CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14347, 6 May 1912, Page 3

CASUALTIES.

.Simon Weatherallj-a miner employed in Craig's coal mine at Coal Creek, ■met v.itii a bad accident on Friday. He was brought to tho, lhmetlin Hospital. His spine is injured, aud his condition is serious. At the Kangiora Saleyards on Saturday, while roping an unbroken horse, Edward Chambers, employed by Messrs l'yne. and Co., wa.s kicked by the animal. One arm was broken near the elbow, and the other was broken at tho wrist. Chambers also received severe injuries to ihe chest. Ho was at onco attended and wa.s soon able, to walk about with Ik.s arms in slinks.

(I'RKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) AUCKLAND, Mii.r -J. Mirs Little, one of the two women v. ho were tala'ii suddenly ill ,-it Taka]>iina on April 2oth, died in the hospital at midnight. Deceased and her sister. .Mrs Angus Nicholson, each had a .sudden seizure after having had some refreshments. At first- it was suggested that the cjiu.se of death was ptomaine poison, but the evidence' yiren at the inquest held on Mrs Nicholson disposed of this theory, the medical testimony attributing the illness in botli cases to cerebral hemorrhage. .Henry Morris Anderson, a waterside worker, a married man aged 46 years, died in the Hospital to-day from injuries received in falling down the hold of the bteanier Mokoia on April 26th. At the inquest' a verdict of accidental death, no blame beinj; attached to anyone, was returned. The jury added a rider recommending that all the steamship companies 'should allow sufficient time to replace the parts of the hatches and that some person should be responsible for carrying out this work. NEW PLYMOUTH, .May 1. The two-year-old son of Mr Norman Rhonrcu, manager of the Timacu Creamery, near Oka to, foil into a water race.yesterday mid was drowned. "WELLINGTON, .May 4. Robert Macdonald, employed as a watchman in the Government Printing Office, died in a tram car while rerurninK to his home to-day. Ho was about oO years of n^e. IM'NEDIN.. May o. •Michael O'Sullivan, about ~Z roars «if age. was found dead this morning in. a hut- in which he resided, alongside Mill and Company's coalyard. in Rattray ptreet. Apparently ho thivw down a. matrii. which sot firo to ;i ,<-:ick on the floor. A carter in th«» «.-m----jiloy of the linn notion.! .smoke is-sunig from the hut and broke open tho, door and extinguished the flames- He returned to tho hut when tho sruoiw cleared away and found O'Sullivan ::i the corner dead-