A FATAL FALL
MAX DROPS FORTY FEET. Press Association.CHRISTCHURCH, March 11. About 10.60 this morning a man was found at the foot of an embankment in Simeon quay, Lyttelton, close to the buildings <jf the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company. The man, who was identified 'as Colin Campbell, a fireman, was picked up in a semi-conscious condition and removed to the casualty ward, where he was attended to. He was found to be Buffering from a compound fracture of the right arm and was in a very weak state, due to exposure, having apparently lain out all night. The embankment over which the unfortunate man fell was about forty feet high; He is' believed to be a single man, and, so far as it known, has no relatives- in the Dominion. Campbell died from his infuries at about 11.50.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19140312.2.13
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8679, 12 March 1914, Page 3
Word Count
140A FATAL FALL New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8679, 12 March 1914, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in