ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1270, 27 October 1911, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

4 ; MR. ICEISENBURG'S DEATH. The. circumstances connected with tho death on Tueisday of a retired Civil Servaiit (W'm. Car] Herman von Koisenburg), and reported in Tun Dominion yesterday, were inquired into bv the district coroner (Dr. A. Vi. M'Arlhur, S.M.) yesterday at tile deceased's late residence, , 2G5 Tinakori Koad. It was stated in ovidenco that, on tho evening prior to his death, deceased, who had l>een bed-ridden for some years past had boori. depressed by tho wither, and had passed a restless night. Next morning, after breakfast, ho was discovered in an unconscious stale, with a wound on tho temple, and a revolver was found in • the bedclothes. Dr. C. F. Pattio stated, in tho course, of evidence, Uiat ho had been summoned about 11 a.m., and had found Mr. Keisenburg alive, but unconsciouSj suffering from a wound in tho right temple. Deceased grew gradually weaker, and expired a few minutes before 1 o'clock, death 'being due, in his opinion, to tho results of a bullet wound in the brain. The coroner, after taking the ovidenco of deceased's relatives—his sons and daughter—recorded his finding that death, was due to a bullet wound, self-indicted, in n, moment of mental depression, accentuated by protracted ill-health, RAILWAY FOREMAN RUN DOWN. Mr. C. H. Nelson, foreman of works, New Zealand Railways, residing in Wellington, was yesterday morning (Thursday) run down by a train near Maharahara, a few miles past Woodvillo, and received such injuries as necessitated his immediate removal to the Palmerston North Hospital. It appears that Mr. Nelson was inspecting and riding alone, "back on," on a trolly, when the 6.10 a.m. train camo round a bend in a cutting and collided with him. Fortunately tho txain was proceeding very slowly, but nevertheless Mr. Nelson received a severe knocking about, and was rendered unconscious. An examination at Woodvillo showed a nasty scalp wound, and more than superficial injuries to the body and limbs, fears beiiw entertained that thero was n fracture of the hip. Mr Nelson is an elderly man, and married. MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT WAITAKL (Hy Tolccrapli.-Prcss Association.) Oamaru, October 2C. What looks like a ease of poisoning is reported from Waitaki. Three men wcro taken suddenly ill, and one William Schluter, son of a well-known North Otago resident, has since died in hospital. The particulars to hand are meagre. Tho names of the others arc Gcorgo Rusbatcli and A. Smart. KILLED ON THE RAILWAY. A GANGER RUN DOWN. (By TclceraDU.—Press Association.) Marton, October 20. Frederick Nagel, aged 12 years, a railway ganger, residing at Cliil' Koad, near Marlon, was run over by a ballast train this morning. His left leg and right arm wore completely severed and his head badly lacerated. He died shortly after being conveyed to Marton station. Deceased slipped in attempting to got on tho ballast train, and was carried under the wheels. Ho leaves a widow and four young children. SEVERELY CRUSHED. (Uy TolccraDh.-Prcss Association.) Auckland, Oclobor 2G. Yesterday afternoon a serious accident occurred at tho Takapuna tram bam. Ernest Nolan, a fitter, was working beneath ono of the engines, when tho machinery started unexpectedly, and tho man was severely crushed about tho body, and had an' arm broken. His condition remains serious. DINGHY IN A ROUGH SEA. lUy i'elecraph.-l'ress Association.) Auckland, October 25. A man named Alexander Smith, a. labourer, 25 years of age, was drowned in the harbour to-night. In company with a mate he went out in a dinghy to a yacht. The sea was rough, and tho dinghy was swamped. Smith clung to tlio dinghy while his mate went for assistance, but no trace of Smith was found when help arrived. An inquest was held at Mnsterton touching the death of Henry Scott, a roadman, who shot himself on Monday at a place culled Land's End, thirty miles out from Carterton, towards tho East Coast. The man died while being brought in to Carterton. The jury returned a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane.