FATALITIES & ACCIDENTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, 1 February 1909, Page 3

FATALITIES & ACCIDENTS.

[Pbess "Association.— Cophughij DUNEDIN, Sunday. A man named Walter Laweon, wht was bachelor, aged about 60 years, died - yesterday as the result of injuries sus tamed yesterday. Deceased was employ- ' ed by Mr Scott, a farmer, of North Ta--3 l n ,'j a, J. d after fibbing work in a turnir 8 ■«!■ V* 8 0t on the horso to ride home. l The horse took fright and ran away, i when Lawson was unseated. He appart ently got entangled in the chains, being j- dragged about a mile. The cause oi } .death was concussion of the brain. Deceased had no relatives in the Dominion. ° . GISBOHNE, Saturday. * Maori named Gregory died very i suddenly after eating some wild honey. 1 He was in the act of chopping down a c tree in order to secure som c more honey c when death overtook him. r HOKITIKA, Saturday. a A Chinaman, who was 66 years of "age, died at Stafford on Wednesday. He complained of pains during the night. An inquest was held, and as the doctors r - were unable to account for his 'eath, it i /was decided to send the stomach and * contents to the Government Analyst for * a report. « * INVERCAEGILL, Sunday. . .A boy named Leggatt was thrown from [• a horse in town on Saturday evening. . .One arm. was broken, a shoulder dislocat- , ed, and one ankle twisted, were among the-injurics he received. WELLINGTON, Saturday. During shunting operations at Thorn- [ don last night, a shunter named George ■ Alexander Watkins was accidentally ■ killed. With two others, he was engaged ■ braking trucks, when suddenly his lantern was seen to fall. His comrades . found him lying across the rails terribly ! injured, and dead. It is supposed that . he slipped, and before he could recover , .himself the trucks passed over him. The deceased was a married man, and came 1 from Australia. He had been iv the railway service from four to five years, and was experienced in shunting. WELLINGTON, Sunday. The body of a young man, supposed to be that of -William Burnby, a recent arrival from Australia, who was reported as missing three days ago, was found in the harbour this morning.