TRAMCAR FATALITY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 13, 16 January 1911, Page 4

TRAMCAR FATALITY.

STEPS BACKWARD FFROM MQV_JQ CAR. ' ~ Edward Moloney, about 33 years of age, and a resident at Derwent House, Church-street, Dervonpont, received* i_. juries of co serious a nature in SynKmda, street on Saturday evening, that he died a. few hours later at the hospital. Moloney and a companion had visited the city during the evening, and about halt past nine they were standing at the corner of Newton-road and Bymondsstreet, when Moloney appeared suddenly to make up his mind to catch a town■bound car -which was just moving off, Deceased reached the car, hot the othe* man was unable to do so, and called Old that he would follow in the next and meet Moloney in town. Not desiring to part company with his friend deceased evidently decided to wait also, but in ttt confusion of haste" he stepped, off *_b facing uhe opposite direction to w_ieh the car was moving, and fell heavily 01 the back of his head with the mori)* ' turn. He was carried into De_v/v chemist shop toy Conetaible Gotland, and a doctor was immediately surnmpned, the medical examination showing that the condition of the unfortunate man. v_ very serious, the skull 'being badly'frae-'. ■tared, and blood running from' the eari His removal .to the hospital was iftmwdii ately ordered, and at that ins-tutioh Moloney passed away at half-past one yesterday morning. An inquest will be held to-morro* morning. So far as can be ascertained no relatives of the deceased live in t_ Dominion, f J