ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 100, 25 May 1909, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

DEATH IX A TEXT. By Telegraph.—Press Association Afihburton. Last Night, At the inquest on the "body of William Sullivan, si single man, who was found burned to death in the remain* of a tent at Rnapa*aa, the jury returned a verdict that deceased died through natural causes before the fire occurred, judging by the position in which the body was' found and its appearances. * - i OLD AGE PENSIONER MISSING. Monday. An old-age pensioner named Frederick Thomas Farr. 00 years oi age, a carpenter by occupation, disappeared on Vnday ami has not been hearduf since. He left a viTffts saying: ''l feel deserted by everyone; am going away" anywhere/' The poTfre accept it as a cam* of suicide, as Farr had previously made an attempt to .take his life.

J A DYNAMITE CAP. < Carterton, Monday. Mrs. W. Harris', of ITautotara, Martin--1 borough, met with a serious accident. ' She threw some old papers in the lire, ■ amongst which, unknown to her, was a , dynamite cap. It exploded and severely 1 injured her left thigh. | ELECTROCUTED. ! Dunodin, Last Night. ■ A mail named (leorge Price, aged about , 25/ was killed this afternoon near Wilkie's ilonrmills at Mosgiel, He was in the employ of the city corporation, and it is supposed he somehow came in'contact with a live wire. Dr. Will, of Green Island, found that one of the hands of deceased was burned, which gives rise to Ihe surmise. Price is supposed to have come from Tapanui. BOATING FATALITY. Duncdin, Last Sight. ibis morning three young men, who at Musselburgh and whose names' are given as Wilson, James Morris and t.corge Kempton, went out in „ "flattie" 011 Lake Waihola. The water was rough with a high tide, and presently their boat upset, and threw them into the water. They clung to the side of tli3 eiatt, 'which turned over several times, and Kempton disappeared. Their plight 'Was oln-erved bv the statiomnaster(Mr T. Cockhurn), and with his assistant (M" A. Tlanilierry) went out in a small ( .° tll(> >'<'seiw. They reached the ment just in time to save Morris, who was quite exhaust',l. „ m | held tlicm on the hide of th,. boat until a larger boat arrived. Kempton, -whose bod v has not of a''™" R ' oov ' !r(>l1 ' was al ">ut '8 years EN<!INHER BADLY INJURED. „„ . Gisborne, Last Xight. ji In wnv^,n o on the Mimiro. one of! the Tyser Co.'„ , m ,tton boats, in the hav tins evening, a man named Tlissctt oT the engineering staff, fell into the hfihT ami was rather badlv injured Itis leg and arm are fractured'. COYHRXMEXT OVERSEER'S DEATH. 'An accident, terminating fatally happened in the Whangamomona district a few days ago. Mr. V. X. Jackson Government overseer in that district' left uhnnganiomnua. on Siorsehack an,] alone, morning. )!)th Inst, for Puliitikura lloail, about ten milefi awav. Tu the afternoon he was foind by Mr. Mantle, of Tahora, lying in aij unconscious s'tat,. on the road near Mr Cleaver's homestead. A Mr. Meredith' shortly afterwards arrived on the seen.', and a conveyance being procured, Mr Jackson was taken to his o.vvn home ii n liaiigamomona. and there attended 10 by friends. I)r, Paget, of Stratford, was sofln on the -spot, but all efforts fo bring the sufferer round'-jvere in vain, and after four days "of nnconseiousne?.s' Mr. Jackson died yesterday morning. Tn Mr. Jackson the Department of Roads lows an energetic and popular officer, Tie leaves a widow and one child, to wlhom J we tender our sincere condolences. 1

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