ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 233, 14 October 1901, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

BUBHFKLMNG AOOIDKNT AX AWAKINO. On Fridsy, whilst a taut, named Edward allman, was at work bushfelling for Mr Gribboa some distanoe from Awakioo, be had the misfortune to be pinned by a tree and badly injured. When assistance was obtained ha wu eirriod out to Mokau, a journey of some miles, and placed on board the> steimer for Waitara, where be arrived on Sunday Arrangements were mad* meanwhile for his reception at the N«V Plymouth Hospital, and a cab was sent out with an ambulanes tu bring him to j the hospital. On his arrival there on Sunday afternoon he was promptly attended to by Dr. Leatbam, but the tufferer was too exhausted to allow of a. thorough examination as to the extent of his injuries. One of his legs is badly crushed, and as th« accident occurred last Friday, the pUient is naturally m a very exhausted s/ata.

i ACCIDENT ON THE JtONCTION-BOAD. On Saturday afternoon a man named i Raod-tll,, ia the employ of Mr W. Paynter, was driving a butter waggon* towards the Kent-road, aod when descending one of the hills tha brake* failed to act, and the driver was B hot out into the road, rustainia* a toalp wound and. slight ootussioo. The man was brought into town in Mr* Samuel's carriage (which narrowly escaped collision wi h the waggon),- and* tzkfin to Dr. Leatbaw, by whom hewas attended to and his wonod dressed 1 . It is a matter of much congratulation that Mrs Samunl's carriage and ito occupants escape*! from what threatened to. be- a setl us situation. I An accident, which,, however, wav happily unattended with any seriousconfequeDOfs, ooeumed in Devon street on Saturday afterrooD. Mr E. Russell was leading a s'a»lion, anl Mr Pi Jackson, »fco was crossing t,h<) strr et not noticing the appro* htog horses*" was knocked down with consider**!* force, and received a shaking. Be was. daa d for a time, but willing hand* s on oarned him into a shop> where hj» t was t ubjeoted to restoratiTe «r. a'roent. PHR PBBBB 4BSOOUTIOH. Auckland, Oct. I«-r 11 A carter, named James D.n*ld«>n was killed this Rfteroron, He fall from a fourwhe<dfd wageon, a hind ' -hoi 1 pissing over his neck and face Death was ijMUntanooiM. Da iel Baihy, ca«uaj latourer on. ♦he railway, whil- wosking a era.e ate 'he g >ods she! on Thursday « a * «]»»« iog plate&out oj a tuuok when too ef ,#• paves ulipped and *t>Mkbfa M ta«b»okotUnhatd.. Ht «m fe|Ns -

for some time, and afterwards left to go home. In the evening be was four-.? lyiug en the side of tha road in 8 >t:<h Dunedin, and removed to the hospital, where he died to day. At the ir qn sr. a verdict of accidental death wkm returned, with no blame attachable to anyone. Ashburton, Octber 12. Dr. Coidner, of Rakaia, died suddenly last night, it is supposed from heart disease. A girl named Bella Gordon died ye sterday under circumstances rendering an inquest cecpssory. VTakoaxui, Octob r 13. W. P. Stuart, proprietor of the Newmarket Hotel, niid a well-known highlander, died last night, as the outcome of injuries sustained in a recent trap accident.