ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 198, 23 June 1903, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Westport, June 22. Tbomss Lucas, ag.d 26, a returned trooper, employed at the State Col liery, f< 11 from the road at Mokihinui ilist nigh 1 ; and broke his neck. Hews quite sober, the night being very dark Dunedin, June 22. A man was cut to pieces about 330 yarc*s north of the Beach-sfroat siding at Waikcuaidi by tha 4 o'clock train I from Duoedin. A fhhermao from Puk<;|t rati was tefused a lickot at Wai- , kouai i station as he was intoxicated, | and it. is supposed he started to walk ihom", sa*; down, and went to sleep The body was sj mutilated the railway I office's could not say if it was th»t of the m a who was refined a ticket. Gisbobne, June 22. At Whatatutu a mm named Jackscn was killed by a tree falling on him. Napiek, June 22. A telegram rec 'ived to-night states that a mm namid Henry Symonds was killed at Waikiremoana by a trie falling on big »hare and crushing him. Deceased was a married man, his wife and family living in Napier. Nelson, June 22. At the icquert oa Davis McGrane tho evidence showed thit the brothers were goKg to bed wh<n Edwin, seeinp a pea iifl', which D»vis hedloaded and pVel behind the door, picked it up to In k at it, not knowing it wai loided, when it went off, and bis brother, who w*s standing on the stairs, wis struck by tin bu'leI', 1 ', which entered his cheek, and pass-'nsj upwards killed him instantly. The verdict was accidental <ieith, caused Ky the discharge of a psa rifb by misadvautute, c ntributid to by himself in l.dvirg the rfle loid-sd, and no blama is attached to his brother Elwin.