ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 90, 8 April 1902, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, April 7. The nine year-old son of Alfred Huxford injured his knee while playing seesaw on the 3rd mat., and died yesterday before a doctor arrived. Carterton, April 7. The body of Mrs. Sullivan, who was lost three weeks ago, w»s found yesterday in a dense clump of gois'about 500 yards from thu railway line in the opposite diiec'ion from wh"*re her big wasfonnd. The body was much decomposed. Gisbobne, April 7. The burs'ibg of a waterspout caused a sudden flood in the Wuimate river, coming down in a wall five feet high,' whic i swept away a buggy and piir driven by a settler named Young, who jumped cUax and escaped, but the horses and trap hive not b en since seen, Ohkistchtjrch, April 7. At the inquest on the body of the young woman Mary Brown, who met ber death by a .tram accident, on Saturday, the jury returned* verdict of accidental deaih, no bL.me b i..g attached to anybody. Another fatal tramway accident occurred today. Harry Ifeast, a wellknown private detective was standing on the front platform of the tram to Sumner, when he was thrown off while tbe cars were swinging round a corner, falling on bis face and shoulder, fie was 'aken to Sumner and attended to, but his cast wai hopeless, and died soon after from his injuries.