FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD A STEAMER.
[BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Lyttelton, Thursday. William Rodf.r, aged 17, was aboard tho steamer Pakeha at half-past eight in connection with his employer's business. A derrick was being hoisted over the forehatch, when tho rope broke. As tho derrick fell the chain attached swung out a heavy hook, which struck Roder, who was passing along the deck, and fractured his skull. He died in two hours.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8681, 25 September 1891, Page 5
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