ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8145, 17 December 1904, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

f a-self-destruction [press association.] CHRISTCHURCH, December 16. Yestprday morning James William Burnell, aged 26, unmarried, was found dead, hanging from a beam in the Heathcote Valley Schoolroom. At the inquest today the evidence Bhowed that deceased had had bad health recently, and was depressed by the fact that he was unable to work. The jyty returned a verdict of hanging during temporary insanity. FISHING BOAT FATAJJTY. TIMARU, December 16. This afternoon * squall struck a couple of fishing boats in the roadstead, one a good-sized sailing boat and the other a smajl open boat with a mast. The larger boat, occupied by C. Gruhn and Harris, fishermen, was driven ashore, and struck the Patiti reef a few hundred yards from the beach. Gruhn sprang overboard, but Harris sat fast and cut away Vmo mast. The boat drifted and Gruha struggled for a long time in the water. Efforts were ; mads from the store to save him, but these failed, and- he sank. After some - time * boat from the harbor, about a mile away came op, and rescued Harris, uninjured from the boat, but was ttttabte to find Gruhn's, body. The other fishing boat, which was quite unj&t %o stand heavy weather, contained a Scandinavian waterman named Johnston and two young lads named Mills. Nothing has been seen of them. An oS launch went out and searched till dark, and the search will be continned at davliebt. Grave tioubts are entertained- of theyr safety, W. Spence, of the Economic, has received Urge deliveries of men's and boy's clothing seasonable slothing, equal to'and at half the price of tailor-made. Great attention ii given to the clothing of boy*; oar value speak* . Economic, Hawra.— *Advt> ' FINEST REMEDY ON THE MARKET TOR CONSTIPATION. Chamberlain's Stomach soul Liver Tablets is a favorite remedy (or constipatiota throughout the United States. Deafen who nandle ii> recommend it bighljr to their customers, Mr C. C. Bocwortib, af Madrid, lowa, U.5.,A., writaj U the manttCac|nreti of' tbis.inedicinej aaittHoaM'