ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1919, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

TIMARU FISHERMAN MISSING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Timaru, June 11. A fisherman, named J. Shears, left harbor at 5 yesterday and has not returned. Fears are entertained as to his safety, as a heavy gale was experienced yesterday. KILLED BY A BOULDER. Whangarei, June 11. A fatal accident occurred on the railway extension works near Waiotera yesterday. The report, states that a steam navvy slipped a boulder, which fell on Joseph Garwood, a widower with two children, inflicting injuries from which he expired soon afterwards. FATAL ACCIDENT AT BRICK WORKS. Christehurch, June 11. An accident took place this morning at the Elmore Brick and Tile Company's works at Hillsborough, near Christchurch, and resulted in tlio death of an employee, John Honniwell. The deceased was feeding the clay mixer when he slipped, and his foot caught in the machinery, resulting in his leg being] badly mangled. He died shortly after being released from the machine.

FATAL TRAP ACCIDENT. Palmerston N., June 11. David Sinclair, a laborer aged 57, was thrown from a trap at Carnavon yesterday and died in Palmerston North Hospital to-day. Wellington, June 11. A boy named Leslie Clifford Lang died at the hospital aa the result of injuries received through falling from a bannister at the Boys' Institute on May 15. Medical evidence showed that when admitted to the hospital Lang was in a state of collapse, but gradually improved till June C, when he complained of headache. An operation was performed, but the hoy died on Monday morning last. The cause of death was acute meningitis, due to fracture of the skull. It was stated that it was the custom for boys' to slide down the bannisters. Deceased fell twenty feet, his head striking the concrete floor, John C. Cook, director of the Boys' Institute, said the boys had been checked in the practice of sliding down the bannisters when observed, but it was difficult to devise a suitable protection as a preventive, The boy's father, giving evidence, suggested that wire netting should be placed to break the fall in case of a similar ! accident. Mr Frazer, S.M., said it was difficult to cheek such practices. The authorities at the Institute had done their best, an! he hoped some measure would be Revised to make the stair* &*«ur» j