CASUALTIES..

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 23 June 1924, Page 9

CASUALTIES..

RIVER FATALITY

By Tele-graph—Press Association

PALMERSTON N., June 22. At Karen; on Saturday, A. AY. Park, single, aged 23, lost ins iite iu the Manawa.Ui river. Deceased was foreman of a party by the Mami-watu-Oroua Power Board getting _\yiro across the river. A boat containing him and a companion overturned; and desnitc the efforts of his follows, Park was washed down stream. fhe body has so iar not been recovered. Great praise is bestowed by the Board's engineer on an employee named Steer, who made gallant ellorts to vi> hi.- companion. This is the third accident to members of the gang this week. J. Proctor, who was injured earlier in the week v. Idle untrucking polos, stijl lies in hos-pital-in a dangerous condition. FOOTBALL FA TALITJ ES. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 22. William Seaile (37), a resident of Devonport, died in hospital last night as the result of internal injuries received in an Association football match, I-le was watching another game some time a'ter his own had finished, when he collapsed and died in hospital without regaining consciousness. N. J. Gribble, aged about 21, collided with another player while playing foi King's Old Boys in the. senior Rugby match against Newton, and sustained a double lracture of the leg. RUGBY" MAN DIES AT WESTPORT. Bv Telegraph—Press Association. WESTPORT, June 21. At flic inquest touching the deatli of William King m Westport hospital on Friday morning, evidence was given that deceased, iu a junior football match at Granity on the preceding Saturday, received a kick or a knock from a knee, but recovered sufficiently to play a little longer. Then he left the (icid and became seriously ill. I hat night he was removed to the Westport Ho-mital. where lie died at 2 a.m. on Friday ’ A verdict, was returned that death was the result of injuries to the abdomen accidentally received in a toothed match. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon. A lengthy cortege included officials ot the .Fuller Bu'diy Union and footballers from all ihe'ciuhs in the diArirt.