CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12648, 28 April 1903, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

(Pkb United I'brgs AbsooiatiosJ Nl'iW PLYMOUTH, April 27. A man nnmwl P. George met with an accident while riding to his work on p. bicycte this morning about two milc3 from town. His companion was in front, and, hearing a thud, turned, and aw George on tho ground. A doctor was summoned, and the man removed by the Amhulanco Brigade to the hospital, suffering' from a fracture of the base of 'the skull. Ho did not regain consciousness, and died at 3 o'o!.ock tin's nfterlinou. Ueociised was a traction engine driver, and had only ono arm, having lost tho other in a snooting accident some years ago. Ho leaves a widow and a young family. Another death occurred in the hospital early Ibis morning, the victim being a ma.n named Nowall, admitted laft wee-k suffering from the result, of a fafl of earth in a gravel pit near Elthain. MASTERTON, April 27. At the inquest on the death of Uenry-Fec, killed in a railway accident, near Foathe-r----ston, on Sunday morning, a verdict of

"Accidental tloafh" was returned, with no Maine attachable to anyone.

NMiSON, April 27. A curious, acqident happened yesterday ia Ciithbert Hum's, aged eight. Sis companion wee pkiying with a whip, when the handle (lew out and struck the eye of Harris, destroying bii sight. The ]«d was taken to the hospital, whore his eye was.removed. It is unlil;o!y that lie will lose the sight of the other cyo.

Our Naseby correspondent writes: —On Saturday a dfeagroeabie accident happened to Mr .7. W. Reed, editor of the Mount Ida Chronicle. Mr Heed, when driving at Gimmorburn, was thrown out of his trap, and besides sustaining a. Severn shaking, had one of hie arms broken near (lie wriet. As Hγ J. Isaacs, of High street, was driving with a party to Brighton on Sunday fbo liorees sliiwl at. some Sheep in >, puddock and bolted, with the result that the driver and the two oilier ooou'wpta of Mio vehiolo wore thwvn out with such force that Mr Isaacs reeoived n severe contraion of one eyn, ncctwsiUtiii'; half n dozen Ptilohcs having to put in. ilise Naphtaii had one of her ribs injured, and Miss Cohen (of Napier) besides rcooivinf; Injury to her face, was' much shaken. Dγ \J. Brown wttondod to the sufferers, who received mucli thoughtful attention ftom Mr C. Samson, of Burnside.

William Reidy. sni'fac?niim for the 'I'napoka County, was injured by a horse at Blue Spur on Thursday evening, and died on Saturday.