Accidents and Fatalities.

Colonist, Volume XLV, Issue 10415, 22 May 1902, Page 4

Accidents and Fatalities.

Auckland, May 21.

A fatal accident occurred on board the mail steamer Sonoma on Monday last, resulting in the death of L. D. Fergson, orie^bf the oilers. Whilst engaged in the work of piling the main shaft the unfortunate man was by some means caught in the revolving shaft, and sustained terrible injuries, his legs and "back being broken. He died 20 minutes afterwards. The body was brought on to Auckland and the interment took place this afternoon.. . The deceased was a native of Michigan, UJS.A., and was 32 years of age. HuNTßßViiiiißi May 21.

At the crossing of the Upper \Ford L on the Turakina to' Pohoriui, Jones, a yonhg bushman and trooper in the Hunterville Mounteds, and two others, essayed to ford. The two crossed safely, but Jones was drowned. Ho was not in good health, and had an oilskin on He was not seen after immersion. His ho- se escaped. The police are searching for the body. DoNiDiN, May 21.

The 4.30 goods train from Balclu-J tha for Dunedin met with a mishap yesterday between Lovell's Flat and Crichton, which resulted in the derailment of six waggons containing produce' and coal, besides damaging the permanent way considerably. The engine ran into a cow. which had strayed-on ifre line, and which in the darkness had apparently escaped the notice of the en-gine-driver. The line was cleared at 5 o'clock this morning, and passenger traffic was not seriously disorganised^

Oamabu, May 21. As the night train from Dnnedin to Oamaiu was running the tracks near the engine left the line a few chains south of Waiareka trestle bridge. After crossing the bridge the coupling broke, and seven or eight tracks were piled up. It will take a day to repair' the damage and clear the line. Passenger traffic will not be suspended, and no one was injured.