ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12906, 20 February 1906, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

SEAMEN INJURED. United Prtss Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Conyriijhc. Received 11.9 p.m.. February 19th. SYDNEY, February 19. The barquentine River Hunter was towing out of harbour en route for New Zealand when the tackle carried away. A block struck and injured two seamen, Everett and Wilson. . The former was pluckily rescued. Per Press Association. ROTORUA, February 19. Two men. Brady and Radford, have been engaged sinking a well about a mile from here. On resuming work tiis morninjr, Bruciy was the first to go down the well. He was immediately overcome with foul gas and fell to the bottom. Radford sought the assistance of Goodson Bros, and others. Fred. Goodson went down the well to endeavour to get Brady up, but was no sooner down than he too was overcome. Fortunately he had taken the precaution to put-a rope round his body and by this means he was hauled to the surface. He was unconscious and remains so, being under medical treatment. Sergeant Phair got Brady's body up with grappling irons. Life was extinct, the fumes from the well overpowering Brady. He was a single man, and it is believed that his parents reside at Otahuhu. Goodson remained unconscious until 5 o'clock, but since then he has improved. Brady had only descended about 20 feet when he was overcome. It was lucky for Goodson that- he was hauled up so speedily. Had it been otherwise he would have succumbed.

WELLINGTON, February 19. Mr Andrews, a resident of Adelaide Road, formerly of Petone, died suddenly yesterday morning while attending service in St. Mark's Church. Heart failure is said to have been the cause of death.

DUNEDIN, February 19. A man named James Lythgoe, aged 65 years, was found dead in his hut at B.ild Hill Flat. His head was blown off. the result of a gun shot clearly self-inflicted.