ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
. SUICIDE AT. SEA. THE INQUIRY. Captain G. 6; Smith, Superintendent of Mercantile Marine, held an inquiry yes-; terday into the circumstances surrounding tho death of J. B. Brotchie, the passenger who jumped overboard from tho Warrinioo on her last trip from Sydney to ■.Wellington. l The chief officer-(Mr. Frew), who threw rtho life-belt to Brotchie, the man at the "wheel, and the fore-cabin steward were.examined. After ; evidence had been taken- a verdict _of suicide was returned. , .'" • RECOVERING. ; , . ' ':' Mr.,G. R. Fail, who was injured " hWillis 'Street last Saturday .during ■ tha time that the Children's: Hospital procession was passing, was sufficiently recovered yosterda,\ v to he able to ( be removed from the' hospital. On inquiry last night it was ascertained that ha is progressing very favourably. '■"'.''.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 899, 19 August 1910, Page 6
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