CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14909, 24 February 1914, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

0 A very painful accident befel a lad named Albert Wheeler, aged nine years, at Heathcote Valley on Sunday. Tho boy, who is a son of Mr Henry "Wheeler, was playing with an elder brother, and was catching bees, which he placed in a bottle. The elder lad advised his brother to throw tho bottle away, and while attempting to do this the latter stripped the flesh off the first finger on his right hand on a broken part of the bottle, tbe piece of flesh falling on the ground. Tho boy's hand was bound up by neighbours until medical assistance was obtained, several stitches having to be put in. One of those narrow escapes from a fatality which are fairly common in the city, occurred yesterday evening in Papanui road, almost opposite the Carlton Hotel. About 6.35 a cyclist who had mounted his machine on or near tho footpath, and had gone across the tram lines, was returning to get/on his proper side when, but for the prompt application of the brakes by the motorman, he would have been run over by a Papanui-bound tram-car. As it was, the cyclist was knocked off his machine and just managed to roll clear of tbe car, which had still a little way on. The rear wheel of tho bicycle was caught in tho front wheel of the car, and was smashed beyond repair. Tho cyclist himself was, beyond being badly shaken, unhurt. The.prompt action of tho motorman undoubtedly averted a fatality, or, at least, serious injury to the cyclist, who, as it appeared to bystanders, **-_s wholly to blame in tho matter. (■press association telegkams.) AUCKLAND, February 23. Ka'zi Williams, a Norwegian fireman on the steamer Ascot, was run oyer by a train near Auckland station on Saturday night. The fireman noticed a man's lega across the rail, but before the trhin could be pulled up it passed over the legs, severing ono above tho ankle and crushing the foot of the other. At the hospital, the leg from which,,, the foot was severed was amputated, as were the toes of the other foot. FOXTON, February 23. John Kell, single, aged hventy-three, a. recent arrival from the Old Country, who was employed at Broad and Ingram's flax-mill, Rangiotu. was drowned while bathing yesterday ✓afternoon. WANGANUI. February 23. The body of a man was found at Kai-iwi Beach, near Wanganui, by two Wanganui residents yesterday. It is not identifiable, having been in the water for a considerable timo. Tho body is well dressed in a dark tweed suit, soft white shirt, and black woollen flannel, with a celluloid collar, heavy dark socks, and light boots recently half soled. The pockets contained a five-pound-note and 2s 7d in coin. The man was probably a farm hand, aged between 4-5 and 50, sft 6in ijr height, weighs about 10J stone, hag. thin features, brown hair, brown beard about an inch long, teeth inissing from left upper jaw, otherwise teeth good. Tho police think the body has drifted down the coast with the tide. WELLINGTON, February 23. Flora Grace Abbott, acted 30 rears, daughter of William Abbott, of Alicetown, died yesterday from injuries caused by a fall from a bicvele last Wednesday evening, as the result of a collision with another cyclist. (rBESS ASSOCIATION- TELEGRAM.) NELSON, February 23. While several Permanent Artillerymen were exercising horses this morning, Gunner Peter Harvey's mount became restive and fell with its rider, who was heavily thrown and rendered unconscious. Ho was removed to the hospital, where it was found that he had sustained a fracture of the base of the skull and other injuries. He died at 11.30 p.m. DUNEDIN, February 23. The inquest on the body of Simon Chisholm, who was killed by a tram-car on Friday, was concluded'to-day. Tho evidence showed that when the exipnian ran the boll as a waruinc. Chisholm stepped in front of the car when it was right on him. Tho Coroner said Chisholm had evidently lost his "nerve on hearing the b.H, and jumped in front of the car without turning round. He returned a verdict that tho accident was caused by deceased being knocked down by a tram-car, no blame being attachable to anyone. An unidentified s\vagger M aged about thirty, was drowned in Beck's creek on Friday. The body has been recovered. SBIPLY WONDERFUL. "My little girl Zelda suffered so continuously with croup that I began to think sho would never get better," writes Mrs Gauntlett, 169 Adelaide road, Newtown, N.Z. "Seeing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised, I thought I would try it, and could see a change in her straight away. 11 is simply wonderful how quickly Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieved the child." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers. 2