ACCIDENTS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21122, 24 March 1934, Page 14

ACCIDENTS

! PREMATURE EXPLOSION many inji red at new BRIGHTON A premature explosion of homemade blasting powder consisting of potassium chlorate and sulphur caused painful injuries to four persons at New Brighton late yesterday afternoon. Douglas Henderson, a married relief worker, aged 30 years, of Lonsdale! street, was assisting another relief worker, \V. B. Richardson, of Park road, to split a log, and was ramming | home a charge when it exploded un- ! cxpectedly. 1 A crowd of children had gathered J and three, Jean Richardson, Estelle 1 Richardson, and Dorothy Marsh, all! received injuries. ! Henderson had fired several charges during the afternoon and was engaged | in splitting a fairly big log when the. accident occurred. Richardson was struck by one of the pieces and was | thrown a distance of li! feet and > when he was [licked up unconscious . was found to be sutfering from abdom- ; inal wounds and injuries to the left eye and forearm. i Jean Richardson was also thrown | unconscious a distance <f about. '.<)j feet, and was severely wounded about : the face. Dorothy Marsh was wounded | in the abdominal wall and received many bruises. Estelle Richaids-;n j sustained minor injuries to th* arms ; and legs. Dr. L. H. Cordery. who is at present ( relieving Dr. W. E. Stevens at New, Brighton, attended llv injured and j Jean Richardson, and Henderson were; removed lo the Christchurch Public | Hospital by the St. John Free Amhu- , lance. Later i:i tile e\tMiing Marsh was taken to the hospital. Though lie was reported to be m oniy a fair condiiion last evening. Hciderson was re'ro\ ed from the seriously j i'l list. Jean Richardson wa> still in a. serious e<indition. j HOUSES HOLT RELIEF WORKER KM.I.ED i ,r ;;i i . •.*!.>• !»-. : U..M.hau.» IL-wSTINC.S, March 23. Fatal injuries were received this afternoon by James Guy Godtrey-lay-lor. a middle-aged married man. with three children, when the wheel of the dray he was driving passed over his head. Godfrey-Taylor, a relief worker, was working at the Tutaekuri river diversion at Meeanee. live miles troni I Napier. He had driver, thv dray with three horses up the spillway on to the river bunk, and tipped the spoil on to the bank. While going down the spillway at the other end the horses bolted, and in an endeavour to cheek tliem Godfrey-Taylor, who war silting or tile base of the shall, tell efi. and the wheel passed over his head. Godlroy-' Taylor war- removed to hospital, where he died three hours later. The bank of ih" river is about 21) tee; high, and Fe.e spillway is approximately a chain !o:ig. AEROPLANE DAMAGED MI>HAI' Willi.l. LANDING . i?» ■ *'. to R » rim l TIM ARC. March 23. A Moth aeroplane belonging to the Otago Aero Club wa; d:uv.ag"d when landing a' the Titnaru airpor,. Saltwater creek, shortly after noon toon". The aeroplane, which was on its way to the North I: hind, was piloted bv'Mr F. Taylor, a pupil ni< mber o;

ihe club, who' had with hmi a woman j passenger. i The machine landed heavily, and th.- , undercarriage and propeller were dam- . aued. Xeitivr of the occupants wa.- m-j jurcd. I \ I <;KI.M;N!TK I' MM.OSION j \ /..<»<• v 14-i • : r»n« l ! 1) AXNEV) it K I-'. Marel. —-5 - j Hai-ry Gardint i, a ser:le man. em-, ployed as a roadman by the Akiuo Countv Course.!. was blown to piocv.' v -.;h j.:- v, Akitio tirs mernI- : ,-\r. '•.*• v ... al' iie the oau'c oi : •if c:.plo:-i":i i- unknown. i ;;o i'urlhr.r tkiail.: are availabk. except that Gardiner wa.-. preparing for j the day"., work. He wa< ah-lie pi j the whare. Pre.-umably lie li.k! bee': j warming geligmic. l-'ATA I. (. 1 NSil <> I Will Ml j ! Tt -s ». ; I r 'r,"l V : j WAXGANI'I. Maui, | .Sulleri!:g If. Ml a gun:■hot wound j the chest, Clifford .lame- ll"gg. aged i 24. a son of Mr H. Hogg. Okma, wa.- j admitted to hospital tins aiternoon in, a serious condition, and died shortly' afterwards. Hogg, a farm hand, was j found fin Mr A. D. Mackintosh's pro- j perty, "Blink Bonny." An inquest • will be held. 1