ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13533, 2 March 1908, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

EXPLQSTON IN A MINE

SEVENTY PERSONS KILLED

Press Association—l3y Telegraph—Copyright Received 5 p.m.. March Ist-. SAN FRANCISCO, February 29. An explosion in the Monteney Si-eel Company's (mine al Sahiitais, killed *0 persons.

FOOT TORN OFF

Per Press Association

WHANGAREI, February 20

Tlip steamer Gael got. into shallow water in the Waipu river. A rope was requisitioned to haul her into the channel. David .Stunock, her engineer, got his left, foot caught- in (lie bight as the rope was tightening, and the loot was torn off. He was removed to the hospital, where the leg was amputated, and he lies in a precarious condition from the operation and shock.

FALL FROM A SCAFFOLD

N AIM Hit, March 1.

At the inquest on the body of Henry Wilton, a- plasterer, who died from, injuries sustained by * a fall from a scaffolding at. the Caledonian Hotel, a verdict of accidental death was returned, the jury adding a rider to the effect that, more care should be taken in testing timber for the erection of scaffolding.

MOTOR CAR FATALITY.

CHRISTCHUROH, March 1.

Mr S. R. M-errett, who was injured in the motor car accident, on Saturday week, died at the hospital at 5 o'clock this morning. After hearing the evidence of Dr C'rooke, hoitiie surgeon at. the hospital, as to the condition of Merrett when admitit-ed, the inquest was adjourned till March sth in order to allow of further enquiries being made a>> lo the exact cause of tilt- accident.