A SAD FATALITY.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13873, 15 September 1915, Page 1 (Supplement)

A SAD FATALITY.

BOY KILLED AT BRIGHTWATER.

(From. "The Colonist,' 1 Aug. '25.)

Yesterday afternoon a boy named Clay, between 6 and 7 years of age, a son; of Mr f,nd Mrs S. P. Clay, of Bright water, was knocked down by a, motor car driven by Frederick Talbot, which was passing through the township, and died almost immediately. It appears that the deceased was playing with some companions on the i*)ad, and was running across when a companion called to him to look out for the car. and he .attempted to get back to the side where' tho others were; when the lomp of the car struck him on the head. He was picked aroand taken into his father's house. Dr. Pearless was sent for, but vvas not at home' and when he arrived he pronounced Me exiinefc. It is stated that driver prompt!v' applied the brakes and pulled the 'car "up in its own length, but was unable to avert the accident.

. , ~ . August 26. At the jnqnwst' he]d at Brightwater yesterday into the circumstances connected with the death of Clifford Howard Clay, the six-yearK)ld son of Mr 2nd Mrs S. P. Clay, who was knocked down by a motor car on the previous afternoon, expiring shortly afterwards, the Coroner (Mr J. S. Evans) returned a verdict of death' from fracture of the ■skull, caused by being occidpntally struck by a motor car on tho main road "No blame whatever was attachable to anyone, the driver, Frederick Merle Talbot, being exonerated.

T m, ■ Se Pt 9Last. Thursday, while engaged in removing machinery from Brick's tannery in Brook street to Messrs Green-■sJj-.de and Cb.'s, Mr David Wooton, a resident of long standing, had the misfortune to crush a finger. He was taken to the Hospital, and on Tuesday it was amputated. , Loci-jaw set in and he died at ton o'clock yesterday mornniir. Deceased was for numy years in i.ho employ of Mof.srs Rarlov an'] Sous, of t!ie Raglan bvew<!.iv.

A fai.nl accident occurred at 'Hav<' lock Subiirb::ii rc<>Giil;!y, when a hid inraed ■Leo Andrews, fourth son of Mr. Hugh Andrews, v,-;is thrown from a bor.se. Tiu! uuJ-ortir.iate lad was riding tile nnir.ui! I/mj-e-back . from the paddock, and going down a -steep decline he was thrown on his head. He was found unconscious, with the base of the skull fractured, and subsequently succumbed to his iniurios.