ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10032, 10 May 1898, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

About midday yesterday a lady who was crossing the street opposite Morton's buildings was knocked down by a bicyclist, who merely apologised and passed on without dismounting to enquire whether the lady was hurt. She fortunately escaped with a severe shaking, but from the force of her fall it is a wonder that she was not more seriously injured. Accidents of a similar nature are now reported daily, and it behoves the authorities to adopt some stringent measures to regulate the traffic for the protection of pedestrians who have occasion to use the street crossings. There is no denying the fact that the careless way in which some cyclists scorch through the principal streets and are allowed to go scot free has simply become a disgrace. While Miss Hurse, mistress of Kirikiri School, West Oxford, was riding her bicycle on Thursday evening, a stone upset the machine, and her left arm was broken at the elbow.

(FRKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) AUCKLAND, May 8.

As a Good Templar picnic party was returning from Manurewa a 'bos capsized over an embankment, and all but four of the passengers were injured, but none fatally. Miss Gardiner was badly cut, and was sent to the hospital; Mrs Purcell had her ami broken, Mr Fergus had his arm sprained, Captain Leßoy's "arm was badly bruised, Miss A. Ilson had her head cut, and Mies Glasson'a arm was severely injured. At the Wkitekauri Extended mine on Saturday a miner named A. E. Tapling had his face horribly out and bruised, and probably his sight will be lost, by an explosion.

PALMERSTON NORTH, May 9. A young man named John Foothead, about twenty-three years of age, died suddenly at Awahuri at one o'clock a.m. on Sunday morning. Dr. Sorley, of Feilding, attributed his death to heart disease. The deceased formerly resided in Wellington, and at the time of his death was employed by Mr W. Rawline, plumber, of Palmeraton North.

DUNEDIN, May 9.

A wharf labourer named Dixon, while working at the discharge of cargo from the Elingamite, was struck by a bag which fell out of a sling. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the hospital.