ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 258, 7 December 1909, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

Uj Telegraph.—Preu Association

Wanganui, Monday. A young man named W. Uasler and a narrow escape from drowning while bathing in the river yesterday. He was an expert swimmer, having won many races in the Old Country, Heeler dived off a boat, and after being in the water half an hour was seized with cramp, and remembered nothing till he found himself in bed. A lad named Neilaoa, who was oathing with Hasler, -aw the latter sink-, after coming to the surface once or twice, and dived in after hiiu. Others came to his assistance, and Hailer was brought ashore unconscious, Resuscitative wow was applied for half an hoar and a lot of water pumped out, of Hasler, who eventually recovered, DROWNING FATALITIES. Pahlatua, Last Night. Oljver Johnson, a single man, aged about 25, and employed as a rabbiter, was drowned in the Aohanga river at the crossing to Uandyside'e about nine o clock last night. , I'.rnest Costing, a shepherd, single, was drowned in the same river at Walotiaki lord about 10 o'clock last night. The river was flooded on account of the heavy thunderstorm, which occurred yesterday afternoon along the Pnkatol range. SUDDEN DEATH. Chmtchurch, Last Night A well-known business man of this city, William MeClean, draper, died lurfdenly lu«t night about 11 o'cloek. Deceased arrived iifChristchureh about 29 years ago. RAILWAY PORTER INJURED.

| Chmtchurch, U»t Night. | A railway accident happened at MethI yen this morning ust before the mora--ing train left for Christchurch. A railway porter named Frank Sturgcu, whilst engaged in shunting operations, got jambed between two trucks. It seems there were two loaded waggons kicked on to one of the sidings by the engine, and owing to the strong northwest wind Mowing at the time, the wag. gons were soiug lievond their required distance. Stnrgess was engaged in putting the brako on, but before he couM get this done, another truck came dp from liehind and caught him, cutting jladl and legs very