ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1902, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Francis Thomas, 83 year;; of age, badly fractured his thigh in getting off the city and suburban tram while in motion a week ago, and died in the hospital to-day. At the inquest a verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned. WELLINGTON, Monday. The body of a man between 50 and. 60 years of age was found floating in the harbour to-night. In a pocketbook was found a paper bearing the .address, "J. G. Brown, Oakburn station, Wallingford, Hawke's Bay." The body has not been identified yet. It had only been in the water a few hours. GISBORNE, Monday. At the inquest on Captain Thomson, a verdict of accidental d.ath .ya_> returned. GREYMOUTH, Monday. The body of Mr Gillingham, who was drowned in Seven Mile Creek,has not been found. He leaves a family of 15 children. He had been accustomed to pack stores across Seven Mile Creek for over 30 years. The creek was in flood at the time. He might have crossed by a bridge higher up. it would only have taken a'quarter of an hour longei\ The horse's trappings showed that it had rolled, over in the water. HELENSVILLE, Monday. A child named John McCoy, two years old, was accidentally drowned on Thursday last in the Tahekeroa Creek. An i^Qiiest was held, and the verdict of the jury was '"Accidentally drowned." _____.i_.__mi _■_■_-____■____