ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13882, 20 April 1909, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 19. Alfred Smith, aged 57, residing at Mount Eden, was found in his bedroom staggering ahout with a gash in liis throat, from ear to ear. He died just as the doctor arrived.

> " TAIHAPE, April 19. A serious accident occurred to Norman.Gowdy, aged nine, soil of a Hanoi settler yesterday. The boy was bucked off a liorse and failed to clear the stirrup iron." The .horse kicked him into the air, fracturing his skull seriously. The boy was brought in this morning about fifteen miles, and sent to W aiiganui Hospital.. He has not regained consciousness. * , "WELLINGTON, April 19. A young married man, Geo. Ernest Murray, died at the hospital this morning as tho result of injuries received in an accident on Saturday. "While* riding a bicycle,he collided with a horse in an express. He had his collarbone broken and his skull fractured. CHRISTCHURCH, April 19. In connection f with the accident to James Smart on. Saturday evening, the police state that the occurrence took place through Smart- colliding with a cart driven by Edward Wright, employed by his father, who is a manufacturer of aerated water. Wright states "that lie ;iVas driving along Barbadoes street ,i»fe about 6.30, and was on his right side, with lamps burning on the cart. -iV man shot out from Hereford "f.iwt on n bicycle, and ran between the horse's legs, and the wheel

of- the .cart passbd' over him. The horse" received ajrfright, , and dashed down the road for about a ;chain before he could pull it up--. On, going back; lie found 'Smart,- who did not seem- to. be very badly' hurt. -He .was able "to give his name, was then placed in a.', cab and tiikcMv to, his home/ The •rijiired man is progressing fa.vourably. .it the hospital.