SAD ACCIDENT

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 274, 18 November 1902, Page 5

SAD ACCIDENT

MAN KILLED AT CAMBRIDGE.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

CAMBRIDGE, this day

A fatal accident occurred at Karapi:"o, near here, yesterday afternoon about 5.30 o'clock, whereby Mr Jacob Strong, brother-in-law of Mr Wm. Morgan, a well-known farmer of thai; place, vwas killed almost instantly. The deceased was driving a team drawing a loaded waggon of chaff across a paddock, when he slipped down in front of the vehicle, which passed over him. He expired almost immediately. The accident was viewed from- a distance by a son of Mr Hugh Ferguson, who informed his parents. A doctor was at once sent for, but the deceased had passed away when he arrived, never having re-

gained consciousness. Strong- had only been married about eighteen months and leaves a wife and one child. For some years he was in the employ of the Thames Valley Land Company, and resided at Lichfield. He had arranged to go there to-day aud remove his wife and child to Karapiro, where he had taken the farm lately occupied by Mr Dooley. Great sympathy is expressed with the relatives of the deceased. An inquest will be held today at the National Hotel, where the body now lies.