu the use of a horse, or other means of conveyance. Unfortunately, their kind exertions were, of no a'ail. for the p or little fell w died* when within about six miles from' Riverton tL. land News.’