ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22203, 5 March 1934, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

MAOftl BOY DROWNED [■ \Pm United' Pbess Association.) / - . WHANGABEI,' March 3. Reuben\Wellingtori, a Maori, aged 16, was drowned while' fishing at Tutukaka Bay to-day. ) He was throwing but Ms line'when he wasfijßizedwith a fit; His bead and shoulders were immersed in wateTj from which his seven-year-old brother was*, unable to remove him, and help was obtained too, late., i SEVERE HEAD INJURIES ■- FALII FROM,A MOTOR CYCLE. ■ (Phl Uhimsd Pbess AssociStion.) « WELLINGTON, March .3. Severe head injuries were received; by Leslie Milium, * civil : servant,' aged 39, when he fell from a motor cycle on Saturday • afternoon*. The accident occurred on the ramp at Oriental Bay, the machine skidding on the Toad. The free ambularicb.tbok ;the to hospital, M'Callum, who is a returned soldier and single,; is employed in the Government Life, Insurance office., H* 6 parents are well-known -,■ residents of Temuka. His'condition reported to be serious. ;V' : :/>V' : .'-":': ■'(' ; '' V '■ •;-''.''':- ! .-'"''■.'•:" MOTORIST FATALLY INJURED

(Pei Ukited Pbess Ab ßoo^ " WELLINGTON} March 3. '>. 'An inquest wasbeld to-day concerning the 'death of George Kermbde,, aged: 57, who died Jrbm injuries caused when his car went over a bank on January 31 near Tawa Flat. The medical evidence -was that, death was due to' hypostaticr pneumonia following a compound fracture of the left forearm, a fracture of •the pelvis; and other injuries; The accident ';%■■ alleged- ;W-have followed the impact from a lorry, driven by Cyril John ; Steer; and interest is lent to the .inquiry ;by \the fact that' people: who; we're in, ithe cab of the lorry at the time and made statements to: the police when quesj ; tioned retracted: these to-day. The ioriginal statements were to ! tn© effect ithat they, told Steer he had struck 'something and bid better stop, but Steer said he had a', wife and family and went on; Steer's evidence vwas v that he had the use of-the lorry to shift., He admitted that there had been some drink'ing, but said none of his party was intoxicated. A verdict was returned that death was due to injuries received when the car was forced off the road after an impact with another vehicle.

STRIICK BY ALOGv PROSPECTOR SUCCUMBS TO ' INJURIES. .'_■ :;;;/,•''''., (Per United Press Association;) GREYMOUTH, March 3. , Robert Samuel Fleming., aged 62, a prospector, who was injured; by being; struck by a log" in the Punakaiki River on- Wednesday, died this '■ morning in the hospital. * ..'i At the inquest a verdict was returned that death was due to a, fractured skull and laceration of the brain through being istruck by a log While working in a gold claim 18 miles tip" the river from Punakaiki. The evidence showed that'.there* were . five fractures, a_ dislocated 'shoulder, and a broken rib, yet the deceased remained- conscious for some time, and even walked a distance with the aid of his son. ' ' A FATAL rJALL. ' ' (Per/Unwed Press Association.V . . CHRISTCHURCH, March 3. An the inquest concerning the death of Hugh Miller, aged 57, who was killed by .a fall from a roof while engaged in renovating the Christchurch railway station yesterday, the coroner (Mr E. D. Mosley) returned a verdict of accidental death. Evidence was given that the renovating work pn .the. roofs was not dangerous though there was always- a certain element of risk if men were not careful 1 . The foreman said that Miller was slightly excitable and for that reason witness impressed on hfm the necessity for taking care. A fellow workman said that Miller went tovcut out;a piece of roofing iron. He put his weight on it and it sank with him and he fell 10 feet' to the ground. KNOCKED DOWN BY CYCLE A' married woman named Mary Jean Bailey, aged 37, who lives at 19 Alfred streetj,was admitted to the hospital on Saturday afternoon suffering from concussion and shock as the result of being knocked down by a cyclist in Princes street. '■.'[ ."•', . . ■ • ~

COLLISION WITH TELEGRAPH POLE ■ A married man named Richard Smith, who resides at 50 Spottiswoode street, Anderson's Bay, was admitted to the rfospital on Saturday evening suffering from head injuries received through colliding, with a telegraph pole while riding a bicycle in Bond street. His injuries were not serious, and he was able to return to: his home yesterday afternoon.-'; - \ , : ;\\ ■■ / ; " .■;■■.■/■■

, CRICKETER, INJURED A youth named Creagh Napier, aged 15 years, who lives at 124 Canningtoh road, was admitted to the Hospital on Saturday afternoon suffering from concussion as the/result of being: struck bn the head by a cricket ball while playing cricket at Logan Park. His condition is not serious.

WOMAR BADLY BURIED ; Jessie Criampan, a married woman, aged 54 years, who lives at 262 Kaikorai Valley road, was admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from severe burns to the face and body.' She was using petrol to clean a garment, when it suddenly went on :fire and her clothes also burst: into; flames. So far as is known there Was not % ; naked light close to the petrol, and the cause of the acci ; dent is therefore unknown. . , A PrkCTURED ARM A boy named AJexanderßedford (aged; nine years), who lives With>his parents at 390 King; street? was taken to' the Hospital' early last:evening suffering from a fractured Mt arm which he received when he fell from a feriee in the museum grounds. - , ~ '