CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10623, 15 October 1896, Page 2

CASUALTIES.

(Pica United Pbess Association.) Auckland, October 14-. A sad boating fatality occurred in Wairoa River on Sunday. Five persons were out sailing, when the boat capsized, three being drowned and two getting ashore safely. Those drowned were Mr Mead, his wife, and little child. Wellington, October U. A youth named Henry George, a carpenter, was accidentally ebot at Crofton to-day. The sufferer was brought into town and taken to the hospital. It appears the lad, with some companions, were handling an old piatol when the weapon, which was in the bands of ayouth named Albert Swain, suddenly went oS Research proves that the bowels of the unfortuuato lad have been perforated, and to-night very little hope is entertained for. his recovery; in f »ot, four medical gentlemen, who made the examination, consider the case hopelesß.

Chiustchdbcii, October 14. A boy named Tuffoell, sop of a millor, was drowned at Brooksids thi* tnormog. Some of the riders-out taking part in tha Labour D*y procession yesterday somewhat recklessly rode their plunging horses among the crondq who were collected about the Triangle. The result of one of the riders' mudirected zeal wns that a spectator was severely injured 1)7 the horse striking him in the back and knocking him down. Tim same thing happened last year, but noi in such a marked degree. U is to be hoped ■ that more discretion will be txerci«ed in tho seleetiou of peraous to attend to this pirfc of the arrangements on futura ccc&tionii.

Captain J. AVatson, the dockmaster anil overseer >of the freezing works at Port Chalmers, met with an accident to his collarbone yesterday afternoon. He was promptly attended by Tie Ouuninghanie, who, after rendering the necessary aid, ordered the patient to be removed to his-residence.