Crushed by Heater

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 652, 2 May 1929, Page 1

Crushed by Heater

WELLINGTON FATALITY THREE others injured Press Association WELLINGTON, Wednesday. 'iie un loading steam heaters at atom or kskops at Lower Hutt nien » 0 dock this , morning, four 4eatoi. ei i? . in^ure(i through one of the orrv S ? eins knocked from a motorae\v, an( * upon them. One of died Li hospital. The lorry, A. and t i steam heaters from Messrs. : a Burt's warehouse, had drawn •id, llle boilermaker’s shop alongf a^Vy ' a Y Bne to be unloaded, ae n? |j*uck came along the line and can«iJ . e u P r igkts struck a heater, musing n <o fall Stalls are: Killed [y Cooper, an employee of the ~ j 3 ?-’ workshops, aged 38, who a t G Moir Street, Welling- , Injured "’’o' Saund ers, an employee of •uessrs. A. and T. Burt, aged 52; lived at 491 Adelaide Road, Wellington. Moon, an employee of Messrs. T. Burt, aged 47, who lived H ‘ 390 The Parade, Island Bay. r ' c k Ingles, an employee of ,® rs - A. and T. Burt, who lived ton'° 9 * a^or ** )an ks Street, AVelliugJen,? 611 Were taken to hospital by It ivas found that » * a <! been severely crushed and oj B i s tp'J wbe( l to his injuries, which a bf head wounds and coneus'“'erelv 1 - 8 . aut * Moon were also "ots but Ingles escaped Wk.T.7' They are all suffering ue ad injuries.