ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2113, 2 April 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

OABC 6M 0,8. JrifiitAl. JJO'I,I) WORK AiVf; rjAHW) HUM®. Ai>. imnfft!. ii'JcitstlifiK tho Hnuii\ i of {* wnlersidii viaikft iimuiM 'iisontm CsiMK.!- ~<■.!], wlm syits tsitdi'J mi tins α-imlimt Mnitai mi 'l'(Wß( : liiJ',,« , Ms hfjf't iit- w«j SiMtfii'(f(it«'B (-'o»rl. yof-hPiiky iMfrmi'in. Mf,'!),iO. A, Ompw, M-AJ. (ttorowfir) cn'tiirfcd, iukl :4niioi' f->rgK(iifl Mullwicy n«)»'Mi'.i\ <i» MnM of Mi" jisiJti , :!!. Mr. t , :. .i. laUwitittsHi si|)|i«t.r(f(;l tor. Mrs. (Jiiiil'lwbM (wichiw of'<tfc«Wis-wl>_, bh. IL V. v<lll II«H«(- for tlm Watcmslf! Wwltmn' Unwii, iiivl .Mr. i\ l/ovt fox tlio. IJnittH Sk'ftin iSJmj* Vompuiy. !)r, H. W, Pigeon fhiit ( lm liiiw (iccHiSfd Uwitf; oinriert iisiitoro, Tlio Mkfilt was'friidHrwl fttwi tlje Mh kg broken. Tim r.iiasixai (IbvUi wns Incern- ■ I.K»ii "i tlw> tirslw-. T« Air, l'iii»(4iljljfiii: Tim liietsmtiffl! WM very Bovsre. 1 let-tort tiiiMiu -whir! hitjeurw, st«t----(•d lliiit li« was woilsitig on Urn ft.fi. Mnifcti (Hi TiHS'ky morning, and was v«jjit.jt«!(l in tho iwiitfi. iwjliJ nu ilwousml. j Tl)'» ;.ive«loiit f.iccfinctl brfore ttites»!i hii({ Uhhi u> nut) Khan iteeascd w:i«.. Jlo tumid tjif) cries of wartiiug, Jookos. ,, tmnii, und r,:nv iim hagn oil t»p of (icta-.'ji.seil., 'Jhe cry uf 'warning 'caw; fioiw Us-o deck. Bradley, wlio was wofkI ii»; »«n ; de«!ised, was ako ativicU. }1(s could Hot Hay wlijit c».tl.a«l the i'Mpe to brails. It looked perfectly smisKi just jii't'ora the siecident. &l tJic iiino -of the amdent lit* duty ted been that of placing iHperplrosphatß.s in tliS sMuge. l'lit;l'!t sacks, about k;\vt. Ootli., wiM'o pl-,i«!d in ft sling at a time. To Air, I'ttzgibhoH: 'Tho sling was an j endless rope one iii wa* attached to j Sift iron hook and tia'ulod out of the! hold ivj- a crane. ■» j To Sit, Von Haast: Witness aiid j others h&d received ijiStrJictions froirt ] the labour foreman in tlvsrge respect- j iiig tho liunjlisr of sacks wliieh wore to bo placed in a sling, /t'l'his particular sling was well bateJ,f Witiicss had | ■heard some one eali etit; "Stand clear I" | or "Stand from under!" fie eoijid not say whether anyone insnectod, the topes Oli ijtthatf <it the fflwrf labourers. Tβ Mr. Lcrt; It wus usual tor the Watt oil deck to call crfjfc in warning, when a sljng was bqiug moved. When" , this warning came it was (everybody's ■ rjtttj' to get Wider cover. Deceased sliaald not. liuYo beei! out m, the open., ■ at such a time. 1% this particular, lead the sling had boon ''shortened" in order that it nvigiit stfiiig cfeaf of : the Jia-tch. Edivard Bradley, wharf labourers stated that ho Wa* 'vfortuig witij deceased : at th& tima of tfav acGident.. Hβ did : not hqsr nuy wariang' aiid 'fh'o falling sacks struck him. In siisohairgujg cai-go thero was always a noise, and it tfas' difesilt ta tear war-ftiiigs., Ho would not say that no lvariiiitg wiis given. Ho ■had been reiidsred iiiiconseioiis h\' the: Mow which lie received. He had han-! died the vop& prior to tho ■ accident, e'kamttiod it and fornied the opinion that iheh was iiothitrg the' jnatier with it. ,. Warnings were aiwaj-s givisi when a sljng was being raised or loivered —this was the Ijateiimairs. duty. Deceased , was an experienced rnaiv— -he l*a(J done similar work i'-or ypnvs. .Witaess did net know what caused, tlio i-oye to break. '~'"„ To Mr. Vo-n Ilaast; The Vmon Ooiiipaiiy snpi'fel the sK«g. Witjiess ai)d deceased, loaded the sling and witness, coiiiiiteted tli-o "looping" and "slioi'tpiling.-" He attaehi?.d the siiiig to the. iioaU, and then went und.a'r «.Gter instil the hoist was well Wit-ness and deceased then waited tmtrl they thought that it was efeaf of the hateJi, and then emerged to prepare , njiatJiei' sling. : 'Be did rioi got any sjieclflq instructians OS tejhow hja.ny gaeks' l wol'ii to be put in a sling, The -insteUetioßs .given Wero to make a "fill! sjing," but -the dofiitt* tion of at fixll sling was left to tho men's djseretiop. . To Sir.. Levk The same- sling h-pd ..Ijfion tised several tiines prwrf. to the accident; ■ ' At t-hjs stago the inquest was sdjounied until ii o'elosk to4ay.' Tp HGA.aAtIE.ANGA TJie body of tlio lean found lying Oi* the 'railway line ncaj-.tho ffgflhatii,i»iiA station en Tuesday evening has been Mleaitified as that o,f a fiwnraii. named James Borland. Decosscd., who was a .native of Scotland, wirs 36 jpeafs of ag^ , , and res Mod at Ko. 4 S Williams Street,; Bctom?. It i»i Uiidersteod that- te was rooently eiwploycd on tlio fetry steayLei , . Maori. The dttte of the. inquest has not yet been fixed.

TJNEXFIyAIjSED AGOIWENt. (By TeißslrrifeWu—Bswiai <J»i*espo&de&M _ Invercafgdl, April 1.An accident happejicd a sh.&rt distaUeo from Brown's, resulting in tho death of Alexander Stuart Pattc*son, farm ''labourer, S8 years of age, who leaves a," wkl&w and family* Peeeased left tioine avfe 6.30 p.m. for \ Bto«in's.," wliWi is abotti four mfe. a-iray, alicl on the J><i» turn ioUrney lie was aepo.mp.amed by Rotot Ross. Qn arriving hoiiio io'fleased rode to fhe. hotvs.o to obtaitt rtiatches, Itess retoaiujng at the gate-. After Waiting foV abawt' a quarter of an hour Ross wont inside, ami found, deceased lying o» his b»ck on the grotinrl uheofflscioHs. The , horse was a short distance away, Patterson was Milin'red to the house, and ]>v, GoWcalled in, Irtvt the patteni remained ©rcsmscious until death supetvened. The cause of death was fracture ii the- lras& of tile skull. An insiliest will b& lield. ,