ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 155, 4 July 1903, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

pes press association. ANtWiRP, July 2. A train conveying Antwerp merohm's to the corn muket at Brussels collided with another at Schaerbeck. IVo people were ir.-jured, and two died. Pekth, July 3. A belated p ssenger by th's steamer Maro* l , while trying to clamber aboard by means of a rope," was crushed to death between the vessel and the wharf. He sustained fearful ii juries. Dcnedin, July 3. A ycung man named Hill was -"eriotlsly irjured in the Kaitangata coal mine to-day. He was gding to fall too so 'n fcfter the shot had been fired and a portion of the face fell on him. He vssso inj irad about the head that his rocovery is Vfry doubtful. Isyercargill, July 3. A farmer named Bernard Mullens Ml from the top sturs window at the Junction Hut-1 during Wednesday nigh h . H-3 was picked up unconscious .vith bo h wrists broken on Thursday n< rning, and removed to the hospital, vbere he died (o-day, CdbistcqDkch, July 3. At the irqu?st on Maurice VVhehnj the j iry returned a virdiat that daceased was accidentally ki lad by a railway engine s'rikiDg him on the heart, no bl-'me being attachable to uijon". D'ceited w:iS l«t seen alive ibout 5 30 on Wednesday right on the public road, abou 1 ; 400 y*rds, from 1 vhere the body was found. He then I ipprared to be under the it fluJnce of lrink, though s-veral witt ess s stated they had never seen him. When spoken to on the ot ca'ion of his last being seen he did not reply. Auckland, Ju'y 3. ! To day while the Bishop of North Queensland was in a trap with the Rev G. A. Oarver, he met w:th rather a serious accident. There was a gcod deal of tramway traffic at Ponsonby reservoir corner, and the trap had to thread its way through, but owing to some obstacle the ho se swerved, and a tram ran into the trap. The Bishop and Mr Oarver were thrown over the bick on to the road. Assistance was soon at hand, and doctors in attendance, Mr Carver escsp d with a ssvere shaking, but Bishop F.odsham received a severe s:alp wound, and has bden ordered to remain perfectly quiet for a week. Great sympathy will ba felt for tte Bishop, who intended to preach on Sutid»y, and make spscial anpeals for assis' aoce for his devastated diccese.