ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 52, 20 February 1908, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

AXUTlll'Ul IIEHO. Per Press Association. Auckland, Woiiiicsdav. A young- man named Alee JUUou 'iill wns drowned at Oretvn yestcrdav wlHl»t ti'vinu to save his wife. Uwcascd. who twis sjHiiuimg ;i holiday at nrcu.i, was ('ill with his wile in a creek. The latt'if hecoiiiiiig exhuised. called to ■»»U) for hi'l,l. Althouffh he could scncel.v MVlin. he rushed out fi her. lioth •sank together. (In inj. ,„i his wife grasped a J„ g . Tiie Hh-1m,,,! was ned down Th<. wife event,ulilv M\am "Shore. \ t ihe iiMjiie-t a ,-erdiel I of accidental death was returned. Deceased leaves two youiif; childivit. A FATATTT-lUK. , .Masterton. 1.a.-t. \ie|,|. .A house was burned ilouu late '■>- "'r 1 ;!' «l -Manrieeville, and a man nanicl "alter Morltson was burned to death. I lieie arc 110 panii-ulnrs. ! . Duiiediii. Last Mi.l||, aI is supposed to l,e „ ease'of „[■ suieuie oei'UiToil at .Moruin.to,, a-e.l about. while walkiii..' win,' a eoiupainon. appnrently threw irim-elf "i li'ont ol „ im.viiifi Irani, lie was not ■seriously injured. Thomson received ati tention at the hospital, and was subso. ','uentlv taken into etislodf. ' Auckland, We,lues, la v. \ telegram from Hokimijja lleuls - Mates that. Wi X>iki.ni was |;i||e,| | IV i lie ea,,sizing of a timber wa-on which \ fie was driving.

A serious ae.-i.leiu happened on Sindii,\ aliou! ■> o'ehiek io a native named . ' M( 11,11 l' :| taiii (-ays the Ojuiuala! 1111 He V< :iS t akitje raws 'to water at 1 'annul, an I ~„e of 11, em broke awav 'e ''ode a iter it. and as the eo «■ tinned his lior.-e bumped ii. will, leslllt thill he was shot oIV his hoi'-e and wenl over ihe eow. hiu.iiiy „„ 11„. road. 11,. was luu-oii-ei,,,,; ;; IMU l ,ll,ke<l »l>- -Mr. Sims ran- up Opnnake. and Conslal.le Hickman tele- ' J" 111 ' 1 ' h "' of Ka|H , Jl( ,„ who arrived within two hours. The Injnied man was. i„ 0 the t e Naniu pah, The injuries conf , 'V!' v< ' r< ' !ifi,l l l "ounds. mid about y were ro(|uircd to draw thskin together.