ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 307, 23 December 1908, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A CHILD DROWNED. By Association. Wellington, Last Night. About 10 o'clock this morning a child named William Wilson, aged three years, son of Mr. F. W. Wilson, of. Feilding, was drowned at > Scatouu through falling into a concrete tank at the residence of Mr. William 11. Green, the child's grandfather. SUICIDE AT NOIiMANBY. Ilawera, Tuesday. The wife of Edward. Grant, laborer, of Normanby, committed suicide yesterday by shooting herself through tiiio heiid with a pea, rille. The net was apparently very deliberate, A staple was driven in the wall, from which a string was attached to the trigger. Deceased was about 30 years of age. She had no family. ■ / .

THE WAJ'I'ABA DROWNING ACCIDKNT. In drowning fatality at Waitnra, Sydney Kliodes lost his life, Ihe'Waitara Mail'says the victim was I'X'crcisinga horse belonging to Captain •laincs Mitchell. It had a ricked shoulder, and it was considered a swim' in the river would do it good. Deceased took the animal in near the Boating Club sheds, in the presence of '•Mr. Mitchell. He had been in the water a'lul out again once, and I lira took- a second turn. On this occasion the animal showed some reluctance to face the water, and really bad to be bustled in. However, the horse swam all.right, but on turning round to come out the rid'»r seemed to lose control, and he slipped on to the horse's neck. As he did so the horse slewed half round, and at the same time deceased came oh". He was then only about twelve yards from the bank, lie was unable lo swim. Capt. Mitchell's Boer boy (Crowley) was also riding a horse in the water, but was on the bank when deceased fell off. The Boer lad is a good swimmer, and was asked by Capt. Mitchell to render Rhodes assistance, which he promptly did. lie dived, and actually got deceased on his back. Deceased then called out, "I'm done,'' snd let go, sinking into deep water with his arms extended, but without a struggle. Further attempts at rescue were made by Messrs. TTaine and Frank Clare, but they could see no traces of deceased. Subsequently tlie body was recovered by the police.