ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 123, 18 February 1919, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

YOUNG MAN MISSING. THOUGHT. TO HATE BEEN DROWNED. Br Telegraph—Press Association. . . Westport, February 17. A. young married man, Bobert Mathieson, of Granity, went fishing on the beach yesterday morning, and has not been seen since. It is thought he fell from a rock, and that the undercurrent carried him to sen. Search parties are scouring the beach.

MOTORING FATALITY. Auckland, February 17. James Cabuach, aged 7(i, a retired farmer, died in hospital from injuries caused by the capsizing of a motor-tar on February 10. ,

MAN KILLED NEAR.TAUMARUNUI. • . By Telegraph—Press Association " Taumarunui, February 17. ■ An accident occurred at Matapuna, near Tau'uurunui, on Sunday. A man, George Scrimshaw, wns riding a ljgrse when it stumbled, and the rider was thrown over tho horse's head and rendered unconscious. He was taken to the hospital. He did not regain consciousness, and succumbed to his injuries this morning. He leaves a wife and child. The wifo resides in Wellington. At an inquest a verdict was returned that deceased met his death as a result of accidentally falling from a horse.

A BOY DROWNED. By Telegraph—l-Tpss iien.datiou. Dunedin, February 17. Percy Nicholls, 13 years of age, only son of Mr. Jesse Nicholls, Milton, was drowned this evening while swimming in ■ a deep pool. He got into difficulties, and a companion who went to his assistance narrowly escaped being dragged down by Nicholls, whose- body was recovered twenty minutes Inter.

DEAD OUTSIDE "HIS HUT. By Telegraph—Press Association, Invercargill, February 17. The police have received word that Joint Buchanan, aged 70, was fouud dead outside his hut at Howe Flat on Saturday evening. No inquest was considered necessary..

ACCIDENT NEAR MARTONv,: ; By Telegraph.—Special' Correspondent.. Marton, February 17. ; An elderly man,: Robert Andrews, met with a distressing accident at the homestead of Mr. E. C. Gaisi'ord, of Bulls, on he Turakina Roa<l yesterday. Sir. Andrews, who wtis employed by Ml\ Winter, a contractor, of Levin, wis in the act of removing a traction engine from the homestead, and after turning on the steam started a flywheel. He was immediately drawn in, and got caught in the machinery, the result being that his neck was dislocated and his right side badly mangled. The man at the steering-wheel, noticing that something had gone wrong stopped the engine to make investigation, and discovered the dead body of Andrews. Death must have been instantaneous. Deceased leaves a grown-up family.

An elderly man named William Crawford, aged 50 years, living at Naiuai, Lower Hutt, while doing excavating work at St. Winifred's Hospital, Lower Hutt, su.-.'caineil a broken leg as the result of a fall. "An ambulance,was dispatched from Wellington, and the'injured ■ man whs brought t/j the Wellington Hospital, where his injury was attended,to.

A lad named Prank Gardiner, aged H years, while crossing Cuba Street, was knocked down by ii tranicnr. He i sustained concussion of the brain, and was inke.n 'to the Hospital.