ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10219, 13 December 1893, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

[Fas Faass Association.} GISBOENE, Deo. 12. A shocking accident yesterday befol a Juan named Henry Burst, chief lighterman ' on the cutter Iris, which was tendering ' wool at the ship Estrella. The last sling was being taken on board the Estrella ■ when the bale, as it descended, struck Burst on the side, knocking him overdoaid. As ho fell the bale swung and jammed his feet against the rail, the man billing head downwards. The ship gave a lurch towards the lighter, crushing Burst fearfully about the head. He was hauled aboard, and conveyed to tho hospital, where he lies in an unconscious and critical state. NAPIER, Deo. 12. J?he barque Soukar, from London, reports that on Sept. 28 a seaman named J. Gay was knocked overboard by the cross- ’ -lack sheet. A. life-buoy was thrown, but the man, being stunned, was unable to help himself. "A boat was lowered, and was away from tho ship nearly two hours, but could sea ho trace of himl so the vessel kept on her course. Early yesterday, a boy about ten years of age, son of Mr B. White, Swannanoa, fell from a gum tree at Springbank, «p which he had climbed in search of birds eggs, and broke his left arm just above tho wrist. He was brought into Eangiora.'ahd Dr Yolokman set the limb. This is the third accident of the kind in the Rangiora district since the Road Board commenced the purchase of small birds eggs a month ago. Our Sumner correspondent writes E'irly on Sunday morning, Mr P. J. Cowliahaw, second son of Mr Cowliahaw, of Christchurch, who is now staying here, went for hia morning swim near the middle rook. The tide was fast running oat, and notwithstanding being a good swimmer, he soon found the current too nttoug for him and called for assistance. Pilot Day, who was oh the look-out, saw that the bather was rapidly being carried to the bar, and with the help of Mr C. E. Morton, who was bathing from the jetty, pub off the boat without delay and managed to rescue him from bin perilous position. Groat credit is due to Pilot Day for having the boat and other appliances in snob readiness.