ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 172, 29 December 1914, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

CHILD KILLED BY lA. TRAIN. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Stratford, December 28. An accident resulting fatally occurred on Saturday afternoon at Koliuratalii, the seventeen months old son of lialpli Bush, a carpenter at Kohuratalii, losing his life. The little fellow strayed on to the line and was caught by the cowcatcher of the Public Works train, receiving a severe seal]) wound. He was brought to the Stratford Hospital, and died at four oil Sunday morning. Later. At the inquest, a verdict of accidental death was returned, the coroner adding a rider complimenting the driver of the train for doing all in his power to avert the accident. KILLED WHILST MOTORING. Marton, December '2B. On Christinas morning, John Fletcher, aged 41, of Bulls, was killed instantaneously through driving his motor-car into a bridge. A rail of the bridge struck him on the face, breaking his neck. At the inquest, a verdict of aceidental death was returned. RUN OVER BY MOTOR CAR. Gisborne, Deember 28. . A fisherman at Tokoniaru Bay was run over by a motor-car and injured badly ill the back. When the car was subsequently conveying the injured man and a doctor to the township it ran into a horseman. The rider was pitched on to the back scat of the car and the horse landed on the car. The horso had to be shot. The car was badly smashed, and the occupants shaken and cut, CHINAMAN'S SUICIDE. Gisborne, December 28. Wong Mun Cliong, a Chinese gardener, aged AO, lianged himself on a bluegum tree at Mangapapa. Gambling losses aro reported to be the cause. HORSEMAN DROWNED. Nelson, December 28. Eria Byrne, of Petone, who was lir- | ing with his grandfather at East Takaka, was found dead in two feet of water yesterday. He was riding a horse when it bolted, and deceased was thrown into the East Takaka river.