ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2521, 7 June 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A FOOTBALL ACCIDENT. A rather serious’ accident happened during the progress of the football matches on the Victoria Domain on. Saturday afternoon, when a young man named James Bowman, employed in the job printing department of the “Times” office, received inujries while playing for the Kaiti-City Club. During a rush for the ball Bowman was thrown on his back, aiid got a nasty fall. A number of players went tohis assistance, and after a few minutes he was able to walk off the field. On reaching the dressing room Bowman said he was in pain, and medical aid was sent for, when it was found that he had sustained a fractured rib, which had penetrated the lung. He was removed to Mrs Harney’s private hospital. INQUEST ON A CHILD. [Per Press Association.] NAPIER, June 6. At an adjourned inquest on the child of Lily Brown, the jury returned a verdict, “That the child died from exposure and neglect, caused through the ignorance and final total collapse physically of the mother of the child at the time of birth.” FATAL TRAMWAY ACCIDENT. [Per Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, June 5. An old lady, named Mrs. Harriet Cook, died to-day from injuries received by fallinge off a tramcar in the Ferry Road on June 3rd. The deceased* alighted before the car had stopped.

FOUND DYING. A man named Jno. Ernest Woodrough was found in a dying condition on the top of the Port Hills yesterday afternoon, and died shortly afterwards. He had set out earlier in the day for a walk on the hills. CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE. TRUNK, CHRISTCHURCH, June 6. At Rangiora this afternoon an unmarried middle-aged man named Frank Coates met with an accident which proved fatal. He was topping a- pine tree about 25ft from the ground, when a gust of wind unexpectedly broke the top, and he fell beneath it. The foot of the tree fell on his thigh, smashing it from groin to knee. Doctors attended him and amputated the leg, but he succumbed.