ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 48, 15 February 1908, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

I'ti Press Association. Wairoa, i-Yidav. At tlie inipte-t «n J-'awwtt, the man drowned at Aloiaie I lot Springs, the evidence sliowed that deceased had jumped lioni the hot pool into Iho cold pool, ten led deep. Witnesses said deutli was dm- to shock. Deceased was about 2S years of age.

Dunedin, Last Night. At the inquest on the boy Wilson, who had both legs taken off by a mov, ing carriage which was being shunted at the station on the 7th inst.. the jury returned a verdict Hiat death was caused accidentally, no blame being attachable to anyone. At the inquest on Charles Trusner, 5-1 years of age. who fell on his head from a ladder while descending from a threshing machine yesterday near Waipahi, the jury returned a'verdict that death was due to fracture of the. spine. THE NELSON FATALITY. Nelson. Last Night. "I he impHM concerning the Appleby lalality was resumed to-day, when the evidence of .Margaret Fittail. a girl injured in the accident, was taken. She practically corroborated the statements of other eye-witnesses. She said siie first saw tlie train approaching when the coach was about thirty yards from the crossing, and warned the driver, who attempted to pull up. The inquest was further adjourned until such time as the coach driver, Crickland, is able to give evidence.