ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9106, 4 May 1891, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

A young man named Boylee, living with his parents at Sandymount, was accidentally shot on Saturday afternoon, the charge passing clean through the fleshy part of both thighs. Dr Gordon Macdonald was sent for and attended to the sufferer. No serious consequences are expected to result from the untoward accident. Inspector Hickson has received a telegram from Lawrence that a Chinaman named Ah Hang was found dead in his hut at Tuapeka Flat on Saturday morning. There were no marks of violence on the body. Deceased had been complaining for some time past of a sore throat. The Tuapeka Times gives the following particulars of the accident at Kelso on Wednesday evening. Two surfacemen, at the close of their day's work, were proceeding homewards along the line in a trolly, according to their usual custom, and when nearing Kelso bridge a special train suddenly dashed round the curve of a steep cutting and went straight into the trolly. One of the men, named Montgomery, retained sufficient coolness and nerve to throw himself clear of the trolly the instant the train Bhowcd itself, but his mate (Sanson) remained helplessly in his seat until the engine struck the trolly, smashing it into splinters, and almost doing the same to its unfortunate occupant. When picked up Hanson was found to be in a bad state, broken and bleeding, and presenting altogether a very battered appearance. He had several ribs broken, also one of his arms, his I head and face very mnch cut and bruised, besides receiving a very severe shock to his system. Very grave fears are entertained for his recovery. From inquiries made at the hospital last evening we learn that the man Henry Burns, who was [admitted on Friday evening, is progressing favourably. Nothing was elicited at the inquest touohing the death of Thomas Ewart, son of the manager of Tarquair station, to show how the young man actually met his death. From the Taieri Advocate we learn that deceased, wbo was 21 years of age, was sent on in advance by his father. He was riding one horse and leading another. He is supposed to have reached home at 5 o'clock, but not coming to tea search was made, and the body found in the stall of the stable. The horse which he put into the stall had the saddle and bridle off, while the other horse was found in the yard with the saddle on. Upon Dr Cattan arriving he found Ewart dead.. The doctor could not find any mark from a kick; and deceased was always a healthy young man. If he were kicked in the stomach death might have resulted from the cause without any mark being visible, and the probabilities are that it was in this way the .young man was killed. The Mount Ida Chronicle reports:—" A Chinaman named Chin Hung was accidentally killed by a fall of earth on Thursday last. It appears the deceased was working in a claim at Home Gully with two mates, and went up to the surface to let down some water over the face (which was some 80ft deep) in order to assist in bringing down a fall. His mates seeing the earth moving, sang out warning him, but immediately afterwards a largo block of earth fell, carrying the deceased with it, and he was killed instantly. An inquest was held on Friday, before Mr N. P. Hjorring and a jury, when a verdiot of 'Accidental death' was returned." " (Peb United Pbess Association.) Auckland, May 3. A gumdigger, named Robert Laing, who lived at Kawau, 14 miles from Kawakawa, committed suicide ou Friday night by cutting his throat. Wanganui, May 2. James Mayes, a platelayer at Aramoho, died suddenly this morning at Kai-iwi of heart disease. He leaves a widow and a large family of young children.