Accidents and Fatalities

Feilding Star, 21 November 1891, Page 2

Accidents and Fatalities

♦ — UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Chbistchubch, November 19. The jockey Press, injured at the Metropolitan Race Meeting by falling with May, died to-day. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned; November 20. John Watson, an old Nelson iudenhtyi ■was burnt to death on Tuesday at the Rainbow Accommodation House, Tarnf dalo Station, Waimea. Nothing is known as to the origin, Watson being alone in the house. He has relatives' at Randf Wick. .■■■■■ : ' Dunedin, November 19. : The railway signalman, named Stephen A. Richards, who accidentally a gunshot wound on Saturday while' out with his children, died in the Hospital to- ' day. - November 20. A sad fatality occurred at the Pelichefc Bay butts this morning. -The brother's Wilson were marking at two butts for B. Battery, and the Irish Rifles. A squad of the former were firing at the elder brother's butt, when' some doubt as to -a shot registered arising Wilson came out showing the danger signal. " TheTlatter was not observed, when .the .next rifleman fired, hitting Wilson on the head, causing instantaneous death. Deceased was 25 years of age, single. -•'-'>■ : ThisDay.. At tli p inquest touching the:death b£ James Wilson,.who was shot at the^butts yesterday, the jury, brought in a verdict that he was accidentally killed by,,ashbt from Ihe rifle of Gunner Davys, who was . exonerated from all blame. - i Palmekston North; This Day. = A man was drowned in the Manawatu nyer near town yesterday "afternoon. He was seen to enter the river with a yiow of fording it, and disappeared. The body has not yet been recovered. No information cau be obtained as to his identity. '.. .... s Auckland, November 20.; ; Joseph Hemming, an old man 67 years of age, was driving a hay cart, down Wyndham street this morning, when the horse bolted, and the wheel of the cart passed over his abdomen and killed him.