ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17189, 5 November 1923, Page 11

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

ACCIDENT TO CYCLIST. Mr O. Hamilton. Bolton Avenue, Spreydon. when riding a bicycle in Selwyn Street on Saturday, fell off and broke his wrist. Ho was treated in I the out-patients department at tho General Hospital. SPLASHED WITH MOLTEN LEAD. ! A painful and distressing accident occurred to Mr A. X. Silcock, of the firm of A. X. Silcock and Co., of Ashburton on Friday morning. He was engaged in the process of lead-burning, and either because of moisture ,in the mould or a blow-back from the torch, ' a stream of molten metal burst out, and ! struck Mr Silcock’s right eye. He was | taken home and received medical atI tention. The. medical opinion is to the , ! effect that it will be several days before : | anything definite can be decided as to : j whether the sight of the eye will be im- j j paired or lost altogether. I THROWN' FROM HORSE. | [ ! Mob Jamieson, :i K ed 10, oi 00. Fitz- I Kerald Street, St Albans, tvas thrown | from a horse at Waddington vester- j day. lie sustained injuries to his | chest which necessitated his admission j Ito the Hospital, where he is progressing favourably. FALL FROM BICYCLE. S. Sadler, 34, Peterborough Street, a married man aged 50, \Y-hile riding a bicycle skidded on the tramline out- , side the Beresford at about 6.30 on Saturday evening. His head was injured slightly, and he Yvas treated at the out-patients’ department of the Hospital.