ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16645, 17 March 1916, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

(Pek United Peess Association.) 7 ' AUCKLAND, March 16. David Daniels, a married man, 65 years of age, a machinist in a boot factory, was run over by a suburban train at Avondaie. Ho was struck by the cowcatcher, and evidently killed instantaneously.

(Fbom Odb Own Corbespondent.) ARROWTOWN, March 16. The body of Joseph Soollard, fine of tho victims of the recent boating fatality at Kawarau Falls, was found last evening on a beach of tho river, about, four miles lower down. An inquest was held at Arrowtown to-day, before Mr H. Graham (coroner). After evidence of identification had been given the inquest was adjourned till Monday.

A serious accident occurred at Lansdowne on Sunday afternoon (reports tho Wairarapa Age). Mr W. O. Welch -was leaving for a drive to Carterton in his phaeton with Mrs Welch, Miss Muriel Welch, and Mr Steve Dudaon. The horse he was driving was a borrowed one, and apparently not used to tho trap, for when it felt the weight behind it in descending the hill it became uncontrollable and bolted. Mr Welch was pulled over the front of the vehicle and dragged for some distance Hβ called to the other occupants to jump, and they did so. Mrs Welch foil heavily upon her face in tho middle of the , road, and was rendered unconscious. She sustained severe cuts and bruises, and was conveyed to the Masterton Hospital. Miss Muriel Welch escaped with an injury to the arm, and Mr Dudson got off without injury. Mr Welch's injuries consist of abrasions of tho knee, elbow, and hips. The North Otago Times gives particulars of the fatality which occurred on Wednesday on the Kakanui River, near the Clifton Falls, Windsor. A picnic had been organised as a compliment to Trooper F. G. King, who was spending his final leave, prior to leaving for the front, with his relatives at Ngapara'. The party had arrived at the picnicking place, and whilst the ladies were preparing dinner, some of the party indulged in a bathe in the river. Mr Kelly, sen., Trooper Kelly,, and Mr Addison had been in the water some little time, and Mr Kelly was engaged teaching a younger son the art of swimming, when some members of the party, raised tho alarm that Trooper Kelly' was in difficulties. The father, who was somewhat exhausted after his. exertions, managed to reateh his son just as he was sinking for , the third time, and caught him by his bathing costume, which unfortunately gave way. ■ A further attempt to secure the drowning man, in which Mr Kelly himself became seriously endangered, \yas unavailing, and the party were forced to witness the disappearance of the unfortunate soldier. Trooper Kelly was said to be a good swimmer, and it is surmised that when he first got into difficulties his set of false tooth became lodged in his throat and increased his discomfiture. The body was recovered about half an hour after tho accident happened, but life was then quito extinct. Trooper Kelly belonged to the mounted section of tho Eleventh Reinforcements. Prior to enlisting he was in the employ of the Railway Department as a cadet, having been stationed at Gore. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs F. Kelly, of Queen's Flat, Ngapara.