ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1028, 18 January 1911, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SUDDEN DEATH AT HUTT. - IN BOWLING CLUB'S PAVILION. Yesterday .morning. Mr. Charles William Edwards, caretaker of the Lower Hutt howling green, -was found dead under sad circumstances. Deceased, who resides with his brother at Waiwetu, left homo on Monday evening at six o'clock, and proceeded to the bowling green. Ho was last seen alive a little after 7 o'clock, Early yesterday morning it was discovered that deceased had not been home during' the night, and his brother (Mr. S. Edwards) immediately proceeded' to tho. fowling green in search, and, on entering tho pavilion, discovered deceased lying on tho floor dead. Dr. Hector was summoned, and stated that death- was due. to heai-t failure, and had probably taken, place twelve honrs before.

The late Mr. Edwards was a native of the Hutt, was. a single man, and 3G years of age. He had been caretaker of the bowling ■ jreen for thrie years, and was at. one time caretaker .for'the Wellington Racing Club, both at Hutt Park and Trentham.

An iuquest .was- opened ..at' 4 ■ o'clock yesterday,-., afternoon- by; the' coroner, Dr. M'Arthur. .

Evidence wag given by Dr. Hector to the effect that 'deceased had been dead from 12 to 1-1 hours when lie (Dr. Hcctor) had been called iii,. and that death was due to heart failure. Other, witnesses stated that deceased had complained of being unwell for some time past. A verdict in accordance-with the medical evidence was returned.

A STRANGE ACCIDENT. NOT YET ACCOUNTED FOR. (By Teleurapli.—Spcclat Correspondent.! Wanganui, January 17. A strange accident occurred in the railway station yard this morning,. when a shunter named Wm. M'Gonaglo was found with his arm broken and several severe bruises about tho body. How he sustained the injuries is not knownj as ho is not yet able to give an intelligible account of the accident, but it is believed that, in some way, he became squeezed between the end of the yards for loading cattle, and. a passing truck. A peculiar feature of the affair, however, is that two or thrco large beams of wood are broken 011 the end of the yards.. The truck cleared them quito easily, and it seems.impossiblo that the man struck them with such force as to dfcct such a smash. The injured man i 9 now doing as well as can be expectcd at tho hospital.

THE DROWNING NEAR PIPIRIIvI. (By Telegraph.—Special CorresDondent.l Wanganui, January 17. ' Tho body of the young man Kdward Glanfield, 21 years -of age, who was drowned off a river steamer last week, was found to-day by the police about livo miles below l'ipiriki. The accident happened about four miles above. The parents of deceased reside at Ouehunga, and- it appears that 110 was "putting in time".oll tho river prior to taking a trip abroad.