THIRTY-FOOT FALL
INTO BED OF STONY CREEK. TWO MEN BADLY INJURED. • (By Telegranh—Press Association.) WESTPORT, July 3. Joseph Mason, aged 56, married, and his son-in-law, George Geddes, aged 31. married, met with a serious accident this morning, when 36 feet of Cascade coalmining fluming, over which they were exercising supervision, collapsed through a boulder knocking over one of the stays. Both men fell into the creek on the stony bottom, a distance of over 30ft. Mr Mason managed to regain the fluming, and set off to crawl to the bins. He was seven hours on the journey when two men, fearing that an accident had happened, as no coal or water was coming through, met him. One went on to look after Mr Geddes, while the other accompanied Mr Mason to the bins and got in touch by phone with the men of the mine.
A stretcher party was quickly dispatched and brought Mr Geddes down to the bins. A special train was sent to bring the injured men to Westport. Mr Geddes was admitted to hospital at 9 p.m., and Mr Mason was taken to his home.
As far as is at present known Mr Mason has head injuries and a broken ankle, as well as bruises to the body. Mr Geddes has head injuries, a broken thigh, and injuries to the other thigh.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 July 1939, Page 3
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225THIRTY-FOOT FALL Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 July 1939, Page 3
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