CRASH TO DEATH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 April 1940, Page 4

CRASH TO DEATH

FATAL FALL FROM WINDOW. TRAGEDY IN WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Falling 50 feet from a fourth floor window on to the street veranda of the Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-operative Association's building in Lambton Quay at G.lO o'clock last night, a man employed by the firm as head storeman received injuries which resulted in his death in the Wellington Public Hospital. He was: — William Redmond, 36 Rata Road. Hataitai, a returned soldier, aged 56. Mr Redmond received a fractured skull, a fractured right thigh, a compound fracture of the right leg, and a severe lacerated wound to the left shoulder. He was admitted to hospital in a semi-conscious condition and died at 7.30 p.m. Mr Redmond was alone in the store on the fourth floor, and it is not known exactly how the accident occurred. It appears, however, that he tripped or overbalanced when close to the window, as he fell through the glass. The sill of the window is only 18 inches from the floor. EX-RESIDENT OF MASTERTON. FORMER WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER. The news of the death of Mr Redmond will be received with deep regret by residents of Masterton of 30 or more years ago when deceased lived here. Then a carpenter by trade, Mr Redmond was a well-known cricketer, playing for the old Masterton (Saturday.) senior team, and the Carlton (Thursday) eleven. He was an. outstanding batsman and played with such well-known cricketers as Messrs T. Jordan (now Mayor of Masterton), C. Perry. Harry Swan, the late D. K. Logan, W. Iggulden. "Dolly” Esson, A. Ibbetson, the late R. Moss, H. Moorhouse, the late.E. Welch, T. Prow and C. J. McKellar. He played for several years for Wairarapa and was associated with many cricket records made in his playing days. With Mr Jordan he was always the opening bastmen for the Masterton seniors (then the champion team of the Wairarapa) and the Wairarapa representatives. On one occasion when Masterton was playing Carterton this pair put on 283 runs in 2 hours 10 minutes for the first wicket. The late Mr Redmond compiled 157 and Mr Jordan 112. A good change bowler the late Mr Redmond was a brilliant fieldsman and played the game in the spirit in which it should be played. Possessed of a genial nature the late Mr Redmond was very popular with his friends. He was a returned soldier, having left New Zealand with the Main Body in 1914, and had been badly gassed. He leaves a widow as well as many relatives in Masterton and Wellington.