THE BUSH FATALITY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 15 April 1907, Page 2

THE BUSH FATALITY.

1 , n" ';: llul ' ( lay morning Mr. t dell, Colonel-, conducted an inquest touching the death of Thomas Coldrick > Who died as the result of ail accident - sustained on Pridav. William IS. Davies, sawiuiller, gave evidence tliat the deceased had been in , us employment for about four months. . explained tliat the accident happened ; •'! a logging bank, where the deceased and another were jacking logs along . skids Io Ihe trucks. Cuy Meredith. „ Mlow-cmplovee of deceased, said the accident 'happened about 2 p.m. Witness and deceased woe jackui- a on to a inic-k--o7io •>' ei»|. Coldrick's jack slipped on! ' ' ' '"K 1 - and the log rolled back quickdown the skids towards another Io" about lour led ; IW ay, deceased bein" <nshc,l between the Uo logs. Witness b It Ills j;i<-k to relieve Coldrick. Coldnc.c extricated himself. 11,. d 0,,,1 ~p f„r « CW seconds, and then fell back. I|, I." 1 " ol ''"lie log that cru-hed l""i was about 111 feet long and four f«M '!'r ilu V oua t«,"."w; at ladled. Ihe work was not dangerous " ■"> experienced man, and deceasnl had had experience, fininediately after the «™lcnt Uitncswcnt for a doctor.

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Ui. I'ookcs described the t„ j "»<< testified that death was due tu shock, following 011 the crushing uenuaSi, 1 " mi,w yf —