ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1038, 30 January 1911, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

BROTHER'S AND SISTER'S DEATHS* (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Christchurch, January 23. A-tragic occurrence took place at Preb* bleton this morning. Mrs. Easterbrook, a well-known resident, >was found dead in bed by her' brother, Mr. M'llree, who resided in Christchurch, but had been stopping at Prebbleton. M'llree drove over to Lincoln to summon Dr. Cooke,who made the journey to Prebbleton in his motor-car. When nearing Prebbleton the doctor, who was driving behind M'llree,' noticed him fall from his seat. The doctor stopped his horse, and, upon examining M'llree, found that he was dead It is surmised that death was due 1 in both instances to heart disease, Mr. M'llree was fifty-seven years of age. . At the inquests touching the deaths oi Mrs. Easterbrook and J. M'llree the verdicts in both cases were heart disease. KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR. Auckland, Januarv 29.. ' A middle-aged man named Robert Abbott was knocked down Epsom traracar; in Symonds Street last ilight* ( •and was taken to the hospital, suffering i ' from concussion of the brain. ,< j accident at karori. : . / A nasty accident befell 31r. A. ,N. FiclxJ* ■ of The 'Dominion sub-editorial staff, on . Saturday afternoon, while fishing on th« South liarori stream. In scaliug a fencE ; at a point about two miles below the , cn<l of the road,, Mr. Field, hampered/ by creel and rod, slipped and Jell down a bank on' the farther side, fracturinf iii« left arm. He was fortunate.in meeting Mr. Gilbert, of the Education .Department, a milo higher up the stresnw and after that gentleman had placed'the injured member, in splints devised from Air. Field's rod, the two walked into tho Ambulance Corps' camp at Karori, where (lie injured man was hailed ns a boon an<l a blessing. . They had only had ono broken leg tho whole time they had been in camp, and the corps were simply champing for work. Needless to say they did all in their power for Mr. Field, and Sergeant-Major Sandham ■ and .Sergeant. M'Clymont, who had put tho arm in to proper splints, conducted Mr. ' Field hi town, Mr. Magnus, of Karori, kindlyplacing his motor-car at Jhe disposal of the injured man. Dr. Hogg re-dressod tho arm in town, and this morning tlw frac- , ture is to bo examined by means of tha X rays at the Hospital.,