ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1106, 12 May 1893, Page 42

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Mr Bernard Wikon, of the Upper Pelorus Valley, met with an accident on the 2nd inst, while out in the bush with a gun. The gun went off in consequence of the hammer catching in a branch, and shot him in the foot. Amputation of the great too was found to be neoeasary, and was successfully performed by Dr Hoadley. A painful accident befel Mr J. H, Cruickshank at Paraparaumu on Thursday morning. He wa3 cutting down some wire fencing, when the axe caught in the wire and struck his big toe, inflicting a severe wound. Mr Cruickshank was brought into town on Frii day and is now being attended to by Dr Collins. It will ba several weeks before Mr Cruickshank ia able to get about again. A serious accident happened on Wednesday to Mr J. Ha'yward, painter, of Akaroa, while out shooting Bo stumbled and fell, causing the gun to discharge, blowing off two fingers and part of the thumb of one hand. The unfortunate man was conveyed as quickly as possible to the Akaroa Hospital.

The Grey River Argus says that a very aad aocident happened at Brunner. Anthony Callinan, the ten-yearold son of Mr Callinan, was a great little fossicker after gold in tho creviceß of the rocks, where the flood had carried it. While amusiog himself, as usual, in looking for gold, accompanied by a younger brother, a rock (6cwt or 7cwt in weight) fell on him, and probably killed him instantly. When resoued he was quite dead. The other little chap, instead of raising an alaim, ran home to tell his mother. When help came, after the assistance of a number of strong men, the crushed bones of the brave little gold seeker were tenderly borne home to his sorrowing mother.

China papers bring news of a balloonparachute fatality at Saigon to Mr Victor Valazie. The balloonist, in exoallent spirits,

was carried to a height of about 2000 ft. At the expected moment he was observed to let go. But the paraohute refused to open, and he descended, it Is calculated, 800 ft before the parachute opened. This it did with so eu Iden a jerk that Valazie lost his hold, and was seen rapidly to fall. The right arm made a convulsive effort to regain its hold, aud then foil to the side, the loft arm romainiog above- the head. For some distanco the man foil in that position ; he then turned fenfc upwards,, and fell with terrific force through the roof of a brewery to the floor below, and was mangled and disfigured boyond recognition. About half-past 6 on Sunday evening a man named Robert Brown, cook on the s.s. Mawhera, fell down in a fit at the corner of Willis street and sustained a severe wound on the head by its coming in contact with the kerbing. Serjeant White at once went to his assistance, and after some time the man recovered consciousness. He then said he felt much better, and that he would get along to a friend of his who lived in Tory street. Sergeant White, however, decided on going part of the way with him, and while proceeding along Victoria street Brown fell down in another fit. He was at once conveyed to the house of Dr Pollen, who examined his head and advised his immediate removal to the hospital. Sergeant White procured a cab and had the man conveyed to the institution, where, however, he refused to stay, saying that he felt much better, and would have to be on board to attend to his work in the morning, (PKESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunkdin, May 4, The body of William Barry, juu., of Ot&hia, who has been missing since the 23rd of last month aad is supposed to b ivo committed suicido, waa found in the Taieri River tcday. Dunedin, May 6. Thomas Brown, of Owake 9 died from burns accidentally j-eceivecL

Auckland, May 4. The man James Grant, who recently found in tho domain suffering from the effects of a delf-administe'ed dose of spirits of salt, died in the hospital this evening. Auckland, May 6. A man named John Thomas Smith has been drowned at Kaeo, he and a horse and cart being sw&pt away while oroßsing a flooded river, Thames, May 8. A miner named John Bice met with a sorieu3 accident in the May Qaeen mine this afternoon by an explosion of dynamite, which he had j UB t placed in a drilled hole, iu consequence of which one eye was totally destroyed and the sight of the other is decpaired of. Both the eyelids were torn to threds and the face was badly lacerated. Palmerston North. May 7. Tbomss Cooper, aged 16, shot'himself in the left forearm while getting through a wire fence at Bunnythorpe, where he had been shooting harei. The injury is serious, and the lad has been taken to the Wanganui Hospital. Lyttelton, May 9. On the arrival of the s.s. Manapouri from Wellington to day It was reported that Mr A. Beaumont, a well-known runholder from the Marlborough district, was missed last night betweon 10 and llo'olock. He had apparently fallen or jumped overboard. He was going Borne by the s.s. Kaikoura with his wife and three children. Mr Beaumont was subject to melancholia, and on the trip from Picton to Wellington he showed an inclination to do away with himself, aud gave his wife considerable trouble then. She said nothing of this to the officers of the Manapouri. At Mrs Beaumont's urgent request, ehe and her husband were given a deck cabin together. When the disap pearanoe beoama known, a strict search waa made. St Petersburg, May 4. The Czir and Czarina and the Grand Duchess Exenia, while travelling in the Crimea, were thrown from a carriage into a river, and had a narrow escape from being drowned. Madrid, May 7. A pontoon conveying a religious procession sank at Gallago, In Spain, and 20 persons were drowned.