ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2611, 20 September 1909, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A ROAD ACCIDENT AT WUATATUTU. Yesterday, about midday, as Mr. Batchelor and Miss Webb were driving from-To Karaka to Whatauuu, the horse became restless on the steep hill running into the latter township, and plunged so violently as to cause Mr. Batchelor, who was driving, to be thrown out of the vehicle. The horse then dashed along a short distance tilt the trap collided with a post and was overturned. Miss Webb escaped wit.fi a nasty cut under the chin, while Mr. Batchelor sustained an ankle sprain, besides having injuries to his back through a- wheel of the vehicle passing over him. Fortunately several motor care were at the time outside the M hatatutu hotel, and Mr. T, Adair, in one of them, proceeded to the top of the hill and brought down Mr. Batchelor, who was quite unable to walk. Both the injured ones were well attended to at the Whatutuiu Hotel. INQUEST ON RAILWAY PORTER. [Per Press Association'.l WESTPORT, Sent. IS. At an inquest held on Charles Dam brogie, tablet porter at Sergeants Hid. killed by being run over bv a coal waggon when shunting the waggon on to a siding, a verdict of accidental dontb was returned, no blame being at tachable to anyone. FATAL FALL UNDER A RAILWAY CAR. At 6.16 last W- Mclntyre when, attempting to board a I!fUU ‘ ■ Waimaugama Junction tell under the car and was killed. Mclntyre had been over 3L years in the employ of the Westport Coal Company, being an e .aployee since' the iiu'optiou oi "tJt ioiu pany. MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF. CARTERTON, Sept. 18. A man named George Wiggins? a farmer, of Grey town, is reported to Inn e shot himself, at Papawai. laere are no, particulars available.