ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 53, 17 October 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

(Per Press Association.)

Mastcrton, October 17

William Bryant, postmaster at Bideford, was found drowned in a creek at Bideford this morning. Blenheim, October 16.

Richard Sparks, 57 years of ago, employed by Brownlee and Co., sawmillers at Carluke, took suddenly ill on Saturday afternoon and expired on the way to the Havelock hospital. Death was due to heart failure. Timaru, October 16. On Saturday night a taxi-cab and a buggy, the latter without lights, came into nearly a head-on collision at the corner of a road near Washdyke. Of the two men in the buggy one was much hurt and was unconscious for some time. The huggy was smashed and the taxi-cab disabled, and the horse was also damaged. The County Council is making a bylaw to compel all the vehicles to entry lights. It is not yet in operation.

Invercargill, October 16

When the passengers of the s.s. Mocraki, which arrived at the Bluff from Melbourne to-day, lined up for medical inspection it was reported that a steerage passenger named Sanders was missing. Sanders took _ a steerage ticket from Melbourne for Wellington, and boarded the steamer at the former port. The purser and chief steward collected tickets after the Moeraki left Melbourne and received one from Sanders among the rest. Since that time there had been no sign of him. His blankets were not used the first night, and it_ is assumed ho fell overboard, 'i he missing man’s luggage was aboard the steamer when sJie arrived at the Bluff. Nelson, October 17.

Bishop and Mrs. Mules sustained a painful accident while driving in the city last evening. When turning a steep corner the horse slipped on the wet pavement and fell, capsiriiig the gig, the occupants being thrown out. Mrs. Mules escaped with a slight shaking. The Bishop sustained several cuts about the head.