ACCIDENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 9

ACCIDENTS.

LABOURER'S DEATH. SUFFOCATED IN BIN OF PHOSPHATE. (raws isaocuTioH tileguau.) AUCKLAND, September S. { Buried by a fall of finely ground phosphate, William Cowell, a labourer, aged 72, of 4ti Wellpark avenue, Lynn, met a shocking death in a bin at the chemical works of Kempthorne, Frosser and Co., Ltd., at Westfield this afternoon. He was dead when extricated by his workmates about threequarters of an hour after the accident happened. The bin at which Cowell was working is about 15 feet deep. Although several other men were working nearby, nobody saw what happened. About 1.30 Cowell's mates heard a cry of .distress from inside the hopper. Apparently he had been buried deeply in an almost upright position by the first fall, and before anything could be done he was covered by a second fall from the sides of the bin, which, when full, holds about k 25 tons. There were about 15 or 17 tons in it at the time. The men worked desperately to reach the victim. Itegardle3s of any danger to themselves, they entered the' bin, and after some time managed to get Cowell's face uncovered. Holes were cut in the side of the hopper through which the material was cleared, but it was 2.30 before Cowell was reloased. Death was eaused by suffocation. Cowell was married and had a grown-up family. STOKER DROWNED. OFFICER'S HEROIC EFFORT AT RESCUE. IP4KSS ASSOCIATION VILLGV.IH.) AUCKLAND, September 8. Theodore Pacurarui, a stoker in the steamer Arlington Court, fell overboard and was drowned as the vessel waa leaving the wharf this evening Heroin efforts to save the man were made by Mr J. Cooper, third officer of the steamer He plunged into the very cold water and swam out and held up the stoker, awaiting assistance. Owing to the violent struggling of the man, Mr Cooper lost his told and the stoker sank. Mr Cooper then swam back to the wharf, reaching it in a very exhausted state. Pacurarui was a lluinanian, aged 33. MAN HURT AT AKAROA. Gordon Brown, mi employee of Mr A. M. Helps, Akaroa, met with an accident at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, while riding ft horso round Taylor's j Corner, in Church street, Akaroa. The animal slipped on the asphalt and threw Brown, causing his face to be cut severely. Brown was conveyed to the Akaroa Hospital nn an unconscious condition, hut was reported last night to bo progressing satisfactorily.

FATAL BURNS. . itztf Asaocxi.no* vcLEGiAic.' WESTPORT, September 8. Miss Catherine McCormack, aged 19, postmistress at Cronadun, was yesterday cauglit between two nHss when burning blackberries on her mother's property near Cronadun. All her clothes were burnt off, with the exception of one shoe. She was removed to the Reef ton Hospital in a hopeless condition. She died at 8.30 last evening.