ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 68, 4 April 1901, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(PHB PKBSa ABBOOUTMH.) Aucblaki*, April 3, A daughter of Mn Locks, of Waibf, agid 17 months, drank the contents of a bottle of poison and is still living. Mr. J. ltuasell, who was hurt at the ■ polo sports on Saturday, died in a privHtahwpita! this evening. His poor dashed at a fence wi«h a drop of about seven or eight feat on the other «d», and although the posy was killed on. th j spot, it wii* tuought Russell had ■ P-Bctically escape 1 injury. It wm found subsequently, however, he had sus-ainei severe internal injuries. Am oparation was performed on Tuesday un 1 ano:h,ojf to-day, Welunohok, April 3. | George Gibb, the oiretaker of th 9 Botanic Gardens, was run over hy a train at Petooe last night, and receive.! such sarious injuries that both legs had to ba amputated, Inveecasgill,, April 3. A shocking tragedy occurred a{ Woodhnds last -night, when Ma*i aged 17,. was soot dead by her brother Joan, aged 19. Both parents are dead and the children work the farm. John had been presented with a branch laadiog which he was oilin-; preparatory to using. His B i ßter playfully chaff d him about being unable to shoot, and after he had pat ia two cartridges, he mid« a jesting reply andpjiatedthe weapon at his sister. Insoniß way ths charge went off and struck the girl full in the fac». Deitb. was instantaneous. .« T , later. 16 now appears that Lamont did not point tie gun at his sis>r in play. He bad put a cartridge i a the breech and said he was going out to have a shot at ■the duckn. Carrying the gun at a safe ' angle he ftooppd to pick up his uftt fromaseM. Thh b-ought the immla' dowaand at that moment the g ltttJ Mi. The girl who was sou* six feat. away, washing up after tea, wag kills* instantaneously.