ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
A-Aittle' girl about five years of age was knocked down in; Tuam Street yesterday morning by a horse which was being driven lln a milk cart. She was removed to the Hospital'and attended to, .when it was found-thalj she had received no serious 1 injury," and was, well euough to be taken home.' .. ‘ •’ •; A young, man named Andrew Gedclis met with a serious gun accident at Weedons He was’ out shooting with a companion, whose gun, while he was stooping to pick up a hare, was accidentally discharged. Tie charge shattered Geddis’s rightjleg.aricFwhenhe was brought into the hospital it ■ was found necessary to amputate;the limb, |< Anjinquest was held yesterday morning At St‘Albans on the body of Mary Codling, ‘■who had died the previous day. Mr E.' :Beetham, coroner, presided. After heariing the evidence, the jury returned ; a verdict of ‘ r i)eath from croup.’” ; ’ As'Mrs i Easterbrook was driving through iSouthbfook- abdnt three o’clock yesterday ' afternoon,' with her niece and two friends; |the hbrsfetook fright opposite Mr Withers’s .-Itjbolted -up- the - road, and the occupants .of the trap were thrown into a neaFMr J. 'Seed’s store.’ Mrs : Easterbrook had one of her arms injured, ,*nd > the othets ’.-escaped with: a * severe •haking.iviPhe.’dogcart was much knocked :nnhnrt..._
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVIII, Issue 11334, 30 July 1897, Page 6
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208ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVIII, Issue 11334, 30 July 1897, Page 6
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