ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 42, 12 October 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

RAILWAY CROSSING FATALITY. (Per Press Association.) Dunedin, October 11. An accident occurred at the Rattray street railway crossing at 5.30 p.m., by which a single man named John Fraser was killed instantly. As a train from Central Otago was nearing the crossing, deceased was seen approaching the rails from the direction of the wharf. The bell was ringing and the crossing-keeper had his flag up. Fraser appeared to hesitate for a moment and then stepped in front of the engine, which struck him with such force as to throw him nearly 30 feet away. When picked up, Fraser was dead, his skull having been fractured. Deceased, who was 30 years of age, and a native of Scotland, was a wharf labourer, and resided by himself. A letter dated 1903, and written from Otiake, signed Robert J. Fraser, presumably bis brother, was found at his cottage. A shooting fatality occurred on Tuesday at Waikaukau, a few miles from Waimauku, a single man named John Adlington, 31 years of age, losing his life. It appears that the deceased and a brother had been working a farm at Waikaukau, keeping house for themselves. On that day tire brother was absent, and the deceased apparently did not feel inclined to undertake any work alone, but went out to shoot ducks on the property. Next morning, when the b;othet returned, lie found the house empty, but the deceased’s dog. which was hanging about the place, led to where Ids brother was lying, shot Enough the head. It is believed that his shotgun was defective, and went off as the result of a jar. Mr Owen Castles, a you.ig man employed at one of the Ha.veia mills, iViet with a very distressing accident on Thursday. He was working a circular saw, when, by some mischance, his hand slipped, and goc into contact with the saw. His fingers were badly lacerated, while the top of the tim'd linger was taken off. lie was immediately removed to the Hospital, says the Star. Mr Smith Dawson, a settler of M'atapu,’ was admitted to the Hawera Hospital on; Tuesday, -ufl’eriug from the effects of a compound fracture-of the leg. Hj seems that She Af as’ working a harrow, when one of the horses, a young animal, kicked nnujiu ihu leg, causing the [injuries mentioned. Mr Dawson is ijifogressingj satljjriietni ilb. i A sensational] accident'joeihirred to a local motorist .hear To Ho.ika, on Sunday (saysy llbl 'Flee PresV). The motorist' accidentally ran Ins ear into a steep bank. The ear climbed the bank for a little distance, and then turned completely over, toppled down the bank, and rolled into another, bank opposite, and then turned right side up again. The driver of the car was thrown out, but was not hurt, rhe other occupants also escaping without injury. The car was somewhat knoe'ccd about, but after a little attention iR-jjiwra#- put- jdghtjofind carried the party ;; ba ok-'tb -Baiclufliav A serious accident happened last (reports , the. Pelorous Guardian) hveek? '•£(>' 'a- 'dluJlimf&D • hiainldiil Hcorge Shaw, 22 years of age, employed by Messrs Brownlee and Co., at Carluke. He was engaged in bushfelling when a tree fell across his back, crushing him to the ground. With as little delay as possible, Shaw was extricated and conveyed to the Havelock Cottage Hospital, where he was attended, by Dr. Williams. It was found that the eufforcr had received serious internal injuries, and his condition is still critical. Shaw belongs to the Auckland district. A rather serious accident happened at Kaimiro on Thursday night, as the result of which (says the Taranaki Herald) the twelve-months-old son of Mr William Shoemark was seriously scalded. The child pulled a pot of boiling water over on to himself, and was scalded from the, hips downwards. Dr. Gault, of Inglewood, attended him.