ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 1, 3 January 1916, Page 8

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Quite a chapter of accidents occurred during the week-end, but few were of a serious nature.

A railway signalman named Thomas Walsh, employed at Kaiwarra, was riding home to Petone after work on New Year's Eve, when he was knocked down by a motor-cyclist near Ngahauranga. A soldier at the fort heard- the crash, and hurried down to Walsh's assistance, reaching him just in time to prevent his being run over by another motor-cycle with side-car attached. Walsh was taken in a taxi-cab to his home, where it was found that his in- i juries consisted of cuts and abrasions on the bead. He was also Buffering from shock; but is now reported to be recovering. The motor-cyclist was shaken, but was enabled to', continue-his ride to Wellington. James Peterson and A. Lawson were knocked down by a tramcar near Government Buildings on Friday night, and were admitted to the Hospital in an unconscious condition. To-day they are reported to be making favourable progress. Four soldiers met with accidents, Pte. T. T. Upson injured his head while jumping from a tramcar on Saturday. He is being detained for .treatment in Victoria Hospital. Private Robert Jeffries and Private John Galbraith, who suffered injuries to the, head through falls, are in Victoria Hospital also. On Saturday afternoon Miss Myrtle M'Gregor, residing at Tavistock-road, was severely injured at't Island Bay through a heavy stone falling on her from the cliffs. Her condition was grave yesterday, internal injury being feared, but to-day she show's a slight improvement. Gilbert Parkinson, the railway cadet who was seriously injured in a shunting accident last Wednesday, is reported to be doing fairly well. In "V" Shed on the Taranaki-6treet wharf this morning, John O'Donnell and Edward Harley -were working on top of a stack of eoods, when a bale of flax rolled, aga' % t them, and knocked them on to the floor. O'Donnell was cut about the head, and one of Harley's feet was injured. Both men were sent to the hospital. After he had received treatment Harley was removed to his home; Startling suggestions concerning the death of Mr. Frank Uhlenberg are (says the Stratford Post) in circulation to the effect that the unfortunate man was knocked down by a, motor-car, and that the occupant or occupants dumped their victim into the ditch, as the injuries which he suffered were such as would have prevented him getting there. An arm was broken, the body was much bruised, and the skull was fractured. It is alleged that the deceased was in | Midhirst on, the morning of Thursday last, and went home for luncheon, leaving again about 2.30 for the township, but he was not again seen alive.

(IT ItLECRAfH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, 2nd January. A child 'named Isaac Wellman, aged 3 years, residing in Stafford-street, was admitted to the hospital on 31st December, and died this morning as the result of burns.

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