Accidents and Fatalities.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6699, 17 October 1905, Page 3

Accidents and Fatalities.

United Press Association— ■ By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. GISBOBNB,,Oct 16 Tbe district Coroner has received advice that a body has been washed up on the beach at Kaikate. It is believed to be that of Mr Dixon, who was drowned in the Mohakn river on July 16th. A native child, aged 18 months, died at Tolaga Bay yesterday from (the doctor states) ptomaine poisoning. Another child is in a critical condition. They had on Saturday been given slices of meat from a tin t'reßhly opened. iNVEBCAEGtIIiIi, Oct 17 Mr Robert Watson, overseer on Castle Rock station, was drowned while crossing the Oreti river on horseback. The river J was in flood, and he was swept from tbe Baddle. Tbe body was found 400 yards down stream. % Christchtjroh, Oct 17 i A tragic death occurred at Sydenham last night about half-past seven o'clock. A j man named Ferdman Perichon, a photographic artist, aged 32, returned home about five o'clock after a day's canvassing/ and after having tea he went outside. After an absence of, about half an hour his •wife became alarmed, and on opening the door of an outhouse her husband's corpse fell oufc on the ground at; her feec. For a week or two deceased had been complaining of pamsin tbe chest, but no doctor had attended him. . A sudden death occurred at the Christohurch railway station last evening, MrHenry Edward Lay ton, a railway servant of long standing, dying at his post while on duty. ;

T?e ate pleased to learn that Mr B. E Mac Donald, who was injured at the Ger. aldine races, is making good progress to. wards recovery.

Last night, after the performance .at the Oddfellows' Hall, a narrow escape from a serious accident happened. Two ladies had just entered a cab, to be conveyed to their home, when the hame cham broke, and the horse commenced to tick furiously and mad© a .bolt. Constable Jones, however, managed to catch the animal by the head and kept it from getting away, me ladies were got out without suffering any injury, except a severe fright and shaking.