ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 23 February 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

i [ A' BOY DROWNED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Gisborne, Wednesday. At the inquest on Raymond Thomas, aged 14, who was drowned at Matu on Monday, a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned. The boy had been swimming a race with his brother, and collapsed. He was immediately pulled out, but efforts at resuscitation failed. SERIOUS MOTOR ACCIDENT. Palmcrston N., Wednesday. A serious motor accident occurred at Tiakitahuna last evening. A party was driving along a level road in a larg* car, and when trying to avoid an ap proaching vehicle the car went on to the grass at the side of the road and overturned twice, and the occupants fell out Mr. Symonds fractured the bone of his left forearm, and his right arm Q was badly lacerated. Miss Symonds fractured her right collarbone. Mr. Colin McKenzie, creamery manager at Glen Oroua, sinashed his right shoulder, Mrs. McKenzie fractured her right shoulder joint, and Mr. G. Kendall received a, severe scalp wound and is Buffering from shock. The latter was taken to a house at Oroua Bridge, and the other four were brought in to the Palmcrston North hospital. '

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Auckland, I-ast Night. A case which appears to be one of attempted suicide was discovered at Pollsonby this morning. A young man named '!il)b, who is" understood to have only recently arrived from Home, was staying at a house. This morning the landlady went to his room to wake him, andfound Gibb in an unconscious condition, with a bottle, labelled "morphia," beside him. He was conveyed to the public hospital, where he now lies in a critical condition, small hope being entertained for his recovery. Letters were found in Gibb's room indicating that he contemplated suicide. , RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Wellington, Last Night. An elderly man, apparently a swagger, was run oyer by a train, and had both legs cut off. DROWNED FROM A CANOE. Christchurcli, Last Night Alexander Forbes Orr, manager of Fuller's Opera House, was found drowned in the Avon towards Dallington early this evening. It appears that he went out alone in a canoe, and that some youths walking along the bank of the river later saw the canoe floating bottom upwards. A boy in a punt came along, and was assisting to get the canoe to shore when he saw Mr. Orr's.body beneath. It is assumed that by some means the canoe overbalanced, and Mr. Orr was , unable to extricate himself. When the body was got ashore" artificial respiration was tried for over an hour, but without avail, and when the medical man who was sent for as soon as the fatality was discovered arrived, all he could do was to pronounce life extinct. Mr. Orr came from Welling, where his people reside.