ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 489, 23 April 1909, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

DEATH FROM' DELIRIUM .TREMENS.;/ The death of a woman named Louisa Eastbury, 39 years of age; was the subject of an inquiry held at the hospital yesterday afternoon by Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., Coroner. Evidence showed that the woman, who died at the hospital at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, was: admitted to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, when she was apparently suffering from alcoholic. gastritis. On Wednesday night,- at 11.30 o'clock the nurse in charge of the ward heard a scream. Investigations were made in the ward, but none of the patients awakened by the scream could account for it. It was then noticed that the woman's bed was empty, and a search was made for her. After some minutes she was found in a' state of collapse in a coal shed about 50 yards from 1 the ward. She was brought back into the ward, but died at 5 a.m. A verdict of death from delirium tremens'was returned by ,the Coroner. , > A MAORI/WOMAN'S DEATH./ -.'• .(bt- telegraph—press' association.) ./ Thames, April 22. At the inquest on the woman Watene, who received fatal injuries by falling off a train at Matatoki, near Thames, the evidence was to the effect that as the train .was starting her husband hurried her to the guard's van. He got on the footboard and-turned to assist her, but she either fell or jumped off the. train. There is no suspicion, of foul play. ■ FOUND DEAD IN BED! , Carterton, April 22. • An elderly man named John Wilson, farmer at-Spring'Grove, Martinborough, was found dead in bed yesterday. Deceased, who was 73 years of age, went to bed on Tuesday in his usual health. A companion called him next morning, but he was found to be dead., -.-. . / ;.' SHUNTER'S NARROW ESCAPE. Chrlstohurch, April 22. A serious accident was narrowly averted at Lytteltori this While engaged in showing .a man, his duties, a shunter, named Dobson, jumped off the cowcatcher of the. shunting-engine to change some points. Passing in front of the engine,'he attempted to step on.tbo cowcatcher again, but his.foot slipped, and the left leg was dragged under the cowcatcher. He managed, however, to catch hold of the handrail and support himself, but was carried some.;distance before ho could drag his leg clear, and the engine could be' stopped. .No bones were broken, but the/muscles of the. thigh were squeezed,'and badly bruised. . ..■ . '?./■■;■. ,V RUN OVER. \//. '!"''■'■'■;. (BI MUCHiM.— BFRCIM. rDIIIIHSPONnKKT.I Felldlng, April 22. Mr. W. G. Haybittle, manager of. the Manawatu Timber Company, met with an accident on Wednesday night, by which he received a broken rib and a severe shaking. While shutting a gate, the young horse, attached to. his trap started off; and he endeavoured to stop it. In doing so, Mr. Haybittle was knocked down, and the- wheel passed Over his chest. ', ■