ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

Grey River Argus, 8 December 1928, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

JUMPED OVER GRAFTON BRIDGE LAUNCH OWNER’S BODY FOUND. INVERCARGILL, December 7. The body of George Graham, whose launch waa washed ashore near Bluff on Tuesday, was found on the beach this afternoon, about a mile from where the launch was discovered. An inquest will be held. AUCKLAND, December 7. Henry Edward Ashby, 17, attempted suicide by jumping off .Grafton Bridge at 2.45 a.m. He is now in hospital, with fractured legs and internal injuries. TOOK POISON. WHANGAREI, December 7. Annie Louisa Simpson, 35, died in the hospital as a result of taking poi son. The Coroner found that deeeas ed swallowed an irritant, when incapable of knowing the quality or nature of her act. CHILD LOSES LEG. DUNEDIN, December 6. 1 Laurence Walsh, aged 5 years, while playing with his brother at the railway turntable at Port Chalmers to-night, had a foot so severely crushed that amputation was necessary. FATAL DEPRESSION. CHRISTCHURCH. December 7. At the inquest at Hanmer on the death of Mary Parker, 18, a domedic servant, the jury returned a verdict that deceased came by her death by poison self-administered, when in a state of mental depression. They added a rider that more care should be taken of poison by station owners. It was stated in evidence t ist the girl got poison from a. storeroom. CYCLISTS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PAHIATUA. December 7. William J. Feasy and John Watson, Pahiatua County employees, met with a serious accident last evening, a short distance from town towards Mangatainoka. Feasy’s motor cycle, with Watson on the pillion seat, collided With an Aard service ear proceeding to Palmerston North, when passing the county grader. Watson received a fractured thigh and a cut hand and leg. and Feasy received severe injuries to his knee and nose, and other abrasions. Watson is married, and has a young family. He served on mine-sweepers with the navy, also with the forces in Italy, and was awarded a special meclai by the American Government for gal lantry in rescuing American sailors stranded on a raft in the Atlantic. He was three times on a vessel during the war which was blown up by the enemy