ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

•' ; ■ TRAMCAR AND EXPRESS: ■; : - > -Uv'A ; ■ SERIOTJS ACCIDENT., ..'..4X : ■ :'A J 'serious 'accident' occurred:in Kent; llPerrace'shortly; before 'eight' o'clock' last' icven'irig,'.whereby.a man I ,named William 'Bigh'all, 'an' express/;" driver, received 'severe injuries through: an express col-:. liding with a'tr'amcar. ' It:'appears that a't'the'time; of ;th6; collision: Bignall was driving 'his ;express; : ;• which y also : contained", two lamas,"' down 4 Kent Terrace, oh the side.'nearest the plaiitatipn:... Carj No. 12, proceedihg'to Constable Street,, 'was meantime''approaching,: and Bignall endeavoured to cross tho tramline on, to the other-side of: the road, with the result that, the express-crashed into the: tram. ;" :; "v-•-' .- ■•; -?■<.:■-■■.■.•- /Bignall was thrown heavily, but it is understood that the escaped with, ■only'.a. severe shaking;' Dr. Elliott was; .quickly/on" the,scene,"and after• render-' ing itemppr'ary iassistanco,- ordered. Bigjriall's.'removal to r '. the - where !he: now 'lies 'in ; a • critical .condition, -suffering from:a;fractured' skull,: in ' addition .to': having 'severe..bruises'' and ilacerations:: }•.■'■ -,;•:,{• -,',':;'.-'•';;-."--■ .-."• .••'. ; The: motorman. of,the'-car is. reported I vto have had a rather astonishing escape: ■ from '.injury...'.. The front of-tho car was: damaged, arid';..several .windows were" 'broken.;;: ' :-"' ;';•■;■■• ,'v'-.'",.''''''."■ '"•'."' *' : ,

■yj MOTOR CYajEUCCIDENT..,;; .Regarding, the. mishap to; Mr'. Edward Rosenbergj: who now lies seriously iri'jnred'in ;a'private, hospital :in' Wellingr'; , ton, it was': stated in yesterday's paper ithat he had met with;a cycling accident; on Good Friday, but inquiriesmade yes-' •terday._went to'show that ho'-was being: itpweil/in; a light trailer, by "a,.powerful, motor: cycle, and that' when, 1 in. the- vie-' jinity, of, .Trentham the; connecting rod I broke,: and.; Mr. Rosenberg was. pitchod 'head foremost on.to..the;ro.ad,;'whilst.the. motor, cyclist,, a Mr.': White, went'onfor some, distance,- hardly,, aware that. anything had occurred. He fancied that his tyre had been punctured, and r>ulled'up some distance away only to ' find' that •'■ the' trailer had' broken away;, ahd'his. friend;-was" lying hurt: ana un- : .cbnsciorus 'on,the irtmd: Ttas: estimated tnat'th'ey were going along at "the rate of about.'.l 6: miles : an hour when the accident occurred,'; so-the-force with which the occupant of the trailer would : be thrown when the front part of the .carriage' struck the: road,, and; stopped abruptly,:can be imagined. j.Mr. Rpsen"berg has, been semi-conscious since' the .accident.. Tn. response to an inquiry made.k-st.evoning it was reported that (his progress towards recovery was • satisifactory.. ;,:-, : .;,J : :.:',:,'",;,.',' /'.'.:. "'"".''•■ ■

■':>-■ ;:■■ DEATH :0F ■'~' :X ■■' Mr. W. R.lHa'selden'held an inquiry into' the circumstances 'surrounding the death of the child Agnes Noelino Davis, ■■■ ,at Lower 'Hutt, yesterday 'afternoon. From the evidence .it appeared that , ,tlw child was apparently .well and strong until, last Sunday .morning 'at ...five'' o'clock,/when it was' fed, but • almost, immediately . afterwards it expired. Dr. Mirams. deposed that the infant waSj seized with a sudden attack, of ; convulsions, and a verdict was reined.k,.acconlaice, with the medical ■■ Vh '■•■ ' MOTHER RIFLE ACCIDENT. ;;'';■;■■.'• r. \ Dunedln, ; March 28. • A farmer named Joseph Hewson, aged 60 yearß, was accidentally shot' in. the back, at Tahitita on Friday. His son was loading a pea rifle, which went off, the bullet lodging in Hewson'6 back. The injured, man was brought to'the Hospitalto : night, and an effort will be made to locate the bullet;.'' ■ ■.]..-■ BODY FOUND. [ .", Westport, March 28. The body of a man named M'Minn,' , who has been missing since Sunday ,/ week lastj has been found at Ser- ',' geant's Hill.