ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10650, 10 May 1895, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

BURNED AT SEA. [Special to Pbess Association,! ' ’ LONDON, Max'B. News from the Cape states that the ship Salsette, of 1614 tons, which left London for Melbourne on March 5, was burned at sea on April 18. All hands ware saved. FPeb Press Association.! WANGANUI, Mat 9. The body o? John CJimo, a fisherman, drowned at the Heads on April 21, was found last night, and an inquest was held this afternoon, the verdict being to the effect that death was the result of an accident. A rider wae added expressing appreciation of the noble conduct of Duncan M’Arthur and Antonio Babich, who rescued two man who were with Climo at the time of the accident. . Mr E. Cuthbsrt, engineer of tha Christchurch Drainage Board, met with a painful accident at Avonsidc yesterday afternoon. Hs was playing cricket with some members of tho Avonsido Cricket Club, and while in the act of hitting a ball, he twisted his left leg, injuring it seriously. On Wednesday, a child named Florence May Clark, aged six years, daughter of Mrs A. Clark, Lceston, mot with a fatal accident. The child climbed up tho spokes of a mill-wheel, which was not working. Her weight caused tho wheel to revolve, which, in. turning, crushed the little girl against the concrete dam. Death was instantaneous. A tr&p accident occurred near Makiklhi on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Williams, of St Andrews, was driving along the road, whon tho horse shied and upsst the vehicle, throwing out all the occupants. An elderly lady, Mrs Wikon, was rendered insensible by the shook and was noma time in recovering consciousness. The vehicle waa badly damaged by tho capsize.