ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 231, 4 February 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A COACH CAPSIZES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Westport, Friday. The horses in Newman's coach, when starting for Keufton this morning, were frightoned by a steam Straker waggon just when leaving the town. The horses bolted, capsized the coach, and carried away the fore-carriage, which collided with and broke a verandah post lower down in the town. The twelve passengers aboard the coach were shaken, and only four proceeded on the journey. Mrs. Morcll, an old lady of Murchison, had an arm broken. Westport, Last Night. Tw» victims of to-day's coach accident, Mrs. Morrall and Mrs. Howarth, have been removed to the hospital. BODY FOUND IN A CREEK. Christchurch, Last Night. Constable Whatman, Little River, reported yesterday that the body of a man had been found in a ereek at Little ißiver. In the pockets were papers marked "A. Hayden," and also a letter signed "Labatt, Labor agent, Christchurch," in which it was stated that there was work for the receiver of the letter at Holmes' place, Pigeon Bay. There was no money in the pockets. A MINING ACCIDENT. Westport, Last Night. A miner, Archibald McGuinncss, sus' tairied a fractured leg and bruises to thii body and head at the Westport Coal Company's Millerton mine to-day through a sprag coming away and allowing a fall of coal to take place. HULK-KEEPER DISAPPEARS. Wellington, Last Night. James Briggs, aged 59, a hulk-keeper on the hulk Oreti, is believed to havu been drowned to-night. The hulk was moored alongside the wharf and Briggs had been ashore. His wife, who was on the hulk, heard a groan, and hurried on deck, but there was no sign of Briggs. As he did not return to the hulk it in supposed that he fell into the harbor. A FARMER'S SUICIDE. Dargaville, Friday. A farmer named Smith committed suicide in his cowshed, When his boy returned from the creamery he found his father lying in the shed with a bullet wound in his chest and a gun between his knees. Deceased forwarded a self-written will to Mr. Darling, solicitor, of Dargaville, stating how to dispose of his property. The letter concluded: "When you get this I will be dead." The letter did not reach its destination fbr several hours after the deed had apparently been committed. Deceased had been in bad health lately. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER. Auckland, Friday. A shooting affray occurred at Wharepuhanga, Kihikihi, on Thursday, which resulted in George Washington Long being charged at Te Awamutu to-day with the attempted murder of Thomas Higginson Bond, a neighbor of accused. Bond was shot in the face, and though not out of danger is progressing favorably. Accused was remanded to February 10.