ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12844, 30 November 1905, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

DANGERS OF ELECTRICITY. United Press Association—Per Electric .... Telegraph—Ccpvright. FREMANTLK, "November 29. A man named White was painting an electric service pole when his arms came in contact with a " live" wire. . His flesh began to burn, and a comrade lent him assistance, but he was unable to move until the current i-as cut off. White was terribly burned, but never lost consciousness. He was lowered to the street by means of ropes.

FOUND BROWNED. Per Press Association. DUXEDIN, November 29. . A body was sean flouting in the. water between the whaives {o-nluht. It. was lecov-Hred. and proved to be that cf ar elderly man. fully dressel. The V-.-ly was wniui. ;md attempts were made at -e .swscil-itinn. l)iit without effect. The deceased had ber* sti-y-Tg for some tiro at a- restaurant in town, and was known as McPhersoD. and is said to have bsan a 'printer. • He was about 69 venrs of age.' ' * - Mr H. Youdale. while driving home from Timaru on Tuesday afternoon in a gig, met with a nasty accident. The wheels of .the vehicle skidded en the rails of the Harbour Bpai-d's tramway at Cabot's road crossing, and the. gig went over, throwing lit Youdale out and the fall .snapped one of the bones of his leg. He pulled up the horse, -all right, the flagman at the crossing obtained assistance, the resident surgeon at the hospital was telephoned for. and a. constable went out and drove Mr Yondale to the hospital., ' j