ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 272, 10 August 1908, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

{B{ TELEGRAPH—PFESS. ASSOCIATION*.) «• — - AN EXPLOSION. TWO MEN KILLED AND. TWO INJURED.. Gore, August 8. A fatal accident occurred this morning cai the water-race being constructed for t'de Muddy Creok Sluicing Company, about twel.vo miles from Waikaia. Last night a chai.-ge of gelignite was exploded about 9.36. Today James Lindsay, Joseph Tonneiizy, Samuel Crawford, and Jas. Henry were clearing away the debris when, Tonnezzy no tired a portion of the 'charge. Lindsay removed most, but somo remained in the rock. • He took a pick to clear away the rock, -when an explosion immediately occui-rcd, a-s he must have struck the explosive. Lindsay and Tonnezzy were killed instantly. Henry Crawford and another man named Kennedy were somewhat severely injured. Lindsay was shattered almost beyondrecognition. Tonnczzy's injuries appear to have ; been'inoro in the chest. The injured men were medically _ attended, and no serious .results are anticipated. Lindsay was a native of Zeehan, Tasmania, and Tonnezzy was an Italian born in Dalesford, Victoria. : Both were single.

CO-OPERATIVE LABOURER INJURED. I Christchurch, August 9. Thomas Dawson, a _ co-operative labourer from Dunedin, met with a serious accident at Broken River' yesterday morning while working at a sandstone cutting beyond Sloven's Creek. Three shots of six plugs of dynamite each were fired, and one of them simply blew out the tamping. Dawson, thinking the charge had exploded, "jumped" the boring,'and the charge, flew out, striking him in the face and arms. Ho was attended to by his mate, Rose, Mr. Lewis, resident engineer, and Sir. Chiplin, inspector. Dawson was brought to Christchurch by the evening train. SUICIDE: OUT OF WORK. Auckland, August 9. ' A man named Emil Each, supposed to be a German, committed ■ suicide by' shooting himself in Wcllesley Street on Saturday. Deceased spoke very little English, and hod been despondent through inability to get >vork. ... ' SUDDEN DEATH. Dunedin, August 9; ' Mrs. Eliza M'En/any, who resided in York Place, died suddenly to-day. On ojiening the front door of her house she''fell'out'oh tho footpath and expired. ..Deceased, who was about sixty years of age, had been ailing for soma time, and death was due to apoplexy. '»"■■' ' ' ■ LAMP-TRIMMER DROWNED. Christchurch, August 8. An elderly man named Theodore Sneeks, a native of Germany, ■■ lamp-trimmer of the steamer Rimutaka, when going aboard at Lyttelton late last night, fell between, the wharf and the vessel. He was promptly booked out and was attended to by the ship's doctor, but efforts at resuscitation wero unsuccessful. Deceased had his homo ill London. , , „ A FARMER HANGS HIMSELF.' Christchurch, - August 8. Tho Inspector of Police lias received a telegram from Leeston stating that-a-fariner named John Chambers hung himself in. ah outhouse on liis farm yesterday. Ho had been in low spirits and ailing for somo time past. ■ ' » FOUND DEAD. ■ - . ■ Ghristcliurch, August 8. A telegram received from Waikari by the Inspector of Police this morning states that a swagger, about sixty years of age, who had been working at Mr. Crossley's station at the Weka'Pass, was found dead last night. His name is unknown. OLD SOLDIER DIES. Napier, August 8. - Edward Smith, an old soldier, died suddenly at'Clive. It is ,supposed the cause of death was heart trouble. Tho death of an old man named Albert Newman, employed as n. groom and gardener by Dr. Edith Huntley, Kelburne, was reported to the polico yesterday morning. Deceased, who was about fifty years of age, had been in Dr. Huntley's employ for about four weeks, and was last seen on Saturday afternoon, when he appeared to bo in his ordinary health, although lie had complained of having a pain in tho head. Newman occupied a room adjoining the house, and as he did not como in to his breakfast at the ordinary hour yesterday investigation was made, and ho was found dead in his bed. The room smelt strongly of gas, and it was found that tho gas tap was turned full on. When the body was discovered it was not quito cold, and artificial respiration was resorted to without having any effect. The body was removed to the morgue, where an inquest will bo held to-day. An inquest l was held at tho morguo yesterday before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., coroner, on tho body of an infant that, died on Friday last. Evidence showed that tho child. was prematurely bom,. and that all care and attention was given to it.