Fatal Accident.

Manawatu Herald, 14 March 1899, Page 2

Fatal Accident.

«. It 13 with sincere regret; that we have to record the occurrence of a fatal accident at Mr Weslwood's flixtnill, Carnarvon Junction, on Saturday afternoon, whereby Me Fred Walker, a scutcher lost hi 3 life. It appears that as he was endeavourin?, so it-is said, to 'attend to the beUing, he got caught and was whirled round twice before the engine could be stopped. It was then noticed I that his left leg was broken above the knpe, the bone protruding. Medical aid was sent for at once and Di* Mfare.* was soon out and bound up the leg and had the injured in in conv.yrd to the railway station. Guard Morton wa-s notifi d at Foxton 1 hat probably the man would be j s.^nb to the hospital and delayed j ihe J.rain fully twenty minutaa J at Carnarvon to pn^bie the ! b -avers to g"t up. Dr. Meares accompanied the injured ram. S)on after arriving at Palmar-ton th" patient died. Mr Fi'ed W.ilkar leaver a wid>w, having been married on y f>ur months. To her and her relatives we desire to exp^s our Binc A re sympathy. Mr Fred Walker was a native of Manchester, and arrived in the colony 7 o 1 ' By?ara ago. H^j >ioed he Foresters L >dge when it wa« form j d a short lima ago. He was an indu'triom and steady young mm 4nd his sudden d^a'h has created ! quite a gloom in the town where he wns well-known. i Wd und^rafanl that only a few I d iss ago Mr Westwood effected an insurance on all the employees at the mill with the New Z ?aland Accident Insurance Co., of which Mr Alf. Frasar i 9 tha local agen*. Under this policy the representatives . uf th'j deceased will become entitled to £50.