ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17326, 28 May 1918, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Pn United Pasae Association.) a DANNEVIRKE, May 27. til t 7 ,' cccurrc(l afc thu Dannevirke Railway Station at noon. An elderly mar, named Harry Austin, while attemptmg to board the tram to Wellington, fell under the carriage. Ho died from the injuries he received. The deceased, who was a widower, had no relatives in tho dominion. -WELLING!OX, May 27. James M Anulty, aged 64 years, who was serving a sentence of throe months for vagrancy, died suddenly m the Terrace uaol to-day while Having his dinner. „ CHRISTOH 0 RCH, May 27. ■ C. Leiievre, aged 35 years, was Killed on Saturday at Fisherman'* Bay, -Akaroa, by tailing over a cliff 300 ft nign. it is not known how the accident i, D , GCe l a - scd had a farm in the l ik° 0 ' bllt re£ ided at Akaroa durESL r 4 " months. He went to the larm on Saturday morning, and as he did not return to his home during the evening search parties want out, and the body was found amongst the rocka Deceased was the elder son of Mr E. E. Leiievre, and grandson of one of tho first French settlers at Akaroa. He leaves a widow and threo children.

Mr Andrew Wedderspoon, a carpenter, aged 83 years, and an old identity belonging to Mosgicl, fell off 4 ladder on Friday and one of the bones in his spine was broken. As a result of the injuries received Mr Wedderepoon died early yesterday morning. • i oS P'tal authorities reported last night that a serious change had taken place in the condition of Mr Edward Towsey. who had been placed on the " dangerously

George Shelton, aged 16 years, employed ci !■ , asnix factory, who lives at 69 fctafford street was admtited to the ?i , J" e st«rday . suffering from injuries to the hand, caused by accidental contact with the machinery. The dangerous practice of boarding and alighting from tramcars while they are in mqtion was responsible for a serious accident about 6 o clock last evening. A single man named John Christie, years of age who has been boarding at the GlasgSw Restaurant, and who attempted to leave a travelling car near the George street end of the Octagon, was knocked violently to the ground, the fall resulting in very serious injury to the head. He was taken to the Hospital in a dangerous condition, and was operated on last night. At an early condition. mormn - s was * n an unconscious