CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13009, 10 January 1908, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

SUDDEN DEATH AT OPAWA. A sudden death occurred yesterday at St. Mania's (Opawa). Mrs Emma Partridge, wife of George Partridge, ftw-me-r. complained of severe pains in her head while conversing with a neighbour, and shortly afterwards she fell. She was carried into tho house and laid on a couch, but she expired in a few minutes, before medical aid could be summoned. An inquesi was held yesterday before Mr H. W. Bishop, ooroner. Tho evidence of Dr. Anderson was to the effect thet the cause of death was heart disease, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. A youth named Fenwick was brought iuito the hospital yesterday from East Oxford. He fell from -a tree Avhile birdnesting, and fractured his leg. An inquest into tho circumstances connected with the death of Charles I.tt Cro.v.O' wc.s htM yesterday before the Corcnpj-, Mir H. \V. Biehop, ond a jurj - of whom Mr li. Ta3'lor was foremam. 1.-a Croese died on the Springfield train on Wednesday morning whilst berng brought to town for treatment. Dr. Fenwick's eyidonce regarding the post-mortem examination made by him was to the effect that deceased's lieart. and lungs were affected. The ci'use of death was failure of a diseased hriirt, following upoa congestion of tho right hing. DugaJd Cameron, stockman employed by Dalgcty atid Company, stilted that deceased .was cook at the * Beiunore station. On Tuesday he. complaaited of cramps, which aff»x>ted him nil over. He received attention, but- it was decided to send him to tovni. Deceased gradually sank after getting on the train, and died peacefully jivst .'is they were leaving Annat. A verdict in accordance with the medical testimony w«s roturnod. (eiLKS* ASSOOIATIO.V TELECIMiI). AUCKJjAND, January f>. The dead body of a man named John S. Wright, was found in a house in Howe street, doubled up in a pool of blood, with his throat cut from ear to ear. There were also gashes on the arms, and a razor was found lying near by. Deceased, who wur a maJt about 60 jvars c-F c-7e. wis a tf.ilor by occul>3.tiion. anxl dwd rfcewtly arrivrnd from vSvdiiev. DUNEpIN. January f). Early this morning Catherine M. Mca-I.'fifteen years of age. shot her.«elf through the breast at her parents' residence, St. Kilda. It appears that the girlV mother rebuked ji« at H. 30 la-it "pvenin , !, for out 1-ate. This morning the girls mother found her ill ~>.i~i sitting }::ilf-<lre»4~e<l on I»or bed. A little while after the mother heard a shot. and. rushing in, found her daughter on tlie fl<x>r, with a loaded six <-haml>orod revolver beside, her. and one chamber discharged. She waf ouitr> drad. Tho girl's father is an artilleryman, end has been working it the Heads' -hite.ry. He >vtflted that the woir.en of the honsohold were p-uf-rVrinii from tho Kirelnr sea re. njid had ben in the hi-bit of baring his revolver <-]<ye- at I'c.n'i. He thinks that his rl"t!t.rhter ivaf t'Tikerinjr with i:ie w(O]»n when it exploded.