ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20087, 2 May 1927, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

THE RANGIXOTO FATALITY. (Special to Daily Times.) AUCKLAND. April 3a “Theca small boat* are all• right for paddling to a launch or yacht, but they are certainly not made to carry three or four across a stretch of water such os the Rangitoto Channel, ’’ said tho Coroner, Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the inq ieet on th« victims of the Kangitoto drowning fatality. The three victims were Raymond Kirk* wood Mathieson, Loris Ethel Longuet, and Annie Amelia Frankland. Among those who gave evidence were the survivors; vV alter Noyes and Harold Walby. After the evidence had been taken a verdict of death by accidental drowning was returned, LOST FROM TRAWLER. A FIREMAN’S DEATH. (Special to Daily Times.) AUCKLAND, April 30. Falling overboard from the steam trawler Countess, unseen and unheard by anyone on the vessel, Sidney Veale, a fireman, was drowned some four miles the other side of Tiri Tiri about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Tho fatality, which is shrouded in mystery, occurred while the countes* was trawling in a calm sea with a light wind blowing. Alexander Reid, who was on watch, did pot see Veale come ou deck, nor did hie see him fall into the water. He noticed Veale struggling 'in the sea, and immediately gave the alarm. The engines were stopped and a boat was lowered. , Veale was now some 100 yards astern. Quick work had the boas rushing to the rescue, but Veale suddenly disappeared and, although the boat stood by for some time, he did not reappear. Veale, who was married, with three children, lived in the Great South road.' Manurewa. He was employed by Sanford (Ltd.), fish merchants, and had been only two weeks a fireman on the firm’s trawler Countess, although ho had been an employee in other work for a number of years. The scene of the fatality is 22 miles from Auckland. *

COLLISION WITH TRAMCAR. * (Special to Daily Times.) WELLINGTON, April 30. A motor cycle and sidecar, which wal apparently out of control, collided with a tramcar at the intersection of Taranaki and Manners streets shortly befora 1.30 this afternoon. The tram immediately stopped, and a young man, who was pillion riding on the cycle, jumped off and escaped unhurt. The motor cycla then careered on to the opposite footpath, and capsized, throwing the lady passenger in the sidecar and the driver on to the road. They were attended to by a doctor in a nearby shop, and removed to the hospital. The front of the motor cycle was slightly damaged. A SUDDEN DEATH. . (Pee United Phess Association.) WELLINGTON, April 30. Mrs Bernard Prad, middle-aged, of Wairarapa, dropped dead at the Lower Hutt Railway Station this morning. The deceased had been visiting relatives, and was returning home. YOUNG WOMAN’S DEATH. (Pee United Peess Association.) HAMILTON, April 30. Miss Mavis Buckeridge, aged 22, a daughter of Mr E. W. Buckeridge, of Te Papatapu, died at her parents’ residence yesterday from gunshot wounds in the chest. BOY’S LEG BROKEN. James M'Allion, aged nine, who lives at 46 Maclaggan street, was admitted to the Hospital at noon yesterday with a compound fracture of the left leg, which he received through falling off the fence at the Queen’s Gardens.