CASUALTIES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10688, 7 September 1920, Page 5

CASUALTIES

PALMERSTON. MAN KILLED BY MOTORjCAK,

Robert D. Worsfold, a - middle-aged gardener, was crashed into by a mo-tor-car at Terrace End, Palnicrston North yesterday evening. Ho was terribly injured and died in the hospi. tal. DYNAMITE CAPS. ' MOTHER'* SERIOUS MISTAKE. The lad Georgo Wainscott, who had his hands shattered by an explosion at, sMauriceville on Friday afternoon, ia a son of the stationmastcr at' Mauriceville East. It appears, from later, information, that Mrs Wainscott had returned from a visit to Napier, and. brought with her some dynamite caps, wHich she believed were harmless* and handed them to her children. , One of these exploded with a. loud report, causing terrible -injuries to the boy, and also injuring tlte uiothci and damaging the room. First aid was administered by an employee at. the lime-kilns, and the lad was broilght as quickly as possible to the hospital, where he is making as good progress as the * serious nature of his injuries will permit. CYCLING MISHAP ENDS FATALLY. While a man named G. B. Perkins, carpenter, living in.Sydenham. Christchurch), was riding a' cycle home to lunch yesterday, his machine skidded. Perkins was thrown heavily and died on'-the way to the hospital.—Press Association. . SHOT CHROUGH THE HAND. A paihfyil accident befell' a young man named Donald Baxter, of Te Awaruutu, who was admitted to tho Waikato Hospital, suffering from a bullet wound in the hand. He was out shooting with a pea-rifle, and struck his dog lightly with tho weapon, when ifc discharged and the bullet passed through his hand. 'The injury is not ivery serious, and the ' patients is, progressing favourably.