CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11872, 20 April 1904, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

'"■•• {PB»W JkSSOCIATIOSt TEUEGIUMS.) .. . .AUCKLAND, April 19. At an inquest concerning the death of Mrs Drinrian, who died while under chloroform *t y the Hospital, the jury returned a ve/flict that death was due to heart failure, produced by the abnormal, condition oit the patient's glands, kidney, ahS liyer. . -i'At a nautical enquiry concerning tne drowning of William, Kassens, seaman, <jff the barque Northern Chief on Meroh >2tth, while on a voyage from Newcastle- to Auckland, the Court found th*t the deceased accidentally, *n>l notlowing to any neglect of the captain, officers, or crew, fell into the »ea ffooi the iipper topsail yard, and that the ciptain, officers, and crew did everything -^Wetore^hun^^ VKobCTt Colkdge,: foreman on tne stonecnabing work* on the- Waihi Gold Mining Company's railway line at Waikino, w»» incidentally drowned 1 while crossing the MTer to hie woric.in a punt. He fell overboard into a deep hole. His bcdy vaa recovered , fifteen minutes later. :••■•■. . BUNEDIN, April 19. At the inquest on the body of John Fottwll,■■■who was killed near Seacliff by '{& capsizing oa him' of a covered van, a •verdict was returned of accidental death, the jury adding that they were thoroughly satisfied that there was no cause for any imputation that deceased was under the influence of drink at the time. - At an inquest held on the body of Mrs Ann Ansky, who died suddenly at New Brighton, a- verdict that death was due to heart duease was returned.