ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 34, 30 January 1908, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

ICX PLOSION IN A MOLTJING-SRO:

Per Prose Association,

Masterton, Wednesday

■A serious explosion occurred at J. CEwington's moulding shop. William Daryill, a nephew ot the proprietor, was severely injured. Operations had just been tinished and Darvill was running oil' tile remaining inolicii metal iu the furnace. By some means water fouud its way into the concrete department beneath the furnace, into which the superfluous metal was to lie run. As soon as the tluid metal was turned on the explosion occurred, wrecking the blast furnace. Daryill had a miraculous escape from death. None of the others was injured. Darvill, who is a representative footballer, had a leg broken during a game last season.

.DEATH IN A POLICE CELL.

Wellington, Wednesday. John Coakley, un unmarried mail, 3S years of age, who was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge ol' leaving no lawful means of support, was found dead in a police cell at. the Central station at 11.30 last night. He was in a low condition wlicu arrested. An inquest is being held this afternoon. Wellington, Last Night.

At the inquest, on the body of John Coakley, who was found dea'd in the police station, the medical evidence showed that death was caused by pmicjmonia, hastened by drink and a weak heart, Kate Coakley, wife of deceased, stated that she had not been living with her husband, having been legally separated from him nearly four years ago on her own application. Deceased was always drunk, and failed to support her. There were three children the issue of tiic marriage. Deceased had liecn subjet to tits after he took to drinking. He was about thirty-nine years of age. Sergeant I'll air, who saw deceased when he was taken to the police station, said deceased was iu a filthy condition, the worst he had ever seen a prisoner in. A verdict was returned in accordance with tile medical evidence.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Hokitika, Wednesday. The socond carriage of the late train from Greymouth was derailed liy a collision with a horse. The passengers were not injured. No serious damage wasy done to the plant, though traffic was interrupted for some hours.

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OLD SETTLER DEAD. Inveveargill, Last Night, •lames TTolmes, of Waimaliaka, an old and well-known settler and stockbreeder, died tins morning. Deceased used to manage the Teviot station in Otago for Cargill and Anderson, and subsequently filled a similar capacity at» the ttlenham estate in Southland. An a breeder :jf stock he was favorably known in the .North.