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ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

STEAMER GANGWAY COLLAPSES. SERIOUS LOSS OF' LIFE. Piess As&ocidfion-By •Megrapli-Copyright BERLIN, Feb. 26. The gangw ay of the btcamer Kniserm Victoria, when leaving HaniIburji, brnfkc under the weight of the 'people disembarking, and a number .were precipitated into the wator. Eleven bodies have oeen recovered. Per Press Association. Feb. 28. James Butler, a single man, aged 23, was drowned at Dcvonport sWrfciy belore io\ lock 'vcufisrdny. Butler, who was employed by the Deronpott Boiough Council, arrived homo shortly at tod nud-dav, and went out immediately lor a batbr on tlio beach. At about 5 minutes to 1 o'clock two men, Clifford Carryer and 11. E. Coonc, who were bathing near by, sa\\ deceased coining ashoro calling out as he did so. They swam put towards him, but ho sank before 'thev i oqld touch hinij and some ten minutes claysed before the body was .recovered. Dr Ajtkinson eudeavo'ired, to induce artificial rcsspiration tor 'ahoujb 40 minutes, but without .success. Deceased was a mjii ol the manager of the Ccntial Mine at Biokcu Hill. „

:.:■-'■ 'JanicV sldrati,'. a;ged 23, ii .man., a. naiiitbi',, ;Aic«J. ,I inoi-iujig Jiis. it, resrtdtf;oi* yiiu^es fallmg off,.tlic; ;liittl6,.,'KiV«r_ train Qh Saturday tlib•K^liapoi.;■^4 o arid cltifing tli'b reWipi;ioliwcy.Vv«3Tsfej'larking in tlio ; carvhrgcs by annoying the girts aiVd blackening tbcir laws. Tlic. guard .«nt bini out atid locked bbtti doors. ~''. !peeeus*is then clambered on to :tbfc roof.' of' tlic. .carriage, J, walked -; alone tlien' back agikin,' and io sit down, h'is ,toot slipped and; :lub was tlifown . violently 16 ili'c grbvuitt clear of the. tifaiiu / Sft ■ the hospital; with two largo wonrojls oiv fiis scalp.- a.. fracture of v^hc■ jsk.Ml,'! uud A? was also found were injured. ;■

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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13841, 1 March 1909, Page 5

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ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13841, 1 March 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13841, 1 March 1909, Page 5