ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13979, 14 August 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Rl-N DO.WN RY MOTOR. Press Assoc-iation-Bv Telegrapli-Copvright LONDON, August, 12. On Monday a motor van at Filshead. "Wiltshire, dashed into a party of London Territorials who were returning to Roplostono camp from tho manoeuvres. Seventeen wore injured, five seriously. FATAL lIRAT WA VEGAUSES AN EXPLOSION. Pivss Association-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 1(1.40 p.in., .August 1c 11. LONDON, August 13. Tilt- heat (SOdeg. in the shade) caused eight deaths in England, also an explosion at the Chilworth Gunpowder Company's works near Buxton, by which one person was killed. FALL OF ROCK. TWO MfNRRS KILLED. Received 11.5 p.m., August 13th. SYDNEY, August 13. A fall of rock at Buladelah killed two miners named Feel and Crockfo'rd, injuring a third. HUHXEO TO DEATH. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, August 13. •Tames O'Koole was hnrneU to death in a whan 1 at Kuniou. A man who saw the whare ablaze tried to s force the door open, hut failed, the place being completely demolished. O'lveefe's remains were subsequently found. DEAD IN RED. .'PALMHUSTON N.. August 13. Willie Roclcscrow, aged 28, son of a-well-known Palmorston settler, was found dead in bed at his parents' residence to-day. He had been very despondent of late and had not been sleeping. Death resulted from an opiate of some kind. It is understood that do-' ceased, who was formerly in the Wellington Post Office, and was in South Africa with the seventh contingent, had intimated to friends that ho was tired of life, and left a letter for his father. Hi; was' a particularly handsome man. .CARMAN KILLED. OHRISTCHT'RCH, August 13. ' This morning a. cabman named Tlios. Mann, residing on Ferry road, was driving back from the Metropolitan Trotting Club's grounds at Addington, when his vehicle came into eolisiim with the St. John Ambulance-Associa-tion's van. -Mann was thrown from his seat, falling to the ground and he was nicked up suffering from serious injuries to bis head. The ambulance van conveyed him to the Christ'.-lmreh hosoital, where he died about an hour a lid' a half after his admission. FOUND DEAD. ASHBT'RTON. August 13. The notice received uord to-dav tlrii Willif in Rtishfi'm, a farmer residing at Springfield, was found dead in a paddock yesterday afternoon. Deceased was fifty years of age and married.

Mr V.. Clark lishl s> iMtrrotv eseano from boi'iij; run down by a traction in Jjattar st v ect <>n Thursday: j-lo was dr'v- ; "<r from Woolteombe street, into street when a. traction engine which was travelling at a tcood rate came upon 11' ,v > unawares, ">ul ho ji'sfc escaned a collision by 'lulling lianl into (lie side of Hie road.