FATAL ACCIDENT
GILBERT LOUDEN KILLED.
A tragedy occurred about two miles from Watson’s Mill at Dillmanstown about 4.30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Gilbert Louden was killed as the result of a waggon of logs capsizing.
The unfortunate man was badly crushed, death being instantaneous. Four other men, who were riding on the logs when the accident happened, narrowly escaped serious injury. News of the tragedy cast quite a gloom over Kumara, where the late Mr Louden was well known, he having worked in the district since he was a boy.
Deceased, who was about 60 years of age, leaves a wife and family of four sons Archibald, William, Victor, and Gilbert; and one daughter, Nellie. He is also survived by four sisters: Mesdames George (Dillmanstown), Paul (Dillmanstown), Neville (Kumara), and Cunningham (Christchurch).
An inquest will be held to-day. -Hokitika Guardian, 3/8/1929.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
THE Friends of the late GILBERT JAMES MUIR LOUDEN, and of his Wife and Family, are invited to attend his funeral, which will leave his late residence, Dillmanstown, TOMORROW (Sunday), August 4, at 2.30 p.m., for Holy Trinity Church, Kumara, and thence to Kumara Cemetery.
H. JOHNSEN, Undertaker. -Greymouth Evening Star, 3/8/1929.
LATE LOCALS.
The funeral of the late Mr Gilbert Louden (who was accidentally killed at Dillmanstown) took place yesterday afternoon and was attended by a large concourse of friends and sawmill workers from all, parts of the Coast. The deceased gentleman was associated with the sawmilling industry since his boyhood. Four of his fellow workers acted as pall-bearers. The cortege was a very lengthy one, comprising some hundreds of people who came to pay their tributes to one who was highly respected and esteemed by all. The Rev Cocks conducted the last sad rites at Holy Trinity Church and also at the graveside. -Hokitika Guardian, 5/8/1929.
TIMBER WORKER’S DEATH
INQUEST AND VERDICT.
An inquest in connection with the death of Gilbert Louden, a timber worker, who sustained fatal injuries on Friday evening when a waggon of logs capsized about two miles from Watson’s Mill at Dillmanstown, was held yesterday afternoon at Kumara, before the District Coroner, Mr W. Meldrum, S.M.
Evidence of the accident was given by John Pool, Robert Ritchie, and Henry Neame, and Frederick Lovell Turley (Secretary of the Westland Sawmillers’ Union).
Dr Dorothy J. Booth, of Kumara, certified that death was due to a fractured cervical vertibrae, caused by the logs falling across deceased.
The Coroner returned a verdict that "the deceased met his death by the accidental capsizing of a truck laden with logs, the truck running over the wooden tramlines, and the accident being in a great measure due to the faulty cap-rail of the tramway. He added a rider that in his opinion a more rigid inspection of tramways would prevent accidents of this nature.” -Greymouth Evening Star, 6/8/1929.
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