ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10654, 15 May 1895, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

GROUNDING OF A STEAMER. [Special to Pukes Association.] SYDNEY, Mat 14. Tha Aberdeen and White Star liner Nineveh, from Melbourne, grounded in a dense fog three miles south of Botany Heads, but floated off four hours later, without injury. On Sunday evening a man named John Horlor, a labourer, residing at Upper Eiccarton, was thrown from a trotting sulky when driving home, and received injuries to the head, rendering him nnconscious. Ha waa picked up and taken home. On Monday night Dr Moorbousa was called to attend him, and, finding him still unconscious, advised that he should be removed to the hospital next morning. Ho was taken theca yesterday evening, arriving about six o’clock, in a dying condition. He expired twenty-five minutes later. An inquest will be held, at the hospital to-morrow morning. About a quarter past five o’clock Mr John King, tho well-known grocer and soap and candle manufacturer, of Cashel Street, died very suddenly. Ha had boon in poor health for a coacidorablo time, but had not bean attended by any doctor for a good while, and wont to business as usual yesterday. About 5 p.m. ho went out, and soon afterwards fell down on the pavement near his shop ia Cashel Street. He was carried into the shop by hiu son, Mr J. King, jun., and a young man named John Breaker, in his employ. Dr Prina was at once cent for, and soon. arrived, but Mr King was dead when ho came. Tho body was removed, by permission of the coroner, to tho deceased's house at Addington, where an inquest will be held at 9 a.m. to-morrow. Mr King, who was seventytwo years of ego, waa a very old resident, and bocan business here tbirty-threo years ago. Ho started the first soap and candle factory ia Canterbury at Addington in 1862, and conducted that and his grocery business until his death. Owing to failing health, however, ho decided to close tha grocery, and the .stock was to have been sold by auction to-day. He took no part in public matters. Ho was for a considerable time subject to epileptic fits. He leaves n widow and one eon, Mr J. King, who haa for several years bean associated with him in the business. Mrs S. King, aged eighty-three, who resided with her granddaughter, Mrs Taylor, at Fernaide, was found dead in bed on Sunday morning. She was in good health when she retired tho previous night. At an inquest held yesterday, before Mr E. E. Good, J.P., and a jury having Mr D. Buddo as foreman. Dr Volckman gave evidence that death resulted from failure of the heart’s action through senile decay, and a verdict was returned accordingly. The deceased lady was the mother of Mr J. King, tha well-known Government Audit Inspector, and she hud resided in the northern district for a number of years.