ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 14496, 22 February 1911, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

A motor car overt timed near Palmerston North last evening. Mr Symouds fractured a hone in his left forearm, and bis right arm was badly lacerated. Aliss Syinoiidfl fractured her light collitihone, Mr Colin Al'Kcnzie (creamery manager at- Gfi-n Croua) smashed his right shoulder, Mrs .McKenzie fractured her light shoulder joint, and Air G. Kendall received a severe 'scalp wound, and is suffering from shod;. At tho inquest on the unidentified man Avho died in tho police cells at Oamani on Abmday night Dr Qrbell te.-Fiji'd that when lie, was called in the man was comatose. By the use of tho stomach jiinnp a quantity of Jlttid, smelling ol alcohol, was drawn off. At midnight ho paid a second call, and the man appeared in be a little bettor, but then his heart stopped beating. Death was due to heart failure, consequent on acute alcoholic poisoning. MISS POWER'S DEATH. WELLINGTON, February 22. At tho resumed inquest on tho body of Alisa Power, who was killed on a train by the falling of a rock, evidence was given that the spot from where the boulder fell was 1,259 ft above tho rail level. Expert witnesses stated that in their opinion tho spot where tho accident occurred av.-is not considered dangerous. The, jury returned the following verdict:—“ That we havo come to tho decision that it was a case of pure misadventure. The jury having visited the spot, are of opinion that there aro some .stones liable to come doAvn, but wc aro not able to make any recommendation as to their removal,”