ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17713, 26 August 1919, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Pin Ukitkd Pksss Association.) AUCKLAND, August 25. A young Maori was found this morning in a shed in Queen street in an unconscious condition and with severe injuries to his head. The injured man was known, as "Sam," and was previously a circus handy His injuries are believed to be due to the explosion of a circus lamp which the maa had in the shed. He- died to-night. - A man, atjed 26 years, was found unconscious in scrub south of Huntly. with, a, bloodstained razor alongside him and the arteries of his left arm opened. After first aid had been applied a doctor arrived, but found life extinct. Papers on the body bore the name of Bryant Price, and a military discharge indicated that he belonged to tfeilding. Tho deceased was discharged from the Hamilton Hospital on Friday last. GISBORNE, August 25. The body of Linton Runciman, D.C:M., a returned soldier, who was missing for several days, was found in the Mata River at Waipiro Bay. Evidence at the inquest) showed that deceased and a- comoanion attempted to ford the river in a flood. The companion went first, and got ashore safely, but he saw no sign of Runciman. A verdict was returned that deceased was accidentally drowned.

A man named Frederick Hunt, whose' home is in the Main South, road, Caver- " snam, met witn a, misfortune while assisting to clear the slip on the Central line at ' Hindon. A stone struck hia right leg, causing a. compound fracture. He was admitted ; to the Uuneciin Hospital last night. MOTOR CAR FATALITY. The local police office was advised from Hampdeii last night that Mr William Walt. ter riey, aged w years, had died on Sunday night, as tho result of a motor car accident, "i'he accident occurred at Kartigi, the car going down an embankment and • turning a. somersault. It appears that Mr Hey, accompanied by his wile- and son, left Duhedin by motorcar on Sunday morning with the object of travelling- to Oamoru to attend the funeral - of his late stepfather (Mr Eyre Evans). In' addition to the above, the car contained a • driver and a passenger, who went as far aa Waikouaiti. As far as can be gathered I there were several stoppages on the way, owing to the car not running well. While ' negotiating the hill beyond Trotter's Creek' the car got into a rut on the side of the' road, and the driver found it necessary to increase the power in order to extricate the . machine. This was accomplished, but the car then went over an embankment on the other side of the road, and. after turning' a somersault, landed on its wheels again. Mr Hey was cut about the head, and one' . of his ribs was broken, penetrating one pi- - his lungs. He was taken to the residence' of Mr Trotter, and , the services of Dr- : Thomas, of Palmerston, were secured without delay. Mr Hey.died a few hours later, however. An inquest was opened yesterday at Hampden. before -, Mr Nicolson (acting coroner), but was adjourned to enable the [■ evidence of the driver of the car and the passenger who went to Waikouaiti to be ob- : : tained, and also to permit of an examina- ■ tion of the car beinjj made by an expert, 'ihe inquiry wiil be resumed oji Friday. The deceased, who resided at 151 Queen .. street, was a married man with four children, and • was employed as a draper , ! assistant at Messrs Mofiison.