ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9492, 14 August 1891, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

THE KAISER. [SpsCIAIi to Pkkss Association.'} [Received August 14, at 1.15 a.m.] BERLIN, August 12, The Emperor is recovering from the effects of bis accident, and is able to dispense with the assistance of a 1 stick [Received August 14, at 1.25a,m.] MISSING VESSELS... - ; SYDNEY, August 13i,1 ; Two vessels, the Brandon and Venus, are overdue from Capetown, and owing tO' this fact, taken in connection with the derelict sighted by the Emma L. Shaw, it ia feared that one of the vessels haa certainly been lost. jPw.HHfI AatOfUATWWj AUCKLAND, August 13. Prank Dawson, aged sixty, dropped dead to-night when assisting to open a Good Templar Lodge at Oaehunga. FATAL ACCIDENT. A deplorable accident happened last evening at the Christchurch Railway Station, Mr William Haekehaw, the wellknown tobacconist of High street, being run over and killed. The unfortunate man was attempting to alight from the train —the last one from the racecoursebefore it had quite stopped, and missing his footing, fell on the rails. When picked up it was found that the wheel of one carriage had passed over hia chest, and life was quite extinct. Deceased, indeed, was almost severed in two. It would appear that the train was almost at a standstill when Mr Hackshaw folb for his body was barely a yard distant from the wheels that had crushed the life out ° Mr Ilßckahaw, who was about thirtyseven years of age, leaves a wife and two children. He was well known in sporting circles, having taken the liveliest interest in ail field eporbs. An inquest will be held to-day.

* accident to a jockey, James Allen, rider of Morok m the Grand ‘National Steeplechase, was brought to the Hospital yesterday afternoon, when it was found that ho was suffering from a fracture of the collar-bono, besides a severe shaking. After the fracture imu been reduced, Allen sufficiently recovered to bo removed home. During yesterday Miss Comerford mad©

more decided signs of improvement towards recovery than she h a 3 shown since the accident with which she met on Saturday, and at a late hour last night the same symptoms of recovery were still evident.