ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 279, 17 April 1913, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

By Telegraph— Press Association. Marton, Last Night.

A man named E. W. Broad, a merchant, was run over by the New Plymouth express at the crossing here to-day. AD the muscles of one leg were cut off, and he sustained other injuries.

TALISMAN MINE ACCIDENT.

Waihi, Last Night.

The adjourned enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Wm. Hyde and Thos. Mcßride, which occurred on March 28 at the Talisman Mine, as the result of a wire rope attached to a skip in the shaft breaking and both men being precipitated a depth of 8000 feet down the shaft, was resumed at Karangahake to-day. John Tait, engineer to the Talisman Mine Company, who was examined at some length, admitted that he was responsible for the condition of the whole of the machinery in the mine, his duty being to inspect and report to the mine manager. He had examined the hauling ropes on the day of the accident, and was satisfied they were in a safe condition. The defacts since discovered in the rope were not visible just prior to the accident. The enquiry is likely to last several da vs.

FATAL INJURIES;

Dunedin, Last Night,

David Mitchell, who was admitted to the hospital on April 4, suffering from the effect of injuries received through falling from the top of McLeod Bros.' soap works, died in the hospital to-night.

AN UNKNOWN MAN'S DEATH.

Dunedin. T.?.st XigM. Near the spot where an unknown mancommitted suicide at Tort Chalmers recently has been found a book containing' a photograph of him. He evidently came out to New Zealand in nn oversea steamer, for in the photograph, which had been taken at Portsmouth, deceased' is wearing the clothes in which the bodj was found. A SUDDEN END. Dunedin, Last Night. Mr. Henry Guthrie, a well-known shipping agent and coal merchant, died very suddenly this afternoon. He was passing Mr. John Mills' yard in Rattray street when he was caught bv a severe gust of wind and was seen to lean tro agiinst the iron shed. He. then suddenly collapsed, and two or three gentlemenran to his assistance, no gave one or two gasp? and expired. Deceased, whowas born in 183". has carried on busings here since 1804. He had been receiving medical attention for some time, and death was due to heart failure. FATALLY INJURED BY A TRAIN. Invercargill, Last Night. John Robertson, 88 years, a widower while crossing the railway line at Comon street was ran into bv the express train this afternoon and met with serious injuries. He was struck bv the cowcatcher and thrown clean 'off the line, but his injuries were so serious that hedied m the hospital. ,