ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12934, 30 September 1902, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

[Pep. Pkess Association.] WAIROA, Sept. 29. Thomas Bailey, captain of the cutter Eleanor, was found dead in his cabin yesterday. NAPIER, Sept. 29. . A man named Sydney Smith,; about forty-five years of age, died in the Hospital yesterday, as the result of severe burns. He was found lying on a bed in his whare in an unconscious state, his head and face being badly burned. A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred at Hastings this morning. As Mr R. Milton, the newly-appointed manager of the Union Bank at Hastings, was lifting the bank's revolver from a drawer, the weapon went off, the shot going through Mr Milton's cap and grazing his head, causing blood to flow freely. Medical assistance was at once procured, when it was found that although a small blood vessel had been severed, no serious injury had been sustained. HAWE'RA, Sept. 29. A few days ago an old man named Leys was found in an unconscious state in the bush /near Opunake. He was taken to Opunake, where he was medically attended to, but news received this morning states that he is dead. WESTPORT, Sept. 29. Mabel Ralph, aged five, died suddenly at Denniston through drinking a bottle of cough mixture. iDUNEDIN, Sept. 29. Jacob Graham, a farm labourer, > was found hanged in a hut on the north side of Mount Cargill. It is supposed that he had been dead about a week. Rudolph Kelly, a four-year-old son of Mr J. S. Kelly, of the "Press" staff, was fatally burned on Sunday morning. With his little, sister, he was left sitting by a fire , while his parents were in another part of the house. By some means the little boy's night-dress caught fire, and before assistance could ba rendered he wjis very badly burned about the legs and body. The child was ab once removed to the Hospital, where everything was done to alleviate the pain, but he died yesterday morning at half-past eight. An inquest will be held at 9.30 a.m. today. Joseph Pcrcival, a resident of Simeon Street, Sydenham, met with an accident yesterday at the Sockbum Abattoirs. He was working a winch lifting some heavy pieces of timber, when the handle of the hoist struck him on the left leg, inflicting a compound fracture of the leg above the knee. He was brought to the Christchurch Hospital in. the ambulance van, and- the limb was set.

A very painful accident occurred at Irwell yesterday morning. A man named John Edwards, twenty-four years of age, was working in Mr Herbert Gardiner's.farm, and was in charge of a water-wheel, which supplies power for various works on the place. He was engaged in fixing a chain 1 to drive a circular saw, when- his coat became entangled in the cogs of the main wheel. Eventually his left arm was drawn in, and after he had been carried round the wheel several times he was flung some distance away, his arm being torn off above the elbow, and all his clothes were ripped to pieces. There was no person near, and the poor fellow had to walk over ten chains to procure assistance. On seeing his plight, Mr Gardiner at once sent for Dr Gossett, and he on his way picked up Nurse Russell, of Christchurch, who was in the neighbourhood. They did their best for the sufferer. A telegram was sent to town for the ambulance van. Edwards was brought into the hospital, a distance of about twenty-three .miles, where he arrived at nine o'clock last night. At a late hour, he was doing as well "as could be expected.