Accidents and Fatalities.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6457, 29 December 1904, Page 3

Accidents and Fatalities.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph

Auckland Dec 29

A fireman named James Douglas, who recently missed his passage by the steamer "Auchenblae" for Sydney, yesterday received his wages to..the amount of £4 5s 8d by post at Auckland. Ho was'to-day found dead in the harbour with his pooket empty and a punctured wound in his chin. Wanganut, Dec. 29 A man named Ernest Croy was found dead this morning ia gaol, where he was yesterday taken to serve a month for vagrancy. Deceased served in an irregular corps in South Africa, and nfter tho war came to this colony, playing the cornet in the streets for a living. He had been drinking heavily, and when arrested was in the D.T.'s. NAPfEB. Dec. 29 A man named Anderson, -who was crushed while loading timber on the wharf yesterday, died in the hospital this morning. Wellington, Dec 29

At Taihape the infant daughter of Mr John Gesnge, of Kawhatau, was burned to death on Tuesday through playing in front Of the fire with an empty sugar bag, which caught fire.

One of the leading horses of a waggon carrying the Taihape Brass Band, was drowned in the Moawhanga ford on.Boxing Day. The driver and bandsmen were rescued in an exhausted condition.

A 68d and fatal accident occurred in Hororata on Monday, while a party consisting of Mr John Hutchison, Mra Beattie and two children, and Mrs Brock and child, were driviDg home to Halion, from the Glentunnel sports. The swingle-bar broke, causing the horse to get beyond control The trap was capsized, and the occupants were thrown out. Mrs Beattie's infant son was killed instantaneously, the others escaping with a severe shaking and bruises. William Greene, farmer, Hilton, aged fifty-five years, was "killed on Saturday, jiaving bean crushed between a loaded dray &nd a willow stump. Dr Hislop, of Geral(Jine, was sent for, but the unfortunate man died at 6 a.in on Christmas Day. He was a resident of Ashbunon for twenty years before coming to Hilton, No inquest was <• held.