ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7435, 23 June 1902, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

■* ♦ I EXPLOSION ON A COLLIER. . United Press Association— By Eleotri* Telegraph— 'Copyright. (■Received June 23, 9-37 a.m. MELBOURNE, Jim© 23. Whole the strainer GJ&ucus .was bound front Newcastle, coal/ad'em, awing to ! severe weather the hatches had to be battened down. An accumulation of gas caused a severe explosion and blew tihe covering off the hatch. The boatswain, was badly burned.

f3?£K PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, June 23. An explosion of gas took place in a house on Franklin Road on Sunday night. The house was owned by Mr D. Parker, and occupied by a widow named Mrs Da-vis and her family. A strong smell of gas was noticed in the front rooms, and a man named James Turner struck a match and caused a great explosion, which smashed the , glass in the front windows and blew a buy window clean out, besides doing other considerable damage. A man nanKd George Williams had his face and i hamds 'burned, and Mrs and Miss Davis were also burned. Nobody, however,- was very seriously hurt. DUNEDIN, June 23. I Alfred Bruton, a lad aged fourteen years, while driving a. carb near the St Kilda Hotel on Saturday, struck the horse, which became restive. The boy jumped off, and, one of the wheels of the cart passed over hii head. He was taken to the hospital about 1,30 a.m. on Sunday, and it was found that he was suffering from a fracture of the upper of the skull and a severe injury to the/ brain. The lad died at half -past three. J

Mr M. Nalder, librarian of the Supreme Court, met with a nasty accident yesterday while cycling in Sydenhani. He was unfortunate enough to come into collision with ■ another cyclist, and sustained a severe fall) ' breaking his arm. '