ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15557, 6 March 1911, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

TEN PERSONS KILLED. United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. LISBON, March 4. Negrello’s spinning mills at Santo Tliyrso caught fire and collapsed, burying a score of persons, of whom ten were killed.

[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, March 5

While working on loading operations on the steamer Kaipara yesterday afternoon, a labourer named William Sherwood, a single man, met with an accident which resulted in several of his ribs being broken. He is now in the hospital. GREYMOUTH, March 4.

A fall of coal in the State mine yesterday afternoon entombed a newcomer named White, whose body was only extricated at midnight alter strenuous work. Another man narrowlv escaped.' DUNEDIN, March 5. A man named Dusonuis Fruhstuch, a gardener, aged sixty-one years, died at his residence, South Dunedin, this morning, as a result of a trap accident. Some time ago he was out driving at Middle-march, and was thrown out of the trap, a wheel passing over him. He returned to Dunedin, and had been attended by four doctors at various times. Deceased leaves a grown-up family.

During a cricket match at Kaiapoi on Saturday, two fieldsmen collided, and one of them, named Rollinson, was so badly hurt that he had to ho removed from the ground in Dr Crawfihaw’s motor-car.

In the Electric Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday, Gold Lace foil in tho straight, and Repeater, who was immediately behind her, fell over her. R. Allan, who was riding Repeater, was seriously injured, and was removed to the hospital suffering from concussion of the brain, the horse having rolled on him. J. Merservey, who was riding Gold Lace, escaped with a chipped elbow, and will probably be able to ride again on the second day of the meeting.