CASUALTIES.
NELSON, January 21. Francis Hamilton, head of the firm of E. Hamilton and Co., died this morniiig, aged\ sixty. Deceased was well known in most parts of the colony, of which he had been a resident for nearly forty years. He was formerly in business in Otago and Qreymouth. Nearly twenty years ago he bought a Nelson business, and has resided here since. He had been in ailing health forseven years, and has been confined to his bed for the last three weeks. The deceased was very popular. He was a member-of the Nelson Land Board, and had jnst received appointment to the Board of College Governors. He was for many years treasurer and a member of the Board of Managers of Nelson Presbyterian Church. He leaves nine sons and four daughters. The young man Ward who was injured by a fall of earth .at the quarry on Friday died on Saturday. He received several injuries, any of which would have been sufficient to cause death. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned.
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Evening Star, Issue 11452, 21 January 1901, Page 4
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177CASUALTIES. Evening Star, Issue 11452, 21 January 1901, Page 4
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