ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18800, 1 March 1923, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A FATAL FALL. (Per Ukited Press Association.) MASTER/TON, February 23. Frank Barclay, married, was thrown from his borse near the hospital last evening, and died during the night. LOST AT SKA. (Pkb Ukited Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 28. Tho Paparoa arrived here to-day from Southampton with 143 immigrants, including 10 farm labourers. On February 9 one of the ship's company, D. Dacey, single, aged 46 years, whose homo is in London, was lost 'at sea through falling overboard from a lifeboat. YOUNG MAN'S TRAGIC DEATH. (Pisa United Press Association.) ASHBURTON, February 28.

Clarence Vivian M'Hardio, 26 years of age, a telegraphist, mot with a fatal accident last night. He was riding a cycle and unexpectedly came to a water-race just outside the town, where ho was Ihrown from hi.s machine. The impact broke his nose, and ho lay stunned in about ISin of water. Ho was found dead this rooming by a carrier. Deceased was transferred from Wanganui three weeks ago, and was to bo married next Tuesday. GrSBORNE RAILWAY FATALITY. fPia United Phass Association.) GISBORNK, February 28. At the inquest on the Kaiteratuhi bridge fatality the coroner returned ;l verdict, that no blainc was attachable to any of Beer of the Railway Department. [A message published on February 20 stated tliat David Millea wa.s killed instantaneously as the result of an accident on \ho KaiU'i-alahi railway bridge, and his compaiiion, a man named Dyer, received injuries to which he succumbed the following day. 'Hie deceased were crossing the hriilgo and were half-way over when a special train approached. Dyer jumped from the bridgo .to the river bsd below, and lUillca fell through, being picked up dead.]