AÇIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 9

AÇIDENTS AND FATALITIES

:,:(By Teleeraph.—Pros>,7A 9Sl '^' a ''- 0 ' > '''■■'■■' ;; ; ;' ; :;"'-■-:'•'- •'•";.., ?Duhedihi' January 18. ' An ' inquest; ooncferning the ■ death, of Christian Vecht, who: fell downstairs in tho : Albion. - Boardinghouse .on ■■■;Saturday evening, and, sMbnmbed to 'injuries, was held : to-day. - .The evidence ) showed that he; wont to 'tho J place about -7:15 p.m. ;slightly, drunk,- and; was, shown , to' ; a' room,' Shortly-afterwards.: the. .housekeeper, heard' quiet footsteps ion tho stairs,, and thereafter a-faU. ..Vecht. was iound lying at the 'foot"of. the stairs' insensible.' Tko medical /evidence-;vfas to the'; effect that the 6pine hadVbeen- badly injured, and .that; death - was instantaneous." ...The organs'.showed traces.of 'alcbhoUsm.'VA verdict 1 ivas returned, in -accordance with the medical'testimony. ..- ! 7 : '' i: :

': : :-:'': LI;GHTEEMAN INJTOED;.-.- 1 -.:;; ;' : :..';■■. Gisborne, January 18. ' '. : Whilst the steamer .Waiwera- was being loaded last evening a bale' of wool fell out of a sling: and struck :John'Larner, a lighterman^: severely injuring, his back. ■ ;

: SERIOUSLY CRUSHED.;:;:' :;;•': -"•■ Hamilton, January 18. ; •A-middle-aged man,'named D; Kenny, employed as a ganger at,Frankton.Junction Station, was, seriously crushed last night-between a truck and the coal stage. He-was removed to the hospital suffering from- a fractured pelvis and-internal, injuries., His.condition .is serious., :'. .;;;

; ■;.;' : : -' - ;., NARROW. ESCAPE.;;;; V :S: ■'■■'■.■'■■■' Napier, January 18. , the Belle Crome Company of Bellringers had a narrow escape from a serious accident while en route to W4iroa.;\Vhen tho coach was ascending the Tahgoio Hill tho party got out and itnlked. It was fortunate for them they,did'so,-as when near the top the king bolt broke, 1 , and the coach went over a cliff CO foot,, and was badly smashed. The driver oscaped uhinjureo;. , ?

'LIFT; FATALITY..; ; Invercargill, January 18. At an inquest with respect to the death of James Moyle,'-killed through a fall down a lift, the verdict was that death ■was due to accident, and that there-was no blame'attachable to anyone. A rider was added that an answering signal should bo given from the e'ngino to the top of the floor in~ all-lifts;; ■ ;;,

. A BULLET WOUND. ; David Henry Tobin, a wharf labourer,; aged 34 years,.and a married man, wa9 removod from his bomo at 84 Jessie Street to tho hospital last evening, suffering'from a revolver bullet wound in tho side of the - head.' Tobin was in a serious condition late last night, the bullet not. having been, extraoted. "'. •'■■. %■