ACCIDENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 97, 17 January 1908, Page 9

ACCIDENTS.

NEW YEAR'S EVE FATALITY. vIIY TELEQHAI'II—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) '■ Dn " et ' ,n »' January 16. lhc inquest held; at Port Chalmers to-day l. into the circumstances ' surrounding the ■ v ,by drowning of John Taiaroa on''New - lcars Eve, resulted in a verdict of accif dentally drowned being returned. It was ■ evident ;that. in the darkness Taiaroa either tripped- over' a line or' slipped on'' -tho wet ' deck tthen making his-way from the-stern, ( . to the bow: of the motor boat in order- to . reach the landing-stage, and fell overboard; ; being carried away by tho strong .current. BADLY BURNED; '1 ' T,.....' Chrlstchuroh, Januarv :-lG;. . ;■ ■ ■•MYilliam Noon, caretaker of the Victoria : Park, who. .was badly burned in : yesterday's ■ grass, fire.on the Cashmere Hills, is progress-' ■ I In S favourably at. tho hospital,, i. • .. . ?' ' ''"A n old : man- named John -: Webby^' r of Sea- . .ijouli, .who was ( travelling citywards l i M>F.-!ast t 'S vc "'?S' attempted to alight'.at ' lulbirnic .whilst the, car was in motion, and : ffas fchrmvn violently to tho ground. On the : . car .pulled up, it was found that, he i was slightly stiinned, and had sustained; a i nasty cut. on the left temple and a severe shaking Ho was biought into town, and attended to by a chemist. Mr. Webb wishes ■to thank the guard fori his kindness. . ' 1 Gunner Travers, of the D Batterv, at present canvas at- the Hutt "Park, sustained a painful accident at the camp on | Wednesday, morning, his hand being soverely ■ crushed between a lover and a gun. No 1 bones.wero broken, but the muscles of the 1 hand were crushed. The injury was treated by Lieutenant Glendinning, but it will be about a fortnight ,'beforo Gunner Travers ■ J-V 11 bo able to return to his employment." " Casualties, either in' camp or ,on ordinary , parade, ,'aro covered by the' company's acci- • dent insurance, policy. - , : • A Carried man named William Black- | burne, residing at 'Petone, met with an aci»ie:it 111 la railwa y workshops vesterday. J°. c urne was using a chisel,-when a piece . or iron .slipped and.knocked the chisel, which went into tho man's": arm, cutting it so . severely that ho had to be removed' to the hospital'for treatment.. , A carter_ named Archibald West, residing at. Maranui, was admitted to the hospital yesterday, suffering from a badly crushed . foot. A cart wheel went over his toes.