ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2214, 18 October 1907, Page 2

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Press Association.

AUCKLAND, Oct. 17. An elderly man named Benjamin Clifton, a plumber, residing in Grey Lynn, was knocked down and killed by ia*tram while crossing Ponsonby road last, night. At the inquest on Andrew Wilkes, electrical engineer at the Tramway Works, i.t w-as stated that deceased’s wife had returned to England about two months ago. Their domestic relations were not. happy. The sergeant of police stilted the telephone message was received, presumably from diseased, to send an ambulance round about 10 o’clock, as soniething was happening, at the moment of telephoning. A verdict 'that- deceased had slio-t himself while temporarily deranged was returned.

Whilst Patrick Whelan, aged 40, was employed in felling a free at Pungapmiga, a branch dropped on his head, crushing his skull 7 Death ensued shortly after. PALMERSTON N., Oct 17. «Tust as the midday 'train from Wood vi He was passing a crossing at Alexandria street yesterday a passenger named Oeorge Martin, a surveyor, lately employed at Ivumaro, tell from the carriage in which ho had been travelling. Ho was standing on the platform at the time. He was at once picked up and Dr Greig was sent for. The doctor ordered his removal and the injured man was taken to a private hospital. The patient .was found to bo suffering from an injury ito the snino and con° tused wound oil the head. The latter is believed to have been caused by his striking the carriage behind tile one m which he had been travelling, land -which threw him clear of the rails. How the accident actually ■happened is not yet known, as the injured man has not- .vet sufficiently recovered to give anv details. WANGANUI, Oct. 17. Matthew Connor, a well-known upriver settler, was drowned yesterday afternoon. He was crossing the river in a canoe and a strong fresh that "'■is running capsized it. The body lias not yet been recovered. . HOKITIKA. Oct. 17. \Viai lenaihii, ferryman -at Waiik-a-to and Araw-ata rivers. South Westland, is missing, and it is feared lias been drowned. His .clothes and n <nm wore found on the river hank. A search is now being made. NAPIER, Oct, 17. An accident which resulted fatally occurred on the Napier Harbor Hoard’s dredge J.D.O. yesterday. One of the workmen, a mail named Michael Henry, was sitting on the grab holding a rope to which was attached a piece of timber that had fallen into the hopper. The grab chain carried away, and the grab with Henry on it fell into the hopper- In the act of falling the grab canted and buried him under the water, blit he was able to crawl out and was then sent to the hospital. It was found oil examination that Henry was severely injured internally, and that one of his ribs had been driven through the lung. Ho died at the hospital this morning.