ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 558, 13 July 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

9 A PATHETIC STORY. BACKBLOOK ROADS AND MEDICAL AID ' ' (By Telegraph.-Bpecial Correspondent) , " ' ' Mow Plymouths July 12. An inquest was hild to-day touching tho death or on clevon-year-old child named Louisa Falconer, vho died on Satuiday from burns received over a month ago, Tho case furnished an illustration of tho troublea which are continually facing backblock settlers who ore without roads. 'J he evidence showed that tho child died from exhaustion and septic' poisoning caused through exceslEive t burns. Tho accident took place at the home of tho girl's father, fifteen miles from AVaitara and, 'in the opinion of Dr Leathara, she might have recovered had_ she been sent to a" hospital instead of being treated at home The road to Waitara, however, was in' a> very bad stato, and it was not considered sajo to |subject~-the patient to the necessarily rough treatment which would be sertam to onsua in tho effort to bring hor to town." The child consequently suffered great pain, although later that pain was considerably relieved by treatment Eventually it was'decided to bring hpr to New I'lj mouth. Some idea of 'the troublo of doing so maj be i gauged byitho'statemont of Sergt Haddrell. who. said that the child 'had to be tamed for miles on a strotchor, with the bearers knee-deep in mud and wafer. In giving a verdict of accidental dea.th, the Coroner, Mr. H. S Fitrheibert, said that no doubt the child would have had a much better chance of recovery had she been brought into a hospital, but Dr. Leatham had not stated positively that she wonld have lived. The parents mighij made 'an , error of judgment but nothing else , ' In-any case thej had suffered sufficiently jfrom tho loss child. 1 i<i ii / ">" "LOST ON THE TARAIfUAS.- ' ' \ ' Otaltl, July 12 Excitement still prevails here ovor the disappearance of Hugli Cockrell, who has been Vast on the Tararua Ranges since Frida\. Swing to'the/dense undergrowth and rough precipitous,places in the lccalitj, the various search parties have had a trjing time, despite tho fact that, a number or those engaged in tho search aro thoroughly "conversant pith tho surroundings. Tho spot at which,Cockrell was list ceen is r.bovo "The Forks," on Mr. Sheridan's property, and some 18 miles from Otaki. Parties searched all tlay on Saturday and jesterday, but without success, and several even camped in tho Bush last night. A fire has been discovered - on one of the ranges, and in conEcqucnco a party, has set out to reach the place. Cockrell 13 about 25 years of, age, and was very popular here, and consequently feeling hero is much exercised over i the occurrence. At noon to-day a party of Maoris, sud to bo experts in tho bush, left to assist in tho 6earch. i , > OLD MAN RUN OVER. Palmcrstjn North, July 12. An old man named Kennedy was run over or. tho Rangitikei line on Saturday night by someone ■ unknown The accident occurred about 7 o'clock,' and Konnedy was found subsequently by tho driver of a passing vehicle, and taken to Mr M'Groth's residence, whence the police sent him in a cab/to tho Palraerston Hospital. ' ' a YOUNG MAN'S DEATH. 1 Pahlatua, Julv 12 A sad accident was reported from Rakanui this morning, by which a young man named John Walliß met his death When he wis driving en empty brake back from Rakanui, tho vehicle was capsized, cauting injuries fiom which he succumbed soou after ' THE TUKI IUKI MYSTERY (By Toloffraph —Preia Association I Hastings, July 12 N Thirty volunteers vainly sought the body of the man drowned in, tho luki Tuki during the flood of the pievious Suudaj Ihoy traversed eighteen miles of the mer fiom fo-Q to sea. There is everj reawn to bsliove that the victim is Noil Duncan, who hasinot been heard of since the fatality was reported i 'THE ASHBURION FATALITY. Ashbuiton, July 12. At an inquest touching tho death of Alfied flealey, the victim of tho gun accident at Staveley, a verdict was returned that deceased had'accidentally shot himself with a breechloading gun, and that so blame was attachable to anvone.