ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10241, 25 December 1894, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Paljibrston Nokth, December lA. A youth named Herbert Benry Bell, 17 years of age, was drowsed in the Manawatu rirer T»hila bathing this afternoon. Wellington, December 24. Lawrence Gosling died iv the hospital last night from injuries received in a scuffle on the wharf on the 11th kist. Ht) never regained conficiousuess. William Thonms, labourer, is in custody on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily hurm on Gosling. D*vid Dtummond, well known ia local a-thletic circles, was accidentally shot in the head wit'o a pea rifle yesterday. A party of young fellows, forming th« crew of one of tho local yachts, were camping at D.iy's Buy when (.he accident occurred, and the inisu&p was th« result of skylarking. Drummond is in a critical condition. Wkstpotct, December 24. Last night Q. JPatersou, 62 years of ag_e, while returning to taivu from SiTgetsnts Hill, was attacked by a bull. The Srst onslaught of tha I animal broics twooF Mr Paterson'.i ribs. Along scruggie took place, l Jui.er»oii seiziug the horns oi' Uie bull. Finally the m».a wss tossed over a fence, .vj(f iay from 8 p.m. fciil 1 a.m., when be •-vfcs found aad taken to the hospital; where he iioiy iiin in a precarious state owing to injuries t'.nd exposute. An elderly man named Jacob Czepßn«k.r, lasiding at Piae Hill, was received into the fiospiliiil yß»t?rd)iy suffering from serious injuries received through being gored by a bull. 8'...h the horns of ths naitual entered tha man's oU>:st, owe utir.ietra.taig tUe iuug. The man's itonditiiou at ku «arly kour this morning was vt-ry critical and his recovery s«raewb.*v doubtful. No particulars are available as to how the »iie.ir oiwirred. Juries I3;-clss, 19 years of ags, wuh received itit« Ui« twsfiitnl to-day suffering from a gun•hnt 'iVounil in tiie thiab. It itjipeavs tlwt ;■: ■«!«.> a»id two qi.her lads named Muir aad U'l-t'eriiT i'bre out camping ac the 'i'aieri. '•'/HA-' <i\\'i ■:■&{>'>&<% yest.e-dur morning a gun en'Tisi'l by ohb of t>w hoys Wuti!; off ■iocidfcntijly, t.h'v ch-.'^o loiJrjing iv Soiles's thigh. He wbs -.V, «• c : brought into the twpital. Ths injary is not ivg»cdt<l at ssriou-i.