ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 92, 1 April 1902, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

■ ■ —' ■' • PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION. Tikaeu, March 30. Mrs. J. T. Brown, of Temuka, wm killed on Thursday afternoon, being thrown out of a gig through the horse tolling, Tha gig collided with a poet and deceased sustained a fracture of the skull, one arm being broken in two places. She died almost immediately. Deceased was 8 very old j«*«ident of Temuka. Duuidi*, March SO. At the inquest on John Thomson, the clerk who was found dead in hi* bed, the jury returned a verdict that there was not sufficient evidence to show oanse of death, bat in their opinion there were no suspicions circumstances, and no necessity for a post mortem. WnrrroiT, March 39. Through a brake failing to aet and ft wheel coning off, a waggon, drawn by six hones, was precipitated over an embankment 100 feet en the Bailerroad. The driver, Daniel McLaughlin, was badly hurt. The hones wtct killed and the waggon dam-god. 1 Blenheim, March 29. Percy "Purchase, eged 16 years, employed at a fiaxmilL was drowned at Spring Greek while attempting tocroM in a punt. BTKATFOB9, Mare* 39. A man named James F«ny w»f found dead ii a tent at B<rstnmcr*. He is supposed to be an Aus'raUan. Auckland, March 31. A man named Oonolly was badly scalded at Ko'orua on Saturday night in the -sulphur poel at the back of Lake House while taking a short cat from the pah. A seaman named Plunkett, of Bristol, was drowned off the Eumara after leaving ffobirt for Auckland. H« was on the night watch, had on thick clothing, and was called t< easjat in trimming tails. Owing to his heavy clothing he got entangled in the ropee and was thrown overboard. A teat was lowered but no trace could be feand of Plunkett. The Kumar* arrived today, but the officers did not oommunioate the news of the fatality to the Press. Palheebton Nobth, March 31. A boy named Holland was thrown from a horse and severely injured about the head and face. Be wtt taken to the hospitil.