ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14169, 18 September 1906, Page 9

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

MOTOR. ACCIDENT. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 16. A motor-car containing the Duchess of Connaught and her daughter, killed a boy at Hounslow. Tho accident was due-to the boy’s fault. MAGAZINE EXPLODED BY LIGHTNING. PARIS, September 17. Lightning exploded a magazine at Montfouion Fort, near Besaucon. The commanding officer, his wife and daughter, two soldiers, the officer in command of the battery, and three civilians were killed. Fifteen persons were injured. FALLS DOWN MINING SHAFTS.(Received September 18, 12.42 a.m.) MELBOURNE, September 17. A terrible adventure befol a labourer named Peter Kenane. Ho fell down a disused, shaft at Rush worth and remained for six days without food. He was rescued in a weak state, having sustained shocking injuries in the fall. A similar case occurred near F-ryovs-town. A man named Campbell fell down an abandoned shaft and spent three days and nights before he was found. [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, September 17. John W. Duffus, a man sixty years of age,- employed as a caretaker of several houses, has been missing since September C. What appears to be a case of suicide occurred late last night. A fireman, proceeding to his vessel, found a coat on the footpath, between No. 2 and "No. 3 jetties. In one of the pockets a note was found, stating thjt, owing to his. dread of life, the writer intended to commit suicide by jumping off the wharf into the harbour. The writer added that he was twenty years of age, and signed the name of Edward Deering. Search was made by the pC-lioe, but they were unable to find any trace of the body. The tide was going out fast, which made the search difficult. A young man named W. Healey was badly cut about the head, and sustained concussion of tho brain, at Ashburton, on. Saturday evening, through being thrown out of a trap. At Kaiapoi yesterday, the wife of Mr John M’Gaffin, labourer, died suddenly. Whilst performing her household duties in apparent good she fell down and immediately expired. Having been under treatment for heart disease, an inquest will not be necessary. She was fifty-seven yeans of ago, anu leaves a family of six children. .