Accidents and Fatalities
UNITED PRESS ' ASSOCIATION I Mastfbton,' October 23. George Baigent,; while working at Price's saw.mill, Mangamahoe, had the whole of the 'finger^ of his hand severed by coming into contact with a circular saw. ,'_,'... ' Geeymouth. October 22. - t .. A sad dfowhihg fatSlity took place.; this afternoon. Three ? boys,. named .Frank Lord, aged : 12. y^ears, ; Thpmaß ; , Lord, t abojifc *9, : > and Sh%p i%usi £- were . amusing ; themselv.es -:in ,- a^nold scow in .the lagodn^near the.iHosmtdl, whehit is supposed 'th"e f b6ati.:'began tp fill with water, and (the'-bdys"'becom-ing frightened, jumped put and were all drowned. -Frank Lord and' Sharp wheu found' wei'e clasped in ea6h others arms.. THe pther body w.as.recovefed shortly aft'ei*. Ah attempt was mado to. resuscitate. thefir.sfc t twp, who were not rigi3j'b"ut !'i'u vafriT The accident. was seen . from .the -p^ospital. • G-is-poBNE, This Day. ; '' John Cornie, an old man, a blacksmith--was picked -up dead in a ditch at -whero this morning,-. He . wtis .walkingr home r.from the d show- jlast ; -. night ... yery . drunk, and it is supposed,'hejl»ys9wn or., fell into the ditch and there died. Inquest this afternoon.; y / ;'f ;
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 50, 24 October 1891, Page 2
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