ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 28 January 1913, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Press Association. DUNEDIN, January 27

George Byron Partridge, aged seven-ty-three, dropped dead at Rae’s Junction.

AUCKLAND, January 27. Andrew Cnthbertson fell from a motor launch off Rangitoto. A companion, William Larson, seeing Outhbertsou in difficulty, dived over and swam to his assistance. Though Cuthbertson had sank, Larson grasped him by the hair, and he was got aboard the yacht by means of a rope. He sustained severe injury through being dashed against the propeller, and it was a quarter of an hour before ho showed signs of life. He was conveyed to town and placed in the hospital. ' NAPIER, January 27. At an inquest concerning the death ol the boy Marrow, killed By the accidental discharge of a pea rifle which he was cleaning, the cortmor added the following rider: “That in view of the many serious accidents resulting from the use of firearms, it is expedient that further statutory limitation of the right to sell and use firearms, especially to and by young persons, should be passed by tho Legislature.” A party of atnateur fishermen, comprising two sons of Mr J. V. Brown, Mr F. Moeller, and Mr P. Martin, and some others, had a trying experience last night. They went out in the bay for a day’s fishing, and when several miles up the coast the motor broke down. Tho launch was adrift all night, but fortunately the weather continued fine. The party was picked up by a trawler this morning, and towed to port. CHRISTCHURCH, January 27.

James Edmondson Johnson, aged thirty-seven years, a sheep buyer, living at Governor's Bay, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself with a shot gun. At an inquest a verdict that deceased took his life while of ungpund mind war. returned. AUCKLAND, January 27. Fred Burns, a middle-aged man, wfto kept a stable at Pukekohe, committed suicide yesterday by cutting his throat ivith a' razor. Deceased had had business worries. Ho lived alone, but it is believed he was married. GREYMOUTH, January 27.

The police have received a message that George Simonson, aged twentyfour, single, was crushed to death by gome trucks loaded with logs turning off the line at tho Perry Range Hotel, Jackson’s. Deceased was employed at Burley’s sawmills. Another man with deceased, named Charles Smith, had a leg broken. WANGANUI, January 27.

An inquest was held to-day on the body of the young man William Gilbert Brown, who was drowned in the river on Saturday evening through tho upsetting of a yacht. A verdict of accidentally drowned was returned.