ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 197, 28 January 1915, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

.. AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. ' By Telegraph.—Per Press Association * I Wellington, Last Nigh.^ An accident with some peculiar fesi tures aliout it occurred, in Wellington . this morning. Donald McGillvray, em# ployed as a linesman by the city electriß lighting l department, had been in company with James SBowcock, in 'doing, some repaiis at the top of 6) pole at the corner of Kent Terrace and •Elizabeth street, and was in the act Off descending, when he was seen to change! ' colour and reel, having apparently re* ceived an electric shock, BoWoocS! made an effort to support him, but was unsuccessful • McGillvray fell off the ladder, Siifl! landed 'heavily on the roadway. AWeS "being attended to by a medical man h*( •was removed to the 'hospital, where J®, was ascertained that in add-on to th'e(. •'■v shock to his system, lie tad received a bad cut on his bead and a severe injujjj to one of his tMfljhs. «• ". A WAIUKtf FATALEIT. • Auckland, Cast Highly "1 A young labourer, named Barmfef Turner, who was found on Saturday Uunl lying unconscious beside his tooree ttH Waiulcu, died in the hospital to-3aW He never regained consciousness, and H is believed his skull was fractured.