THE TE ANAU FATALITY.
, * ir +her evidence at the inquest irday on the body of George rLvho was killed through the UV ™rAne of a derrick on the Te Anau SDa Surday. Edward J. Cronin said m «as working alongside deceased, the accident. The derr, was a spar about 35 feet long. Slower end was fitted into an iron X round the mast, about 10 feet X the deck. The derrick broke Tftjoint about 6 or S feet from the t at a point where another iron TS surrounded it. The upper porfell and struck the deceased, tl °h at the time of the occurrence 1° working in Ms proper position rard-arm man, moving bags ot 85 nt In regard to the strength iThe derrick, he should have thought • t eipable of lifting several tons. In i present instance the bags ot iLJt in the sling would probably f e weired less than a ton. The. frrick appeared to be heart of kauri, d The noticed no flaw. Dr. Walker, X was called a: The time of the lident- gave evidence as to the naJL of the injuries, and the inquest Lβ then adjourned till Friday, 25th July, at the Waverley Hotel, at two o'clock.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 166, 15 July 1902, Page 3
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