CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13881, 4 November 1910, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

An unusual accident occurred mi Mo. £ wharf at Lyttclton about 8. JO am. yesterday morning. Foliowiug the dangerous practice indulged m by many yoiniji men and boys, two youth.s, 'nnmrd William Griffiths and Charles iSiouc were sitting on the of the wharf, iishirg with lines, alongside the Mooraki The steamer tvas sonic foot off the vliari, an<l her bow linos were boiiiii tig!itciie<l up. to he;:vt> her closer in. •Stone ;iot up, but before Griffiths could get out of ihc way "both lis i>ot wore camiht and crushed bottvfcn tlio steamor's >i<!c and thi , wharf. Tlit , vosjel's lino--were bl&ckvd a;vay to release hnn. nr.<l lie ivns taken up u> the surtcery oi Dr. Stoven, who, «ith l>r. L'phani, att*iul«l to Ins injuries, wlijch were m> serious that lio was tent away at mioo to iho Chrisu-iiurcli liosniiai. ITRSSS ASSOCIATION TELXGRAM.) XAPIER, November -. (;eorc,e Norman, aged . r jS, an old and respected citizen of Napior, w;us accidentally kilKnl this afternoon. He was driving a cart laden with coal, when tlu> horses took fright, and their ierksn Norman otf one of the shaft..----o!! which \u- was sittinji. Tiio v.hers o. tln> cart parsed over his body, an-i '!,!.■■ head sinking the c;U!sr-i .-■.mcussion. Tie- was imn:ediately rr:iioved to the iiospitai, but lie died li:t!: an I'.oiir alter afliuis.-i :i fv.nn i:r.;rr::i humorrhagc. He leaves a widow, three daughters, and one ton.