ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9319, 13 June 1891, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Danevirke, June 12. The six months old child of Thomas Soott, late of Hastings, died this morning while its mother was bathing it. Probably there will be no inquest, as the child was previously under medical attendance. New Plymouth, June 12. The body of a Maori youth, who has been missing for some time, and who was supposed to have been lost in the bush, has been found in the Warea River, where he must have been drowned. BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. Greytown Noeth, June 12. Mr Greer, travelling correspondent to the New Zealand Times and Mail, met with an accident here last night. His horse bolted aod the reins breaking, he was thrown and broke his arm. He is now in the Greytown Hospital, The Wairarapa Standard of yesterday gives the following particulars of the accident to Mr Greer:—Mr 0. Greer, who is travelling representative for the Kew Zealand Times, met with an accident last night about six o’olcok whilst riding into Greytown. The horse was fresh, and needed a steady band to keep him in. All went well till Mr Greer got near Mr Wyatt’s house, north of the town. Here the rein gave way, and tho rider having no control of the animal it went off at a great pace, with the result that Mr Greer was thrown and came heavily down on the stones. Unfortunately, the horse trod upon the right arm and broke it below the elhow. Mr Greer went this morning to Dr Bey, who set the broken limb.