ACCIDENTS, INQUESTS, &c.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 8034, 6 December 1886, Page 5

ACCIDENTS, INQUESTS, &c.

SUDDEN DEATH. Oa Saturday afternoon, Mrs Mary Eeechey, residing on the North belt, near the Caledonian road, died somewhat suddenly. She had, it is stated, been giving way to intemperance of late, and about three o’clock on Saturday morning she was found lying out in her garden, having apparently slept there overnight. She was taken into her house, and shortly afterwards was seized with a fit, from the effects of which she did not recover, but died about four o’clock in the afternoon. She was about 50 years of age, and had resided in Christchurch for a long period. Her husband was up-country shearing at the time of her death.

[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Dec. 5. The body of a woman, aged 50, was found floating off Queen street wharf this morning, in an advanced state of decomposition. It is not yet identified. "WAIPAWA, Dec. 5. A man named D. Harold Michaelaon, sub-agent in the Government Insurance, an d Deputy-Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Manligee, took a whole box of “ Re- <rl. on Rats” poison at one o’clock on ' :M...evy afternoon, and in spite of immeedical attendance, be died at six the same evening. There is no i.hat it was a case of suicide, and v: j;hl embarrassment is believed to .. -o necn tie cause. INVERCARGILL, Dec. 4 ; James Macdonald, a baker, aged 66, living fit Lumsden, attempted suicide last night by taking strychnine. He was found in convulsions by the landlord of the hotel where he was stopping, and quite stiff. Salt and water we;-, administered as an t actio, and this morning he was so far re». overed as to be aide to come by train to the ho. pital. Macdonald took an overdose, and will probably ge; better. He says he is sorry he dud not use a razor. The cause of the act is i-amily troubles.

Two hundred »rs *<*«••*" ''ecu women and children) we-..- . . ’ r-,; the orher night in tin- c- . Thames Embankment. Some uotio- ■ , ■ be cost of the access*. ' •: ■ -when it is stated tl .. . ; ■ . : u’.: of three elephai •, ■ . ix , • : . ■> to furnish a coa,o ■, i - ;en pyramid, twi ■ • ••• - ■■;■■■■".> . . rd balls. A paper in; .on ■ .. ■ ■ ■■■>■•/. ’ed Fenig, has jo- ; ■ . i .. paper so tha. . • \ to change the to; . ■ ' < n.: iv-.L .< ..w, the spots were >■, < • > - f . v' will assume a rht ■ .w of the document. The Baldwin Lor :r ;■ V,, United States, have recc. , • ad shipped the S-JOOth . ■‘■nstructed there- The t . - ailt at these work's wo.- ter I oni in December, 1832, and it t. .enty years, until November, 1852, vp construct COO engines. In Moscow in 3883 there were 800 Bros, the damage at which ,is estimated at .£500,000, and no fewer tUaa thirty persons were burned alive, tfweaiy-two being burned at one i;ro. Ter. murders and only one infanticide were Reported, although there were nihoty-tlmfe suicides and 270 attempts at suicide. Within five years of kibe establishment of the "Trustee" Savin jigs Banks in 1836 the capital deposited therein amounted to .£22,479,189, and at the time oi the last returns they held fm- u -'p- -:. - ~ , r,, t of ',45,840837. .'be r.. ; -ih. ry. . ~ t ‘ • ... tostoffice Bmksl her , , .w...,' -t.r.tod, and thdr lab..; •■...■;! g , -v ,-»nt capital is dJ4 -ic,.. j