ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9489, 11 August 1891, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

[Special to Press Association.] [Received August 10, at 10.15 a.m.] A PARACHUTIST KILLED. LONDON, August 9. G. Higgins, the parachutist, made a descent at Leeds yesterday; but in coming down fouled some telegraph wires, and the unfortunate man, who was in a risky position on the crossbar, fell thirty-five feet and was killed, his back being broken. [Received August 11, at 1.5 a.m.] RAILWAY COLLISION. ST PETERSBURG, August 9. Two persons were killed and fortyeight injured by a railway collision at Davidstadt, in Finland. An electric disturbance in the atmosphere prevented the departure of the trains being wired. [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 10. At Ponsonby, Margaret Prick, a married woman, was found dead in her residence. It was supposed that death had resulted from heart disease, but the post-mortem showed serous apoplexy. WESTPORT, August 10. Thomas W. Keogh dropped dead at Vaughan's Hotel, Mokihinui, this afternoon. An inquest will be held to-morrow. A man named Caldwell, working at the coal staiths, was knocked down by an empty truck. He fell across the up line of rails and narrowly escaped being run over by loaded trucks coming up the incline, being rescued in the nick of time by another workman. Caldwell was cut over the temple, and his back waa injured. THE KYEBUEN DISASTER. The Mount Ida Chronicle reports that a movement is on foot to erect a suitable monument in the Kyebura cemetery in commemoration of the victims of the recent casualty at Kyeburn. Our contemporary states, with reference to the avalanche which caused the death of A. P. Beer, Robert Blanchard and James Meikle, that it descended without tho slightest warning, and the remaining members of the party were horrified to see their three companions who were leading swept out of sight in a moment. Two others of the party—Messrs T. Blanchard and C. Archer—very narrowly escaped a similar fate, being drawn back just in time by Mr H. Smith. Nearly the whole side of tho mountain appeared to move, and the avalanche swept with terrible velocity into the gully, a distance of about four hundred yards, then along the bod of the creek, over two waterfalls, the latter being a precipitous cliff of about fifty feet in depth, and finally became wedged in betweefa the two banks of the creek. The rest of the party were almost stupefied for a time, but quickly recovering themselves, they hastily made their way down to tho creek, but failed to find any trace whatever of their ill-fated comrades, with the exception of a cap belonging to James Meikle. Regarding the recovery of the body of Thomas Meikle, our contemporary reports that the search party when they were aboubamiloandahalf on the Tokorahi side of the range espied a number of dogs down a gully, and, hurrying down, they found the body of the poor little fellow, partly protected by a rock. He was lying on his back with hie cap over his face, and had evidently passed away in his sleep. Three or four dogs were with him, while one faithful animal lay right across him, and was only removed with difficulty. The other dogs at once scampered away, following the party at a distance of about half a mile, but this one remained close to the body of his young master, and acted in such a way as to make it apparent that he fully understood what had happened.

A boy named Frederick Kelly, living with Mrs Catherine Burke, a widow, residing in Cashel street, Linwood, died at seven o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs Burke reports to the police that the boy had been living with her for tbe past two years, aud that on Saturday evening be became ill and vomited. She gave him every attention during his illness, and at seven o’clock yesterday morning, finding that he was becoming worse, she sent for Dr Ovenden; but on his arrival, at eight o’clock, the boy was dead. No marks of violence were found on the boy’s body. An inquest will be held at the Eastern Hotel.

A wharf labourer named Charles Greggs, who resided in London street, Lyttelton, disd suddenly on Sunday night. He had bsea in good health during the day, and retired to rest about 9 p.m., when he waa taken ill, and before medical aid could be procured, died. Heart disease was tho cause. An inquest was held at the Mitre Hotel, Lyttelton, last night, before Mr E. Beetham, Coroner. The evidence of deceased’s wife waa taken, also that of Dr Guthrie, who said he had attended deceased about a month ago, when he was suffering with heart disease, from which he had died. A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was brought in. On Saturday evening Mr N. Money, cabinetmaker, of Tomuka, started on horseback for Winchester with two framed pictures. Mr Money appears to have got on all right until he reached a cross road leading to Arowhenua, and the horse must then have bolted, as about that time a runaway went along the north belt of the township of Arowhenua, and a man waa heard calling on tho horse to stop. Half au hour or so later a young man coming along the belt found Mr Money lying on the ground insensible. Assistance being obtained the unfortunate man was removed to Temuka, and taken to the Temuka Hotel. Sir W. Bluaden was speedily in attendance, and found on examination that the injury consisted of a fracture of the base of tho skull, concussion of the brain being induced. On Sunday afternoon Mr Money, being still unconscious, was taken to the Timaru Hospital by Constable Egan, assisted by Messrs Hedges and Davioeh, and tho constable on his return to Temuka stated that the medical men at the Hospital held out very slight hope of Mr Money recovering. Strange to say the pictures which were found close to the spot where Mr Money fell were nob damaged in any way. Mias Oomerford, who was thrown out of a buggy on Saturday afternoon, showed signs last night of a slight improvement in her condition, but she had not regained her BDGGch at a late hour.

* Dr Moorhouso, who is in attendance on Mr J. T. Ford, reports favourably on the progress of his patient. It will, however, be some time before Mr Ford will be able to be about, as his injuries are very considerable.