ACCIDENT ENDS FATALLY
Mr. W. G. Riddell, S3J., held an inquiry this morning regarding the death of yir, William .Brown, 81 years of age, at the Wellington Hospital on Wednesday, following .his.having been knocked down by a tram eai'-iu Jervois-quay on 22nd ink.
Evidence was given that the accused, who had beeii employed as a presaer by the Wellington Woollen Company, was somewhat feeble, and had poor eyesight and hearing. Acting-Alotorman Fowler said that as his tram, bound from Wallace-street to Lambtou Station, rounded a corner iusir Harris-street he gouged a horse and cart from the lines, and then s;i\v the deceased crossing the road. He gonged again, but tho deceased did not appear to hear the gong. Witness threw the brakes on,, but an accident could not be avoided, though the tram was not travelling nt more than two or three miles an hour when the deceased was struck. Dr. K. G. Salmon, house surgeon at the Wellington Hospital, said that the deceased's injuries, a superficial scalp wound, bruises, and broken thigh, and shock, were attended to, and it was found, that accused was also suffering from acute bronchitis. following upon the accident this developed into pneumonja, which was the cause of death. The Coroner returned a verdict accordingly.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 126, 28 May 1920, Page 2
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