SPECIAL CONSTABLES DEATH

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 277, 20 November 1913, Page 2

SPECIAL CONSTABLES DEATH

UTTE TO ACCrDEPTTAI* CAUSES. HORSE FELL WHILE Jta£PE»G. Mr. E. C Cut ten, S.M.. held an inquiry at the Coroner's Court this morninrr into the circumstance, connected, with the death of a special constable named Henry •A.'cxarirfer Burbush, who died, at the Auckland Ho.-pit.i] yesierday evening. Th" .ieoeased -v a- -Jr. Tear* of age, and a f-r, ■,{ Mr. rra-k Burbush, a colonist c: ->•'> years' siicd.rs. rh.- deceased was in ■;,- empioT 0: no V.'aikaro Farmers' ■"■"•-" ' r ~- at Haaiiton. an-!, being a dr->v(—. was .1 good horseman. Of a c a .ma! riv.T'. h- , was m'li-h esteemed by ■ill hi? fn»7!d.-. Prior to going to Haani!'on. '■'.-. Bu-b)i.«h v.-a.- on the Bine Glen rua* ■?.. Nee n, for some year?. >-. %!a™ajre, medical superintendent r>l -->' ii-T-p-ta!. gave evidence That death '"' ' "I'i.-ed by a fracture of the base of "'-" sknil. and rcsullant .aeration of I>M Hawke, special const.a,bk. deposed T.-u - Bjrhij-=h wa»: juTnp.rrghJ; horse over .1 ma* at the Domain cam,-.. A numV- />f had been jumping their bo-rees an.] F.-jrwish had the Ti.-fortrinp u> fail. \i ■-"•-? friL.d ho considered ium-pintr over a - -• a danjreroui praotic. •■ rtf -Tackson. solicitor, of FlamUson. ' ■■■■ a rpcciai con-tab i< 1 . -t.uoi he wit- •■-.■.-; tie accident. The horde's feet ' ..'-it in the rope, an.l the animal fell 1 ■ too o-' the decease.!. The horse's '. -xzß on tap head 0: Mr. Buxbiish. ■■-. ratten found tiiat Henry A!ex- "■•'■-' Borbiteh died on the "instant .->■ ihe Aackiand District Hospital the ■- >f. of dffath .>ein<j Tractiirp •■>! thp uafe ' '.'■" ?I ' a i '"T3tion of i.he brain, - -1 in Junes being caused by accidentally ■•i.i:ng rrom his horse on the 16th in'znz. ax the DooiH-'n camp. The fnneral will leave No. 3, Park ~osd. neaj Grafton Bridge, at 3.15 this ifternoon. The interment takes place at iiamilton.