ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 177, 25 January 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

I SOMNAMBULIST INJURED. ' By Telegraph—Press Association. Blenheim, Last Night. A young married men, nam«l W. Adams, was picked up in a semi-con-scious condition on the pavement in front of Oxley's Hotel at Picton, at three this morning. It appears he is a somnambulist and walked through an upper storey window, falling on the pavement below. His injuries are a broken leg, several bruises and shock. He was removed to the hospital and is progressing favorably. KILLED BY A MOTOR CAR. Christchurch, Last Night. An inquest touching the death of Thomas Ryan, who died from injuries caused by R. Blunden's motor car running into him in Cathedral Square on the night of January 19, was concluded to-day. The jury, after a retirement of 25 minutes, returned a verdict that deceased died as a result of injuries received by being knocked down toy a motor car driven bv one Blunden.

A DROWNING AFFAIR. Dunedin, Last Night. Henry Steele, belonging to an old and respected farnly in Arrowtown district, met his dpa'n under distressing circumstances vos tenia v. He had been in health for pome tim*. and is said to have been von* depressed, in spirits. On, Monday Constable" Melville proceeded to Steele's farm, near Lake Hayes, and was informed that Steele had fallen into the river, but had regained the landV On Tuesday, Steele acting in a peculiar manner, Constable Melville., was again sent for. As he was proceeding to the river, he saw Steele sitting on a bluff of rock about 30 feet high with a sheer drop into the river. Steele suddenly disappeared, and. on hastening to the spot, the constable saw him swimming in the river and making frantic efforts to ,sret ashore. It was impossible, to render assistance, and unfortunately the man soon disappeared. It is thought Steele slipped into the river while in the act of turning round.