ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7366, 20 January 1902, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(per press association.)

Christchurch, January 18.

A lad named Charles Andrews, aged 16, and residing at Halswell, fell into a ditch on Thursday evening and injured himself internally. He died in the hospital. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

At the inquest on the body of the infant found in the gutter in Linwood, the evidence showed that the child had lived and been dead a week. The police have no clue as to the identity of the parents.

Greymodth, January 19.

Gillingham, a resident of Cobden, was drowned at Seven -mile Creek yesterday.

Gisborne, January 19.

Captain A. Thompson, harbourmaster at Gisborne, died this morning as the result of a buggy accident yesterday.

Wellington, January 18. An inqueet was held to-day on the body of George Flanagin, laborer, who died, at midnight on Thursday from the effects of poison self-administered. His widow stated deceased had been drinking for some time, and had not eaten meat for a fortnight before death. He had apparently mixed some arsenic in a bottle he always kept in his bedroom, and drunk the contents. She went to Dr Teare, who refused to attend the man, and advised further supplies of barley water. Dr Teare deposed that Mrs Flanagin came to him stating that her husband had taken rat poison, and described her treatment. Witness replied that she had acted judiciously. He was busy at the time, and coialcl not have done any more if he had gone. The jury returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane, and expressing their regret by a rider that Dr Teare had not attended deceased when summoned. Napier, January 18.

A serious accident occurred this evening as the 5 p.m. train from Hastings to Napier was travelling between Hastings and Tomoana. As the train approached a crossing, a gig, in which were two men named Thompson and Lourdon and a boy, attempted to cross the line, with the result that the train crashed into the vehicle, smashing the gig, killing the horse, and injuring the two men rather severely, the boy escaping with slight bruises. Thompson is suffering from a fractured thigh, and Lourdon from severe bruises on the chest. It is not anticipated, however, .that any serious results will ensue. The two men are butchers. Napier, January 20.

A lad named Benjamin Downing was drowned while bathing in the river at Clive. The body was recovered, but efforts to resuscitate were unavailing.