ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12585, 21 August 1901, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

[Pee Peess Association.] AUCKLAND, August 20. A man named Arthur West-, who was injured while working at a saw in the Kauri Company's mill at Tekopuru, has since died.. The company covered (his life by a general insuramcei in the Government Accident Insurance Office. INVERCARGILL, August 20. With reference to the message regarding the sudden seizure .of Peter Dunn, while driving a locomotive on Saturday, the doctor attending him is of opinion that ib was caused by influenza "flying to the head," and that the cause of insensibility was a blow on tthe head by falling on a projection on the engine. Dunn is coming round nicely. John Nicholas Rose, of North Inveroar-gi-11, who has been- despondent for some ■time, got hold of a dynamite cap and fuse and went into the bush. 'Ha put the cap ins hiis miouth and ffib the fuse, hut his courage seemed to have failed, as the only injury he sustained was frc-m the fuse, which burned' his chin.

Early on Monday morning a little girl, daughter of Mr Walter Hammond, of German, Bay, met with a terrible accident. Whilst lighting a fire her clothing was ignited, and the poor'child ram screaming out of doors, and before help came she was fearfully burnt, Dr Hargreaves was quickly in attendance, and did everything : to alleviate the sufferer, of whose recovery there are grave doubts. The man Robert Emmerson, who was taken- to the Hospital! on Saturday, suffering from injuries received by.iawhnz down in the dive of the Empire- Hotel, died) at that iostiitutd'oni yesterday nromung. An (inquest wil' be he-Id l .