ACCIDENTS AND FATAHTIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 493, 28 April 1909, Page 9

ACCIDENTS AND FATAHTIES.

THE GAS IN. .THE DINING-ROOM.

, A WONDERFUL ESCAPE. (by teleoka?h—miss association.)

\:'\-;:^0- : >■ Napier/ * April". 27;'.-. • A'-seribus: explpsion'of gas occurred last evening at tho residence of Mr. W. T. Ben- ■ dalL '*■■ ■ •' after, the : gas in tho 'diningroom had-been lit, and just as Mr. Bendall and • his wife'■were centering ; tho : room, a terrifio explosion;occurred, blowing one ; wall right out, the door off its,hinges,'and raising. theceiling"nearly ; a"fobt.' Mr. Bendall; was blown out'" of ' the' room with considerable force; but escaped with minor injuries. Show.iiig groat presence :of.mind, Mr.-Bendall proceeded ■■'to'; deal vwith''-'the fire, ■ and had: it. in. hand whoii the brigade , arrived. The escape of the Bendalls was' nothing'-short'..of marvellons.-''".-,"-.■.'..:/";■ '.'.'.'■; : . ;: -;.'." :'.-. ,'■ - ,; - ■■.'■ .'..' /■ ■-.'

' DROWNED IN A BATH. Rotorua, April 27. Charles Keen, aged.22, was drowred in tho Lobster Bath, Kairau Reserve, at 11 o'clock this morning. Deceased went into tho hath accompanied by a companion named Brown, and almost immediately sank. Ho rose to tho surfaco and sank again, but did not again como to tho surfaco. Brown ran for assistance, and Maoris dived and recovered the body, but too late. Deceased arrived hero about a week ago on his honeymoon. He was married on April 16. Ho camo from Auckland. Tho Lobster Bath is not recognised as a public bath, all bathing there doing so on their own responsibility. Thero havo been several deaths in tho same bath. It is supposed the bathers wero overcome by fumes.

FALL OVER A PRECIPICE. Duneriln, April 26. Audrow 'Weatherston, aged fifteen, employed at v tho Mount Judah station, Lake Wakatipu, went out mustering on the hills last Thursday. Ho did not return on I; nday, and , a search resulted in his body being found ou Sunday at tho foot of a precipice, over which ho had fallen. Death was,evidently instantaneous.

l . ACCIDENTAL DEATH, Chrlstchurch, April 26. At the inquest on John Doylo, who was injured at Glentunnel on April 19, and died in tho hospital on April 22, a verdict of accidental death was returned, a rider being added that ambulance stretchers should bo carried on all railway guards' vans.

Messrs : Lathanv and Co., Woodville, have 'for dale an alluvial bullock-fattening or dairying farm ■. of-310.acres. ■:,.■■;■" .;• . : .' : : ', .-■.;; ,^ Messrs 1 A.'L. Wilson and Co. ■wili:jiol(l their weekly' sale' of /furniture to-morrow, _at _1.30. when 'they will sell, , on' account of. Mr. S. J. Patterson'who is leaving Wellington, ihc contents of six roome, including piano. The eamo firm'announces that 'the auction sale of pianos ndvertieod, to take p ace -. on Friday has been postponed.until Monday next. .They will hold, tn-dav at' 1.30 p.m. sharp, a sale of office furniture,"': Barlpck typewriter,.'.etc.,.,at. their, rooms; .2G--:Braridon.btrwt., . ■~. .. .... ■..,-,■. / Attention 'is called , to. the ■ of tTm TirnestH.-CJuereo, tnachw of pianoforto and sin-ing 'Mrs' Queree has etudiett the cele".""^riglia,., method of : v6icc-productio.i nml "deep-bi-sathing I'm many years under Mr. Hamilton Hodges, and all those who have heard, this famous baritone' smg know how superb .is his method.of- voice-production. Mrs. Quorce ''is'also-prepared to. coach singers-for concerts, orntorioo or opera, having had many years' experience in this branch of her ait.