ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13673, 15 August 1908, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Per Pica's Association. NJEW PLYMOUTH, August 14 !At Awakmo Qhas. Govenlock, Albert Pratt, P. Halmond and Fred Halmond were in a boat fishing at the mouth of the river On the return journey the boat was upset, and Govenlook, who is a store keeper was diowned The body -was recovered Anolhei of the party was rescued with difficulty. ( 1 ,

WELLINGTON, August 14 The man knocked down and killed by a tiam in Wellington last night proves to ha\e.' been Chgrles' Davis, a fisherman, of Makara-" At' the modest to day the duver of the engine, "James Bair, said that juk before the accident the fiieman, William O'Buen, iaid to him " Stop, Jim, theies a man crossing in front of the enspne" Steam was- shut off and the brakes applied. No bump was noticed but witness felt that something was dragging. The tram was travelling at the Was pulled up 100 yaids Daniel Lane, a driver, identified deceased who he Believed was a widower -with no childieu The,deceased had "been drinking heavily and' was mtos-icabed between 4 and 5 d'clock yesleiday afternoon The jury found a verdict of accidental death, no blame being attachable to the) engine driver or fireman.

GREYMOUTH, August 14 ' A fatal accident of a veiy distressing nature-pccmred this morning -when William Bird, aged 23 years, was run over bj a. baHaitr tiain Trucks weie being loaded on an incline when they started to move off Deceased tried to put on the b'rake when 'he-'slipped <md the m heels went- over Ins tegs Be- as taken to the hospital where both legs'weie amputated. At-6 o'clock this evening he died De ceased leaves-'a wife and' two'young children.