ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3664, 30 December 1920, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

WATERSIDE MISHAPS. AUCKLANDft 29. Three accidents occurred in or around the Auckland waterfront yesterday. During loading operations on the Port Adelaide George Dutton, water, side worker (56), residing in KcpI pell Street, Arch Hill, had his foot * ©rushed by a falling box ef butter. At Chelsea wharf, a watersider named Alfred Place, a married man ? 50 years of age, residing at 2, Brisbane Street, Grey Lynn, received injuries ‘ to his body.He was struck by a .hag » of sugari A seaman on. the KoroxUiko, named Peter Thomas, 29 years of age was working on board the ves_ sel when his right foot was caught by a hawser. He sustained injuries just below tbe knee.

MAN BLEEDS TO DEATH. * ——— FEILDING, This day. The inquest concerning the death of A. E. Prior of Halcombe, proved that deceased was driving® a disc and became unseated. His Ipg struck-a disc blade, which severed •an artfery. Prior unhitched the horses and started to [walk to his home a mile away, but collapsed and Was found in a fainting condition. He died while being conveyed to the doctor, from loss of blood. SUICIDE. CARTERTON, This day. The police were informed last night that a man had committed sui_ cide at Gladstone, and . went out at nine ofclock and foung the man ly ing dead in a paddock with his throat cut with a razor. The body was {Drought to Carterton, and an inquest is being held to-day. The deceased was a swagger and left WeL lington on Tuesday with his brother. '• cy visited Martinborough then Gladstone. Deceased was suffering ill-health for the past six months, but gave no indication of any intention to commit suicide The body was identified by his brother as that of Stephen Sullivan, aged about 50 years. ' i • 1 i T '