ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15524, 26 January 1911, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, January 25. A serious accident happened at Mercer this afternoon to a railway guard named Richard Kemp, aged twenty years. .He was bringing in his train from the Waikato, and while the train was being run on to a siding the guard's van took the points. Kemp was evidently taken unawares and was thrown cut, his head striking a sleeper, lie sustained a fractured skull and was brought to Auckland to-night for treatment. This afternoon a married woman named Sarah Prickitt took lysol in mistake for other medicine of a similar colour which she had just obtained from a chemist. She was admitted to the hospital. The case is not regarded as serious. TE KUITI, January 24. Walter Basomans, eighteen months old, fell into a copper of boiling water and died. At the inquest the coroner took occasion to emphasise the need for a resident coroner at Te Kuiti. DARGAVILLE, January 25. A man named Legrice, employed at Stewart Bros.' butter factory, Helensville, had a narrow escape from a serious accident. When using a heatinglamp, he filled it with benzine in mistake for kerosene, and on applying a light an explosion followed. Legrice was badly burned, necessitating his removal to tho hospital. PALMERSTON NORTH, January 25. A motor-car accident occurred this afternoon at Awapuni. Mr R. S. Abraham, of Abraham and Williams, who was accompanied by Mr Craw, unexpectedly met another car, and in attempting to avoid it his own car ran into a lagoon, where it overturned. Mr Abraham escaped with an injured hand, but Mr Craw had a rib broken and a bad shaking. WELLINGTON, January 25. Rather a serious incident happened on the Hutt Road, rear Taita. A buggy, which was being driven by Mr Olliver, containing Mrs Peters, Mrs Cudby and Ina Cudby, a child three years of age, and Mr Aston, attempted to pass another vehicle which was preceding it. A motor-car owned by Mrs Jacob Joseph also attempted to pass, and the road being narrow, a collision occurred. Ina Cudby sustained a broken thigh, Mrs Peters was badly bruised and cut, and Mr Olliver also sustained injuries. The occupants of the car escaped without inqury. Both buggy and car were considerably damaged. Mr Horatio M. Lyon, aged sixty years, one of Wellington's best known citizens, met his death in a tragic manner this afternoon. He had been attending the races at Trentha.ni, and left the course to return to the city by an early train. Mr Lyon was crossing the line te reach a platform on the other sido, and, being shortsighted, did not notice a train approaching. He Was struck by tho incoming train and practically cut to pieces. His body was only recovered by raising the carriages by the use of jacks. Deceased was for many years secretary of the Wellington Racing Club, in which capacity he was widely known. He was for fivo years secretary of the Wellington Harbour Board and for some years was secretary of the Fire Underwriters' Association.

A sensational accident was narrowly averted on one of the Sumner trams on Tuesday evening. The conductor, who was standing on the side footboard, slipped and fell while the train was travelling at high speed. Luckily he caught at one of the rails, only his feet and legs hitting the ground. He was dragged along some little distance and was then hauled on beard the car by a passenger, none the worse for his experience,, save that his clothing was considerably torn. While working on a threshing-mill at Waikari yesterday, Harry Hearn, a married man, thirty-nine years of age, received injuries to his hand, necessitating the amputation of two fingers. He was brought to Christchurch by the evening train and admitted to the Christchurch Hospital.

A trap collided with a tramcar on Moorhouse Avenue about 8.15 a.m. yesterday, owing to the horse swerving towards the cut when it was passing. The trap was somewhat damaged, but the occupants were unhurt.