FATAL ACCIDENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15517, 27 January 1914, Page 7

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

.•Km DEATH BY DROWNING.

* DANGEROUS BEACH.

BA THERS IN DIFFICULTIES.

»ONE MAN RESCUED.

r, T TELEGRAPH-— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CirnisTcnußcn, Monday. i man' named William George Morris, a wiident "f Grey mouth, was drowned at How Brighton (Ins afternoon. He went I bathing with another man named John fi timan. •'•l*° from Grcymouth. Both were pot swimmers, and got out of their depth. Sentiman was hold up by a rescuer ,nd brought to shore, both being greatly exhausted. Morris, when last seen, was lying faco downwards in the deep water, with tho rope marking the bathing area lying across hi* back. He disappeared, however, and althou- 1 ' several attempts were made to get to him. he could not be found again. The two had just returtiLi from a (rip to the Auckland Exhibition, and were on their wav home. Morris's mother is ftill in Auckland, living in Church Street, Ponsonby.

FALL FROM A WAQQON.

SEVERE INJURIES CAUSE DEATH

[BY TELEORArH — OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Kaitaia, Mondav.

A young man turned Fred Parker, sou of Mr. C W. Parker. Kaitaia, fell from a waggon last Friday afternoon, while carting butter boxes from the Avranui 6teamcr shed to Kaitaia dairy factory. He was found lying on the road, terribly injured, and was conveyed to Mr. Matthews's residence near by. and Dr. Lunn was rent for.

It was found that his jaw was badly broken and his cheat crushed, and he was removed to the Mangonui Hospital on Saturdav *nd died on Sunday.

No one witnessed the accident. It is supposed that the horses shied and bolted and pulled Parker off his scat, and that the front wheel of the waggon went over him. He was a steady young man, and a capable driver.

CORROSIVE POISONING. PATENT MEDICINE SUSPECTED. [bt telegraph.— press association.] Gisborne, Monday. At the inquest into the circumstances unrounding the death of James Dobie, who expired at the hospital yesterday after a drilling bout, the medical evidence suggested that death possibly was due to ! conceive poisoning, and the inquiry was ■ adjourned pending a report from the Government analyst on the contents of deceased's stomach. An empty bottlo, which had contained a patent medicine, of which, according to the medical testimony, phosphoric acid was a constituent part, was found near deceased's bed at his home. V' ■flf -'»'-' LABOURER KILLED. #'■<..• ■ *- ACCIDENT AT DAM ''A'.i t ',[»I TELEGRAPH.-- ASSOCIATION.] ,' Dt/nedin, Monday. The superintendent of police has been; advised that John Smcath, aged 25 years a labourer, married, was killed accidentally on the brake handle of the jig wheel at the Manorburn dam this morning. BODY RECOVERED. HULK-KEEPER DROWNED. [BT TaLEGRAPH. —ITtESS association.) - ; Wellington, Monday. The body of James Waterstreet, keeper of the hulk Solgran, who was drowned on January 16 while fixing a mooring line to » buoy, was recovered near the Taranaki Street Wharf this morning ; FARM WORKER'S DEATH. EVIDENCE OF SUICIDE. [BT telegeaph.—press ASSOCIATION.] Pahiatca, Monday. • The body of Robert Smitli Pattison, who recently arrived from Palmerston North, was found in the Tiraumea River yesterday with half the face blown away. A brick was tied round the neck. Deceased's gun was found near the body. Nothing unusual was noticed in the deceased's manner by the other employees °B Mr. Lethbridge's farm, where he was working.