ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 198, 25 September 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

A FATAL FALL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, September 24. James Manson, who was injured at the Arch Hill reservoir on Wednesday, died at the hospital this morning. DISTRESSING FATALITY. Christchureh, Last Night. A distressing accident, attended witn fatal results, occurred at Messrs. Umvron's tannery at Woolston this morning. An employee named Frederick Jensen, 24 years of age, went up a ladder to put some belting on a wheel, when he was caught on the shafting and whirled j round, being picked up unconscious with terrible injuries to his head. He was] taken to the hospital in practically a j moribund condition. Although every- ■ thing possible was done for him he died j about two hours after admission.

WOMAN POISONS HERSELF. Dunedin, Last Night. Mrs. Bunce. wife of Henry Uunce, painter, Walker Avenue, was found by her husband last evening suffering from severe pains. In reply to a question, she said she had put some match heads in water and then drank the solution. Medical aid was secured and the woman removed to the hospital, where she died to-night. She was 29 years old and had four children. So far as is known, deceased had no domestic trouble. FOUND DROWNED. Dunedin 4 Last Night. Mrs. Hughes, widow, aged 58 years, was found drowned in a hath at her residence at ahout 5.30 p.m. to-day. Her husband died in April last, and it is fitated she had been despondent since then.