ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 February 1908, Page 9

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

« WRESTLER INJURED. ; (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. H Napier, February 20. In tho catch-as-catch-ean wrestling competition at tho Caledonian sports yesterday ono of .the competitors, J. Howell, sustained a severe concussion of the spine and neck, and was removed to tho hospital. There is no inmiediato danger-of auy serious' outcome. A SETTLED, KILLED. Vi'ailli, February 20. ' • William M'Cauley, of Katikati, settler, whilst leading a horso attached to a dray, was knocked down violently by the'horso plunging, and was killed instantaneously, ;his neck being broken. - M AURTCE VILLE BURNING FATALITY. FURTHER PARTICULARS; ' (BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Masierton, February 20. From tho police report, concerning tho death of Wiildomar Sofas Mortenson 'at Mauriceville last night thoro appears to bo no doubt that tho unfortunate man either wilfully or carelessly . inoineratod himself while suffering from intoxication. Mortonsen,. his wil'o. and, a man named John M'Ewan attended the Mnsterton Show yestorday and returned to Mauricovillo at about half-past'seven in tho ovoning, Jlortensen was under the influonco of liquor on the show grounds and-had to be conveyed in a cab tojtho Masterton railway station. Ho is belioved to havo had-, moro- drink on arrival at Mauriceville, and was brought homo by M'Ewan, Mrs Mortenson having preceded him.: Jlortensen was placed in a chair in ilio kitchon, and on tho tablo near by was a small kerosene lamp. Mrs Mortenson and her five children left tho room and. shortly afterwards heard her husband say, "Good-bye all. I'll msko it warm; for you before morning." Ho was a rough ,mari-in his cutis, and had frequently threatened to burn the house down, . ' ! Mrs Mortonsen. paid no attention to' his ffititterings, and. -went ', to sleep. Lator she and her children were awakened. by the crackling .of flames, which oven thou wero .bursting into tho bedroom.': , ' : TlloJi'alf,-maddened woman just managed to save .her children and herself before-the whole "building: was abliizo and quiokly domolished. .

0 Tlio" body ;of Mortonson was found half I'Msted, tho legs being partly burned away, s IfTom tho position in which ho was 'lying it 5 ;is tlwucht'thafc lio was ill tho'act of walking from, tlio kit clien to the bedroom when ho unset- tlio lamp, and that la tor whou attaokod by tho fire ho-had attempted to escape by 9 tlio window. In ordinary circumstances this - would bavo boon an easy matter, but- tho probabilities word that ho was stupefied by smoke, and in bis semi-intoxicated state could make no offdrh to saro his 3 . An. innuest is to bo held at Mauricevillc 3 to-morrow.- i, ! TRAINER INJURED:(BT TELEQRArn—rttESS ASSOCIATION.) 3 Grey town, February 20. / Mr. G. B. Murfit-t, tho, well-known horso' fc trainor; whilo oSercising in tho AVnirarapa. was'kicked in tlio side, and had three ribs 1 broken, yesterday., 1 ■; ; RUN OVER BY A VEHICLE.' ■ ; (EY TELEGUAFH—~PItESS, ASSOCIATION.) r : Auckland, .February 20.' Martin Honry Harrison, foreman'at Mr. ;'J/' 'J- Craig's stables, was: run- oyer, by a vehicle at " Parnnll this evening, and Was fatally injured. Tho wheel passed over hiß 1 thigh, and Harrison diod on his way to tho ; Hospital. ■ *' 1 i About "10 o'clock last- ;• night a seaman belonging-, to the steamer ' Indralimi'a,; njet' with .an ' accident,, =which- .necessitated his removal to tho Hos*' pital. iTile injury was, ill, tlio uaturq; of a nasty gash'over the left, .eye,,.which'.was temporarily by .Gdiistahl'o M!Lodd, and afterwards stitched'tip'at 1 tlio'Hospital. ' l A married .'man nirned Ch'i\s. Bell, said to : be a'.jockoy belonginKito, Otaki', was admitted, to the, Hospital last night, suffering from » /severe cut oyer,the right oyo and,.other .injuries about, tho,' head, caused through com- . ,ing into contact with a moving tram-car in .Courtenay Place, last niglit. It is stated 'that Bell .was orossiiig over from tho southem side of Courtenay Place at,,tho.bottom. of, Taranaki Place ,at about ,9, o'clock, when . ho. apparently, becanifi confused by. a , car which, was pulled'.up and another which was proceeding from Kent Terraco to Cuba Street. _ The motorman of tho moving car rang hia bell,' but tho pedestrian "was'struck by tho moving car, which was pulled up promptly. Constable Stewart 'removed the ,man to tlio Hospital. ; - A man 'named Taylor, working for Mr. Preston,.butcher,: Tory Street, cut. his wrist ; :Sev6rely yesterday- whilst, chopping down, a sheep,, and had to be remqved to the Hospital for treatment.- ;