Accidents and Fatalities.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11977, 27 May 1902, Page 3

Accidents and Fatalities.

(Per Press Association). Wellington, May ' 27.— Michael Brown, belonging to the transport Anglo-Canadian, fell into the harbour last night. When pulled out of the water he was in a critical condition and was removed to the hospital, where he died. Napier, May 26. — A rather sensational bolt occurred a few minutes before noon to-day, when two horses attached to the Hastings coach" "bolted and got on -to the footpath in the busiest part of Hastings Street and galloped along under the verandahs for about 250 yards, smashing several verandah posts and gas globes eri route. They finally collided with a telegraph pole in front of the Masonic Hotel, the coach being smashed and one of the horses so badly hurt that ha had to be destroyed. Although there was a large umber of people in the street at the time no one was hurt, except the driver, who in endeavouring to stop the runaways, was hurt by the wheel passing over his boot. Wellington, May 27.— The Courfc-of-Snquiry into the death of the seamen Plunkett, who was knocked overboard from the steamer Kuiran, scathingly criticised the system pursued on the vesaeJ. t censured the Captain and first and second officers, and ordered ihem io divide the costs of enquiry. Auckland, May 27.— John Harroway md Harry Watkins were rowing to a yacht at Lucas Creek, in a punt, which and sink. .Waikins reached the <he.re after fifteen minutes' swim, but Harroway was drowned. An inquest was 'jeld aad a verdict of accidental drowning i-eturned. Waihi, May 17. — A miner named James Bright was killed in the Mananu mine, Whangamata, by the wall stope falling on him. He was a married man 40 years of sge.

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