CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13096, 22 April 1908, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

A serious accident happened nt Cheviot on Monday. The horse in a qic in which wore Jlissre Da Won ana Brown, bojt-ed, and the axle of the vehicle breaking, the-ladies were thrown cut. -Miss Brown, who is a daughter of Mr D. Brown, of Ambedey, lros dragged by the roms for same distance. She was taken homo to Amberley l>y the owning train. Mrs ElTzabeth Scarr, residing in Aloester street, was admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon .suffering from a fractured ankle. The accident occurred very simply when Mrs iS'earr was walking to the Cashmere ISiVsi te attend the opening of St. Augustine's Church. CPKESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) AUCKLAND. April 21. Mr Hastilow. chief engineer of tho Victoria, was removed to the hospital this morning sufferrnt* from blood poisoning, and died tlireo hours after admission. PALMERSTOX X., April 21. Henry Kruse, a niiddle-aged man, was killed at Aslihurst by a fail of earth in a metal pit. WELLINGTON, April 21. At Masterton 5 - est<.'rday, IvJward T. Meredith, aged 19. the son of the late Richard Meredith, spent the evening at the residence of Mrs Edwin Meredith, Upper Plain, with Dr. and Mr& Dawson and Mis 3 Meredith, apparently in perfect health and high spirits. After supper, he proposed to have a bath, and went into the bathroom, from which shortly after the sound of a shot was heard. Doctor Dawson found the youth dead. No cause is assigned for the deed. BLENHEIM, April 21. The verdict m the Scott Harding cae<> was that death resulted from a fa.ll on the footpath, ard that no blame was attachable to anyoaie.