ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 19, 23 January 1903, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

PER PRESS A9SOOIATION. London, January 21. A new boiler in Tupper's iron works at Bilston exploded, killing two workmen. Thirteen others were scalded, several receiving fatal injuries. Pahiatua, January 22. At the cycling picnic to-day Charles Sheffield, printer's machinist, was drowned while bathing. The body was recovered. His relations live at , DunsdiD. ' Napier, January 22. A man named Jitmes Gormley, a station cook, was found dead this morn- ' ing in the house in which he was staying. Deceased bad btea drinking heavily for some weeks past, and this, was probably the cuise of death. An inquest will be hi Id. | Dunedin, January 22. | Mrs Annie Wrigliy Coulter, forecabin stewardess on the Huddatt Parker's new steimer, the Victoria, on returning 'o the boat at 11 o'clock last n'ght after visiting friends, fell over the wharf and was drowned. Mrs Cuuktr was a widow between 45 and 50 years of She belonged to Melbourne, and as far as can be ascertained, has no family. She was former ly stewardess on board <he Westral a, and has been in the employ of Huddart Parker and Oompany. for about three years. At the inquest touching the death of Annie Wrigley Coulter, who fell over the whuf and was drowned, thi 1 verdict) was accidental dea hj, no blame beiiig atta< hab'e to anyone. A rider was added calling >he attention of the authorities to the necessity for the wharves beiDg better lighted, and that chains or roprs should be provided to prevent similar accidents. Manqawkka, January 21. A lad five years old, tbe son cf Mr Mourland, Ohing.iti, was drowned by falling into a well. The four year oil bid of Mr Heegan, of Temoehau, was crushed to dea'h by the wheel of a waggon pasting over him. ,■ i

Wellinqton, January 22. ' A shunter named Frederick Will'am Swift, employed at the Pe'one railway ' station, was ap killed whij) ' shunting shortly before midnight. A ' queer feature about the accident is that Swjft's bo'ly was found clear of the j riilg He hd. apparently not been run ' over, though t h«i neck was brokon, the jaw dislocated, and there was a deep ' gash on the eido of the neck. No one >aw the accident, and it issipposel ' that deceased was struck by something when jumping iff the truck. He was '' 21 years of age.