ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 213, 12 March 1907, Page 2

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

[PEB PBKSfi ASSOCIATION.] Aucklpnd, March 11. A middle-aged woman named Annie Florey committed suicide by hanging herself from the corner of a door at her residence, Newtown road. Apparently, she had stood on a chair, placed the rope around her neck, fastened it to the corner of the door, and then jumped off the chair. At the inquest held yesterday, the jury returned a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind. Ashburton, March 11. A middle aged man, named H. Linden, died at the hospital this morning while being placed under anaesthetic. Deceased had been recently operated on for cancer, and was advised of the danger of a second operation. Christchurch, March 11. A serious tramway accident occurred a few minutes- before 9 o'clock to-night, the victim being Mr Benjamin Pilkington, who, for a number of years, was stationmaste? at Christchcurch, but who retired some time ago. Mr Pilkington was returning from town to his home at Richmond ou the steam tram, and appears to have either fallen or jumped off before a stoppage had been effected, and the wheels of the car passed over his feet. Mr Pilkington was immediately taken to the Hospital, where it was found that amputation ol both feet was impel ative. The operation was performed, but the patient's condition aftei wards was grave in the extreuu.