ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 73, 19 November 1912, Page 8

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

AN AUCKLAND CAROUSE. (Per Press Association.) Auckland, November 18. Following upon a drunken spree at Buck’s camp, between Swanson and Henderson, a man named Harry Whiteside was found dead. A reporter who visited the place found many signs of the recent carouse. The woman occupier of the shanty stated that the body was lying face downwards between trie bed and the fireplace. She informed him that there had been considerable drinking and some fighting last night, when three men, another woman and liersSlf were present. She remembered the scuffle. She extinguished the lights when she thought everyone else had. left. She locked tiro doors and went, to bod. This morning she stumbled across Whiteside’s body on the floor. She ran out, screaming “Murder lias been done,!” The second woman admitted that she had no clear recollect on of'what happened. She remembered dancing with Whiteside, and a scuffle, but nothing else. THE ÜBIQUITOUS PEA-RIFLE. Wellington, November 18. Charles Byrnes, a middle-aged man residing in Petone, was admitted to die hospital last night suffering from the effects of a bullet wound from a pea-rifle. He and his son, aged 15 years, were out shooting yesterday afternoon, when the sou accidentally allot him in the head. Symes had Tired at a rabbit and missed, and in lodging aside to give his son an op mrtuuity to shoot lie received the concents of Iris son’s pea-rifle in the back of his head. This monTng the injured man was progressing well, and a flight operation was performed at midlay. His condition, however, is reported to lie dangerous this evening, and the bullet has not been extracted.

A painful accident occurred at Barton Bros.’ Circus during the performance on Friday night (says the Wanganui Chronicle). The show was going with a pleasant swing, and everyone appeared to revel in the performance. Such was the ease until the 21st item on the programme had been reached. In this act Tybel the Great introduces what is termed a “Death defying dental act.” To perform the turn Tybel has to requisition the services of an assistant, and on this occasion his partner was Mies Bahs Baker. The turn, which is a most applauded feat, went well and was vociferously applauded until the final trick, when something went amiss.' Miss Bahs Baker fell a distance of 30 feet; while Tybel endeavoured to lower himself to “terra firma;” but before lie could reach the coveted destination he collapsed into tho arms ol Ids attendants. Dr. Crawford was immediately communicated with and arrived on the scene a few minutes later, Upon examination of both pat'cuts he found the principal had several of his top teeth pulled away, with injuries to the palate; the assistant suffered from severe .shock. Jt was undoubtedly a miraculous escape from death for both artists.