CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15268, 3 May 1915, Page 4

CASUALTIES.

FATAL ACCTOEXT AT BBALEY FLAT. On Fridnv night a fatal accident occurred in the tunnul at Bealey. AMiilst shift "bo.«;s" Fred Saul, aged Sβ, was assistin" in hauling up a rake of .trucks, one of tho air-hose pipes caught him and pinned him acainst tho truck. Ho only lingered a short time. He had only been married ten months.

INQUEST. The Coroner (Mr H. W. Bishop, &.M.) hold an inquest yesterday concerning the death of William Bennett, a bachelor. 70 years of ago. who it is alleged attempted to commit suicide at Lincoln on April 27th, and who died in ■tW Hospital on Saturday night. Dr. McDermott. bouse 6urgeon at the Ciiristchureh Hosnital pave evidence that the deceased when admitted to the" Hospital on April 27th was suffering from shock, , loss of blood, and a laiiio contused wound on right c*>oek tho latter evidently being inflicted by a firearm. He progressed favourably for several days, but on (Satnrdav'eveninc got worse, and died in the nisHt. A clot of blood having become dislorlced from the wound caused pu'monary embolism. The inouf.st was adjourned till 2 o'clock to-day for the production of witnesses from Lincoln.

Irene Mona Brown, a prirl thirteen Tforfi of age. whose parents reside in* Cnmbridco tcraco sustained severe concussion of the bram wbUe cycling in M«>"Chester 6+reet yesterday, through striking a telf'tranti pole. She was taken to the F^nitnl. A man namod H. Coles, employed on tlio stenmer Ojvmri as o upward, fell down the s+ok'ehoM at- LytteHnn ■ yesterday mormnß a* bmVf* an ankle. He w.hs attonderl by Dr. UnKim. and subsequently removed to his home.