ACCIDENTS AND EATALITIE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 159, 30 March 1908, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND EATALITIE.

f ' ' • " ..... V- - '' / .MOTOR.CAR ACCIDENT. .. ' : Mr. William Alfred-,Waters,, a: citizen;well--1 known -in': musical: and "official' was ;. knocked:down, by: a motor-car otf Lawbto'ii ; Quay: on Saturday morning. Mr: Arthur D. Allen, of tho firm of Holmes and Allen, was driving the car, and Mr. RVDuncan, an em- : ployee, was seated beside hmi': ; i ' They' were . proceeding along the street at 11.20 a.m. in the-direction of the Government station, ■ and when near the Post OfEce .Savings Bank, ' Mr. Waters started to walk- across-the road- ' way. some distance, in front of the . car. There | were, of course, a good many people-in the ( street- at the tim6,.but the eye-witnesses are not altogether, agreed, as'to 'the /precise' deI taflß of whatl occurred, And tlieir-' opinions ' differed as to.the.culpability or-otherwise of ( tho'driver of the car. .Mr.' Allen, himself, . however,- says that -his 'horn' was sounded . when the car was-50-yard?;away--from-Mr; Waters.- - The latter apparently lie'ard,- turned and'looked at the approaching but hesitated and made one or. two uncertain, steps as though not- knowing 'which' wa'v to co' Mr. Allen states that he steered aside so-as to avoid; him, but Mr.' Watcrs'-moving in a contrary direction to what,, tho driver ex-' pecfed, the car came; into, collision -with him and knocked him down. One wheel 1 went overhis head, and-lie.-sustained' soine-riif* - and. bruises:, Mr. Allen - who. had rfopped the car, placed, him in.it, and'drove' at once to j)r.' Hislops surges': , The doctor, tended to .the sufferer, .found, that he had' sustained no serious injuries, and sent him home. - ' ... '. ', ' ' • BANK MANAGER'S DEATH. Uli' XBI/KGUAI , .II^7-J I ItICSS ASSOCIATION.I , t .' ,' Dunodfn, March 28. ■ At the mquest -at • Mosgiel to-day on tho body of Arthur Bramble, manacer of the Bank. of New Zealand at Oiitram ' who was killed oj the 'railway;on • Friday nicht I the evidence went to show that deceased had apparently not.;not ; iced that the trainhad arrived at'Mosgiel, at which'station lie should have.alighted, until, it-had got under way -again for Clinton, and 'that, he then hurriedly left the carnage; in which he wis si.tt.iug, and jumped off the train, which had attained _a good rate of speed. He.fell on to the. platform, and was dragged under the tram,, the .guards van passing over'the r ? »* . C P™Pjjtelv severing it. A-verdict or Accidental death" was returned, |