ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 99, 15 April 1908, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SUICIDE AT N'ORMANBV. (Special to "News"). Normanby, Last Night. Thomas Glynn, the well-known horseowner, hanged himself to-day. There are no details. DROWNED IX A TUB OF WATER. Per Press Association, Napier, Last Night. A child named Neil Petersen, eleven months old, was drowned in a tub of blue water on MeGlaslntn's station, Ngatapa, about 23 miles from Upper Mobaka. The mother was doing the washing, and the little boy was playing near at hand. Her attention was drawn from him for some little time, and on looking round she saw him in the tub. A CARPENTER KILLED. flreymouth, Tuesday. Thomas Davis, a carpenter, was killed by a beam falling on" liiin at the goods shed.

SKRIOUS .MOTOR ACCIDENT. Marton, Tuesday. A serious motor accident occurred yes tordiiy. While Mr. Lynn McKelvie's motor car with seven occupants was going H omo f,. om ]3 H ]] 3 saje gMne (ljg _ tance\ beyond Parewanui school a horse jumped from a fence and came in collision with it. The ear was eapsizeu. and all the occupants more or less severely injured. Dr. Watson was telephoned for, and Dr. Martin, from Palmerston, arrived shortly after. An ambulance was sent for. Two of the sufferers were taken to the Palmerston hospital, the others being attended to on the spot. Among the occupants of the car besides Mr. L. McKelvie were Messrs. Amor. (2), J. Sim, Atkinson, and two others. Mr. Sam Anion had his thigh broken and Mr. Bert Amon ftad his ankle broken. The others escaped more lightly injured. The car was badlv injured and the horse was killed.