ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 20061, 29 December 1928, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

THYMUS GLAND CASE. An inquest was held at Greymouth on the boy Allan Evans, aged 12; vho died after falling in a boys’ race at the children’s sports. The medical evidence was that death was not connected with the injury received on tho sports ground, but was due lo an enlarged thymus gland. A verdict was returned accordingly. FALL INTO 1(1 VEIL A rescue from drowning was effected at Greymouth wharf at 5.110 p.m. yesterday,*’ when Austin Coom, aged 55, of Cobdcn, fell into the liver, striking a fishing boat in the course ol his 20ft fall and breaking several ribs. Lovala Hales dived after him from the wharf, and at Hie second attempt rescued Coom, whose condition remains somewhat serious. CHILD I 1 ’AT ALLY SCALDED. A child of eight months, son of Mr J. P. Williams, of Greymouth, died in hospital yesterday afternoon, from scalds, the’result of the child grasping a teapot from a fable and spilling the hot contents upon himself the previous evening at 6 o’clock at his parents’ residence.

BODY IN HARBOUR

An inquest concerning the death of Sydney Alexander Harborne, twent-y----oiio years of age, whose body, was found in the harbour yesterday, was hold in the Magistrate’s Court this morning before the coroner (Mr TI. AY. Bundle, S.M.).

Evidence of identification was given by deceased’s brother, William David Harboriic, who staled that bis brother was a victim of the drowning accident at Quarantine Island on November 11. Constable Meiktcjohn testified as to the recovery of the body at Northeast Harbour, from the rocks. He removed it to the morgue. A verdict of accidental drowning was returned. GIRL’S SUDDEN DEATH. The coroner (Mr H.’ W. Bundle, S.M.) held an inquest yesterday afternoon concerning the death of Margaret Queenio Wright. ’ John Wright, father of deceased, identified the body and stated that his daughter had enjoyed excellent health. The girl and her mother spent Thursdav at Anderson’s Bay, arriving home about 8.10 p.m. About half an hour later she retired to the lavatory, and later, when Mrs Wright went to look for her, the deceased fell forward as her mother opened the door. Dr Shaw stated that he was called to Hie house about 9 o’clock. Ho examined ■ the body, hut found no evidence of life, and ho applied restorative mcasnrs without avail. He found no signs of injury other than a mark on the forearm which had apparently been caused when the girl fell against the doorpost. She appeared to have been exceptionally healthy. He was of opinion that death was due to heart failure, caused cither by valvular disease or the degeneration of the muscles. , A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned.