ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

Evening Star, Issue 14999, 5 October 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

SUDDEN DEATH. Mary Ann Farmer, aged 53, a widow, living in Viro street., dropped down dead ill her house thk morning. Dr O'Neill attended to her about two weeks ago, when eh-s complained of pains in the chest. Sho got up at 7.45 this morning, again complaining of feeling unwell. Soon afterwards she fell down and expired. Thomas Cooke, a laborer employed in the Westinghouse brake section of the Petono Railway Workshops, was killed yesterda-v afternoon. Ho was putting a hand brake on a. Main. Trunk carriage which had been placed on the examination road in Iho yard, when a, .shunting engine came on the rear of the carriage and ran over him. Death was instantaneous. The decensea was 45 years old. He held decorations for service in Egypt and South Africa. Twelve i months ago ho came to New Zealand on account of his wife's health. A widow ana one child, aged seven years, arc left in straitened ciicumslanees. j At Blenheim yesterday EUie Leaning, aged six, was killed by a kick from "a. horse. As there were no witnesses of tilt acident is is presumed that while she playing about the horse it la6bed out am j broke her neck. Miss Kate Millar (,30) died at Timaru yesterday as the result of a fall the previous evening from a runaway bicycle. Mrs Taylor, a charwoman, living in Clarendon 6treot, was crossing Dowling street this morning, when she was knocked down by a milk cart. She sustained a nasty cut on th ehead, and waa taken to the Hospital, where the injury was attended to. George Gamble, aged 15 was ridin<r a bicycle between Wy lie's Crossing and Mosgiel last evening, when he collided with a motor cycle, and sustained a fractured of the leg. Jt appears'that he was riding on the wrong side when he saw the motor bicycle approaching. Instead of crossing "to the left side immediately, ho hesitated, and the motorist prepared "to cross to the right. Confusion then arose, with theresuit that there was a collision. The lad