ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

■i ;;Vf-FATAIJjY KICKED. ',;.:.- fBI TKOEGBAFH—FBISS ASSOCIATION.)' v, ,'■ V'*; ::.:./ -,-''■•' Auckland, January' 22. ■ ■ vThe 'fifteen-year-old, son of Mr. . Anderson, settler at Whitford, near Howick, was kicked - by a horse yesterday' and fatally- injured." '.-•,/; DROWNED IN: WAIMATE BATHS. ' ■'•■■■.: • (BY:TSLEOEAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION.) ','.;. '.'.••.■;■' Walmate, January.22.;.; ...Shortly"after four o'clock this 1 a/fternooh;a : man named' Green went to have:a swim in; the local .baths, and., dived .off the' spring-, board .into the deepest part. .* He appears to; havecdme'' to,the, surface:again,'but' then, •immediately ■ disappeared. .:> The .'caretaker and' another man unsuccessfully tried to get Green out.,.They then called for assistance, and a : man named,-Bennetts;found the:'body lying in' .71 feet of ..water .'...A1l attempts at resuscitation by.Drs. Pitts .and Hays, failed.: An inquest'"will be.held. Deceased was about, 40' years of age, and was deaf and dumb.. ■;; ' A: TRAP' AMONG TRAMCARS.■:•""'•'.' :. : A Kilbirhie' resident,' who, tried ■ to. Bteer. a trap 'between two tramcars/ tbat.were, going in opposite directions -past Barrett's, Hotel at 7;40 \ yesterday- evening,: fouled ;■ one of the cars,,,an<l ripped 6rie' ; of the glass/doors out : of-it;. One of. the occupants of lthe//trap_.(a; lady)'-:.wa's: out about the: face by tHe' falling; : glasSi'-'.';()7-,'''. 'h. ; "%o-'--v';-;-:-; ; /..^ v, ' : ''■■.. ■?'■:'-:; ' - : -1'..-SHIP , Sv.SIbB. ; \ ; .Whilst working on" the barque Helga at, the Glasgow 1 'Wharf, yesterday 'morning; ha man"'. named; Wm.. Bromley, 30 years'.of ago, living at. No.: 7; Peter: Street, ,fell-..pn; to: the wharf -off: a':.rope-ladder, ; which he was- ascending." The man's face, was badly knocked about,- and he was removed to. his home' after being . ' : ,V- :y- : .. ~/, During. the.'evolution of • getting- the lifeboat away' .'from H.M.S.; Pioneer-yesterday, afternoon: to go to the rescue: of the occupants of a/capsized:yacht,. Jas.Thompson, one ; .of, /the lifeboati's!'crew, 'met with/a/'.sligh't .accident.--