ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7714, 17 January 1905, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

(Per Fross Association.) ' HOKJTIKA, Jan. 16. A young man nomod Walter Be ; dina, a flax cutter, was thrown fro ; his horse, and died from his it ' juries. CARTERTON, Jan. 16. A rabbsitcr named Edgar Hutt | aged 55, was found dead in a what | nt Gladstone, with the side of h head blown off. Deceased had Im drinking heavily lately. The verdk was death) fr,oui the result of gunshot wound, and that there wa no evidence to show whether it wa accidental or not. NELSON. Jan. 16. Willia.M Frederick Bettany, chera ist, of MotucKa, was drowned a Rangntotara. It is unknown hoi the fatality occurred Later. On Sunday n party of picknick ers went from Molueka up tho riv oil, and Mr W. F. Bettany nnd i companion tried to cross the rivci to secure some photograiriis. One Petiha, swam across for a canoe and hearing Bettany call was jusi in time tx> see him sink ; . but waf unable to recover him. Mr J. Pol lock, who was driving noar-bv, wai hailed, and he dived in and recover «1 the body; but all efforts at re susci'talion weiv unavailing. The jur\ commended tho action of Messrs Petiha and Pollock. Deceased was e chemist in business in MotueCa, aiti .was about to bo married. TAIHAPE, Jan. 10. ihe infant child of Davis, a settler, nt Kocko, was drowned last night through falling down a well WAIHI. Jan. 1«. A lad named Raycroft was accidentally shot yesterday by his elder brother, with n pea rifle. The bullet entered tho lower part of thabdomen and passed through two coils of intestines. The Ind has Veen received into the hospital in a precarious condition, and is not expected to recover. WELLINGTON, J on . i 6. 1 he body of a man has been washed up at Palliscr Bay. A peJice constable has been sent to the scene.