ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 8787, 8 May 1889, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

[Per Press Association.] MASTBBTON, Mat 7. A fatal accident occurred at Alfredtown yesterday. The branch of a falling tree struck William Harris on the head, and instantly killed him. HOKITIKA. Mat 7. August Olsen, a miner living by himself in a lonely portion of the Totara district, was found dead in hia hut. It appeared that he had sustained severe injuries at his claim or water-race, and had crawled to his hut, where he died. The body was very much decomposed when found. At the inquest in connection with the coach accident at Sandy Hill, by which one man was killed and others were severely injured, the decision was that no blame attached to the driver or proprietor. The remainder of the sufferers are recovering, but Taylor, the driver, is still very, bad.

An accident of a rather serious nature occurred at Lyttelton to Mr Archie Wilson on Monday evening. Ha was working in tho railway yard, and was in the act of “ sheeting ” up a waggon, when another waggon drawn by a horse, came along the line, and before Wilson could get out of the way struck him with considerable force, jamming his thigh between the two waggons. He was taken home and Dr EitzHenry was soon in attendance. His injuries consist of very bad bruises to the muscles of the thigh, and it will probably he some time before he is again able to perform his duties.