ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 285, 25 April 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

- SUDDEN DEATH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Monday. True Dalton, an old resident of Napier, dropped dead whilst walking on the Marine Parade this morning. He was somewhat frail, but otherwise enjoyed good health. DROWNING ACCIDENTS. Auckland, Monday. Two men, Samuel Boyle and Daniel Murray, were drowned while bathing in I the Mahungai river. Steve Morris, a widower, aged 59, was drowned while bathing at Rawenc. A FATAL LEAP. Timara, Monday. The inquest on the body of J. Grimshaw, who was drowned in the harbor on Saturday night, was held this morning. Evidence showed that the steamer Ngatoro was about to pull out from the wharf when the deceased, who was a seaman, despite warnings, jumped from the wharf to board her. He missed the vessel and fell between the vessel and the wharf. He was picked up at once, but life was extinct It was shown that the man had struck his head heavily, either against the wharf or the vessel. A verdict of accidental death was returned. A MAN MISSING. Nelson, Last Night. On November 4, George Blanchett, aged 80, a resident of Motueka, left Nelson for Wellington by the steamer Nikau, and has not since been heard of. He was not seen to land at Wellington, and efforts to trace him have failed. Since the death of his wife he had been despondent, and it is feared that he jumped overboard.