ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 25, 28 September 1915, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

WORKMEN INJURED IBY EXPLOSION. Tee Press Association. Asi Wellington,• September 27. A married man mimed Cyril Sinclair. living at Miramar, and employed I>y the (las Company there, blitted to the hospital this afternoon suffering front never** injuries to Ills : lace and hands, through the explosion; ■ of an ammonia tank at the Company’s works, while he was Engaged in doing some welding hy the acetone proi cess. FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE. Hawera, September 28. James Parrish, farmer, Whakamara, committed suicide this' morning by hanging.

THE PATEA FATALITY. J r ' ; . o i;; Regarding Hie boating accident at the Patea Heads on Sunday, resulting in tlie deatjj of Mr Angus Mclntosh MacLeod, k appears that a party of .■ Jive, including the deceased, his bro-, tber, Mr Robert MacLeod, of Kith am,:, and Messrs X. Tinner and J.‘Hulbert. Jill-., two local residents, went for a row in an open boat. When just beyond the eastern, wall a breaker, cans- ? ed the boat to ship a quantity of water, and while thi s .wa s being baled out another breaker filled the boat, swamping it. The occupants ‘jumped into the water (which was up to their i waists'), and a roller overturned the boat. The party called for the life line, but could not be heard, and those on shore did not realise the daiiger. The men then pushed the boat shorewards, but soon got into deep water in the channel. All except Tinney swam for the shore, deceased being given a grating. Tinner* clung to the boat and was carried* over the bar, but retained his hold, subsequently righting it. At this juncture, Mr W. Glenny galloped for the Harbor Board’s launch, which was speedily got under way and proceeded at racing speed to the scene of the disaster, in charge fVf Captain Tinney. Meanwhile, however, Mr P. Tinney had jumped into a boat and rowed to the rescue of bis brother who was quite helpless, there being uo oars in the boat that had overturned. The launch on reaching the 1 scene searched for the missing man for some time and then towed the large boat ashore, tlie smaller one having to he cast adrift and was picked up later. No sign was seen .of the unfortunate victim who had, it is surmised. I been seized with cramp and suddenly sank. The deceased was •}(> years of jage and was a"'native'of Inverqargill. Deceased was an ex-resident of Klithani. Inglewood, and Opunake. He was a prominent figure in Caledonian circles, and won numerous piping events. He lias also been. successful in dancing competitions. I He married a daughter of Mr F. Dos Forges, of Opunake. who survives him. with a family of seven young children, for whom the greatest sympathy is felt in them sudden bereavement.