ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15856, 30 August 1913, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Peb United Press. Association.) AUCKLAND, August 29. Piobort Anderson, 49 years of age, first saloon steward on the Makura, committed suioide on the voyage Irom Sydney. He nearly cut his head olf with a razor. LEVIN, August 29. A hose-reel proceeding to a fire yesterday knocked down A. Skcrnian, an Otaki runholder. Ho received injuries to his head. Ho was removed to the hospital, where he died after an apoplectic fit. HAMILTON, August 29. ■ The body of Ettie Douglas, aged 37 years, a married woman, who loft a note on July 29. at Cambridge that she in tended to drown herself, was recovered from the Waikato River at Huntly. At the inquest a verdict of suioide while temporarily insane was returned. PALMERSTON NORTH) August 29. A Longburn settlor named R. D. Knight; while driving homo from Palmerston this -evening, was caught at a level crossing by tlio incoming Wellington train, and with a companion was hurled from his trap, Mr Knight was knocked about, his shoulder being dislocated and hid 'ribs broken. 110 was dazed, but was not seriously injured. His companion escaped. The gig was smashed,* hut the' horse was not touched; The road erases the line -diagonally, nnd there is a clear view of passing trains. .

Ail accident of a somewhat serious nature-occurred on the old Waipori road, dbovo the Wetherstones Schoolhouso on Thursday afternoon (writes our Lawrence correspondent). Mr Angus Shaw, _ who is employed in carting flax, for Duthic's llaxniill at Milton, was bringing a waggonload of about 4J tons, and in attempting to avoid a bad rut on the road he got too near the edgu, where there had been a wash-out, with the. result that Jho waggon capsized, Shaw being pinned by tho seat. The accident was witnessed by two boys who wore walking alongside the waggon,.'and they, wero able to release him. Ono of the "lads hurried into Lawrence and informed Mr E. Mason of tho accident, and that gentleman lost no timo in sending iout an express for the injured man .and having him convoyed to the hospital. The full extent of tho injuries is not yet known, but it is thought they are serious. ,