ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 37, 9 March 1909, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

WtOWSIXG KATAUITY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Alumlay. <!<'org<- llurnett, employed at liath>one's sawmills, near Gladstone, Waint•iijw., was drowned while taking horses .0 bathe in a deep hole near the nill. INQUEST. Winigauui, Last Xight. At the inquest on llonie i'eppin, a verdict was returned that deceased's lenth was caused l>y tile fracture of the 4iill. The Coroner added a rider draivng attention to the unsatisfactory state jf the morgue. INQUEST. Ashburton, Last Night. At an inquest on tile body of thciniKi found in the Ashburton river-bed 011 Sunday, Mr. Y. (_;. Hay, S.M., Coroner, who sat without a jury, returned an open verdict, namely, that deceased, whose identity is unknown, was found dead, and evidently showed deceased was fully 70 years of age.

SUDDEN DEATH. Christchurch, Last Niglit. An pensioner named Thomas Nkudder, aged 78, died suddenly at the Aahley ltbtel yesterday morning. A MIXER INJURED. Nelson, Last Night. A miller named Ellis met with a serious accident at I'uponga on Saturday by the premature explosion of dynamite. One hand was shattered and an eye injured. Ellis was brought to the Nelson Hospital. A COOK'S DEATH. Napier, Last Night. At ail inquest at Hastings touching the death of Martin Periva (or Pellor), a native of Ceyloii, aged about 45 years who had just arrived at Karamu station to take up a position as cook, Mr. S i E. McCarthy, Coroner, returned a ver ' diet that deceased met his death owin; to being badly burned whilst in a stati - <>f intoxication; that every reasonabh ■ attempt war, made to rescue liim fron ■ the 'burning building; and that he wa, I properly cared for afterwards. l 5 SI2KIUCS ACCIDENT. '• llokitika, Last Night, i James Lincoln, working at Lincol - Hros.' sawmill at Flowery Creek, me 3 witli a serious accident to-day. He ha h fastened the iron dogs in a log prtfpai n (itory to haulage by a steam winch. H 'f gave the signal to start hauling, an •1 when the strain came, one of the do; < ! broke loose and the iron struck Lincol d over the right eye, causing a sevei i- compound fracture to. the frontal toll •s The sufferer was brought to the lio 't pital, but there are only slight hopes i p > his recovery.