ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 22 April 1908, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

, A LAD FATALLY INJUR,ED. (BY TEI.ECIItAni. —I'UKSS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, April 21. At Hclensville, Jonas Matthew "White, age<l 18, his brother, Mr. P. AVliite, .of the Hclensville Post Office, and Mr. N. Kay, of Mount Roskill, were cantering on horseback, when a trap, occupied by Messrs. M'Adain and Hart, cr.mo in tlio opposite direction; Tlio shaft of the vehicle penetrated tho side of the first-named lad, and as he was badly injure:!, ho was immediately driven back to Helensvillc. /White died early this morning. An inquest was held to-day, and a verdict of accidental death was brought in. SUDDEN DEATH OF AN ENGINEER, Auckland, April 21. ■ Mr. Hastilow, chief engineer of the Victoria, who died in tho hospital to-day, visited the races at Ellerslio on Monday, with tho chief steward, and returned to tho ship apparently in good health. Ho was found in tho cabin in a dying condition during tho night, and modical aid was summoned. Ho was afterwards removed to the hospital, but died without regaining consciousness at 4 p.m. to-day. • The captain of tho Victoria was taken ill about tlio sanio time, but recovered. Death is believed to bo duo to blood poisoning, but how caused is not yet known. An inquest will be held. YOUNG MAN'S TRAGIC DEATH. Mastsrton, April 21. Late last evening Edward T. Meredith, son of tho late Mr. Richard Meredith, formerly of Lansdowne, and grandson of tho late.Mr. Edwin Meredith, of Upper Plain, mot his death in a tragic manner at the .residence of Mrs. Edwin Meredith, Upper Plain.' Deceased was nineteen years of age, and had spent the evening with Dr. and Mrs. Dawson and Miss Meredith! Ho was apparently in perfcct health and'high spirits. After supper young Meredith proposed to have a hath, and.■wont.to the bathroom,'from which, shortly afterwards tho report of. a firearm was heard. On'tlio body being examined by Dr. Dawson, ho found that death must havo been instantaneous. No, cause for tho occurrence can be assigned. Dr. and Mrs. Dawson and Miss Meredith—the two latter being aunts of. deceased—were to have sailed for England to-day. • DEATH FROM BLOOD POISONING. A > Auckland, April 21. Tho chief engineer of tho Victoria, Mr. Hastilow, was removed to hospital this morning, suffering from blood-poisoning/ and- died three hours after admission. A FATAL FALL; " - Blenheim, April. 21.' At tlio inquest concerning tlio death cf Mr. Scott Harding tho verdict was • that death resulted from a fall on tho footpath, and that no blame was' attachable to anyone. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. (rnosi 'ouu special coußEsroN"m:;;T.) Palmerston North, April 21. , At the inquest to-day touching tho death of Henry. Kruse, .who was killed by a slip in a metal pit at Ashhurst oil Easter Mondayj a verdict of Kccidcntal. death was returned. . Mr. Proud, who was injured by a falling dolly-framo. in Mercer Street last week, is .maiding satisfactory progress towards .recovery. During the course of tho football match between Wellington and Christchurch, played on tho Athletic Park on Saturday, last, Barker, one of the visitors' backs, was injured, and had to b"o taken off tho. field. At tho tiiiio it was supposed that the injury was not serious, but on. examination the hip was found to bo seriously injured. Tho Southerner is' at present receiving attention at Nurse Palmer's Private Hospital, whero ho will have to remain f6r somo time. Mr. T. L. Joll, who was injured by a tram accident on Monday; was still unconscious at tlio hospital last night. . \