ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13890, 29 April 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

EXPLOSION ON- A SUBMARINE

SEVEN MEN KILLED

Press Ass6eiation-By Tele'gra.ph-Co>pyriglit :; Apnl '-'"•' ■.

Whilst storing ', petrol, aitj explosion occurred on' the Italian submarine. Foca; Seven men ' were' killed' and thirteen wounded; The"Foca Was'n'uiik .to prevent further explosions. "■ •,■.'■' A FEARFUL FALL. NEW YORlvj April 27. A workman fell from a skyscraper, a height of 350 feet." '"' ' . ' ','•' '_ '; .* ■ Per Eres3 Association. , DUNEDIN, April 28. J. Gallic, employed at Brinsley's foundry, fell down into the furnace., today, . being qvercome by- tho'."fumes of .coke.: He sustained : a few bruises, was ,got out unconscious and is now at'the -hospital. Ho. has not yet , recovered ■consciousness. Iti ■is thought that ho will recover. Three other men who rescued .him were also, overcome; but soon recovered. . '•' ' '■',...

..'.!;..' ' GORE, April 28. jaijies Sutherland, a farmer at Kelso, single, about'4o years of ago,> rode into a dam at Little Waiknk'a last night, and was drowned. It is thought that he mistook: the old disused, road, and ,go;t into the dam before he was nwnro of his mistake.V'TlVo body has been recovered. '■ SERIOUSLY BURNED. Mr Thomas Stocker, of Orari, met with a serious accident on Monday night.- He went'to Rnrigitata, mouth on Monday in his motor car, and. put up- for tile night alone: in one of thehuts. It appears that he had n. largo kerosene lamp burning, and though he lias been unable to tell AVlujt happened, it is supposed that he somehow upset the lamp, arid set the Ho was unable'<to-\opQiv the door for some time, arid, \yhen he got oirt his clothes were on fire; and to extinguish them he rolled in the. frost-wet, grass. His trousers were burned oIV, so that he was badly burned about tno logs and his hair .was •burned off.;his head. Occupants of other, huts.. convoyed him to his home, where he was nttended by Dr Paterson of Gerakliiie, who .found him delirious and in a serious condition. Last evening the pfitienb. was a good rleal bettor. Mr Stacker's ear caught lire .from the hut and was rendered useless.

A lad of 16, named Minster, whoso home is at Peel Forest, has been subject to epileptic fits, and in one of these attack's oh Tuesday night-.he fell into the lire, and was badly burned about the head.' He was taken to Geraldino, and was attended to:by Dr. Patterson.. '• ■• /