ACCIDENTS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21967, 16 December 1936, Page 12

ACCIDENTS

DEATH WHILE SWIMMING UNDER WATER

MAN DROWNED AT BLENHEIM BATHS

[THE PRESS Special Service.] BLENHEIM, December 15. Edward Henry Alger, single, aged 29, a clerk in the Agricultural D<mar - ment’s office at Blenheim died whfle swimming under water at the mum cipal swimming baths shortly 7.30 last evening. . Alger, who had the reputation of being a good under-water swimmer, had completed about 50 yards without coming to the surface when two young boys who were watching saw a flow o? bubbles rising and, suspecting that something was amiss with swmi mer immediately gave the alarm. A voung man, L. Walker, who'was standnearbV jumped into the water fffily clothed and P quickly brought the b M y eanwhlle S the police arid a doctor had been summoned. Artificial respir ation was applied by Mr J Cameron, president of the Club, who was at the baths at the time, and this was carried on by the nolice However, when the doctor ar rived a few minutes later. Alger was de Alger, whose parents live at Stratford was transferred from the Auckland office of the Agricultural Department about 15 months ago. He was a keen enthusiast in all fports circles^ An inquest was held this afternoon, when a verdict of death by drowning was returned. MAN FATALLY INJURED STRUCK BY MOTOR-CAB (»■■• 4.SBOCIATJOK TIWOEIM.) t DANNEVIRKE, December 15. The death occurred at the Dannevirke Public Hospital this morning of Robert Wright, 66 years of age, relieving officer in charge of the Department of Agriculture at Dannevirke, who, when crossing the» road, was struck by a motor-car at Woodville on Saturday. The accident happened as he was leaving the racecourse. His left leg and ribs were broken and he suffered severe shock. .... Mr Wright was previously chief inspector of stock for Wellington, Nelson Marlborough, Taranaki, and Hawke’s Bay. He retired on superannuation two years ago. FALL THROUGH SKYLIGHT PLUMBER’S DEATH FROM INJURIES WELLINGTON, December 15, Falling 30ft through a skylight on the roof of the Wairafapa Farmers wool-store at Thorndon quay, at 3.30 p.m. to-day, James Dickinson, single, aged 25, a plumber, received head injuries which caused death some hours later in hospital. Dickinson was working with others on spoutings. A companion heard a sound of glass breaking and saw Dickinson falling through the .skylight on to the floor below. The injured man was unconscious when picked up and did not rally. . Dickinson was to be married at Christmas,

CAR DRIVER INJURED

CARTERTON. December 15. A truck driven by Henry H. Phelps ran straight into a small car driven by Henry J. Crawley as it emerged from a side street in Carterton to-day. Crawley suffered a broken collarbone and was admitted to a private hospital.

MAN KILLED BY PREMATURE EXPLOSION

ROTORUA,' December 15. Eldred Lyle, aged 22, was killed instantly by the premature explosion of a charge of gelignite with which he was working this a'fternoon in a quarry belonging to the National Timber Company, at Ngongotaha. Lyle had bored a hole about 70 feet up the face of the quarry and was placing a charge in it when the gelignite exploded. He was killed instantly, his body being terribly mutilated.