FATAL ACCIDENT ON PAPAMOA ROAD

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIX, Issue 10570, 3 January 1931, Page 3

FATAL ACCIDENT ON PAPAMOA ROAD

Death of Well-Known Resident.

FA RMER INJURED

A scrim.? motovng accident oc- ■ erred on the Upper Paparaoa Road ! o . New Y< ar's Day. Mr Harry I Jones, ;i wetl-known fanner of. Papa- ■ moa, acompanied by his wife and ■ daughter. Miss Sybil Jones, and his , father, Mr William Jones, were travi eling about 11.30 a.m. in a Ford I lorry in the direction of Te Puke. ; About a mile eastward of the entrance gate of Mr Jones’s farm he |'encountered a motor cyclist, Mr William Mulgrt-w, on a sharp bend. Mr :II Jones, who was driving, inanI oouvied thf lorry to the outer side | o" the routt so as to avoid the cy- , ciisl, but. unfortunately the turn j was too slm-p and the car shot over l:i steep declivity of fi r e ot six huni' deed feel ami somersaulted many | times Mrs and Miss Jones were ■ thrown cle; i and escaped injury, j Eventually the lorry struck a rock, i which checked its descent, and bec...re it stopped Mr H. Jones and his I-father were (brown out at different i imes. Tin momentum was so great ; j however, tin. Mr William Jones was' .thrown a ' onsiderable distance off j 'he track left by the vehicle. Mr I ilarry Jones was cut about the face I 'tid also much bruised. A search ' was immed' itely made for Mr Wil- ■ i'.'iin Jones and he war eventually found in a serious condition. His ! collarbone uas broken, and he suffered sei.mis internal injuries, hut was cotc.c.ous. Miss Jones ran for ho? to Mr Staite’s horse, about a nl and a half away. Air and Mrs Sucre immediate)/ proceeded to the -cone of the accident, and further I help was summoned by telephone, .and Messrs R. Gilmore, W. Garertt ••ear.). A. Garrett, W. Garrett (junr ), R. Garrett and E. Garrett quickly arrived. A track had to he cut, ami after this laborious work was done Air William Jones —who bad received attention —was brought up lo tl> roadway, about 4 p.m He was removed to his son’s home at Papamoa and was examined by Dr L. Ramlcll, at Te Puke. Everything ! possible was done and a nurse was I engaged but Mr Jones passed away shortly tiler five o’clock this morn'ing. Mr Harry Jones was taken to hospital on ii«o evening ot the accident, and is I adly shaken and suffering from shock. The late Mr William Jones had icsided in Tauranga to" about fifty years. He originally held laud on the No. 1 Road, Te Puke. He was in business in Tauranga for a long 'period and held property both in Hie business area and at Topcrofl. He was t losely identified with (lie |Presbyterian Church and was choir- I n :-e ;r for many years He also 1 'omlue' d (he Musical • Society, "•Hrli i’.otii'ished under his control. Hi retired from business about ten years ag<>. He look a very keen interest in meal affairs ami helped (o ■advance Hie interests of laurauga in miir.v ways. He only returned t’-om WiiaKatane—where he had been flaying with his daughter on Christmas Eve to spend the holidays with h s, s Tii and relatves at Papamoa. He was eighty years of age Mid had enjoyed very good health. Much sympathy will he extended to his sen, Mr Harry ,tores, of Papamoa, ami nis daughter. Mrs H. 0. Garraway, of Whakatane. The funeral wbl take place to-morrow afternoon, leaving Air ri. Jones’ home, Papamoa, at 1.30 p.m. for the Taurauga cemetery.]