ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 228, 9 January 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

DROWNED IN A RIVER. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Carterton, Saturday. There was a sad occurrence at Taumata Island, Waikakekc, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when Louisa Ann Nickalls, of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, was drowned in the Ruamahunga River. She, in company with her aunt, Mrs. 6. F. George, and two women, went swimming, and Nickalls and another girl, Miss Patterson, suddenly walked over a ledge Into about twenty feet of water. Nickalls could not swim, and almost immediately sank. Her companion, Miss Patterson, could swim a little, and with the assistance of two other ladies, got to land. The body was recovered two hours later by diving. The Kuama"liun'ga is a most treacherous river for bathing, narrow shallow ledges separating extremely deep holes.

BUSH TRAM FATALITY. Te Kulti, Saturday. At Mangapehi, Peter Joyce, aged about 28, and Frank Morton, bushman, while riding in front of a locomotive on Ellis and Burnand's bush tramline thi9 morning, collided with a truck of navvies coming down. Joyce had both legs badly crushed and died on arrival at Mangapehi. Morton had one leg badly crushed, and was taken by the express to the Waikato Hospital. DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE. Wellington, Last Night. Ceorge Trask, a widower, aged 73, living at Newton, dropped dead yesterday. At the inquest this afternoon i* was found that death was due to heart disease. Deceased, who was native of Somersetshire, England, had resided in New Zealand for 59 years. He leaves four grown-up sons.

FATALLY THROWN. Hastings, Last Night. A lad named Arthur Percival, aged 13 years, was thrown from his horse and fatally injured yesterday afternoon. His saddle slipped, and the horse bolted, dragging the boy between its legs a quarter of a mile. He sustained a compound fracture of the left arm, injuries to his head, and many bad cuts. He died in the hospital at 0.30 last night.

SUDDEN DEATHS. Christchurch, Last Night. Mrs. Edith Fanny Perkins, aged 42, who resided with her husband and family at Heathcote, died suddenly this morning. She had been in poor health for some time past, but had not been confined to her bed. Early this morning she was up and about as usual, but about 0.30 a.m. she fell down on the floor of her residence and expired. "William Scott, aged 74, a retired farmer, residing at Stewart street, Christchurch, dropped dead to-day. He left home about 9.30 a.m., and at that time was complaining of pains in his chest and back. He was seen to fall in the farmers' saleyards, St. Asaph street, about 12.30 p.m.

OLD MAN DROWNED. Timaru,~Last Night. An elderly man named Thomas Tate, aged 74, who has been an inmate of the Ashburton and Timaru homes, was found drowned in the harbor this morning. There are indications that he fell from the wharf.