ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11885, 8 May 1899, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

INQUEST. An inquest touching the death of Mary Moxham, who was found dead in the river Avon on Thursday afternoon, was held at the- White Swan Hotel on Saturday, before Mr R. Beetham, coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr Jervois Metcalf,was chosen foreman. Tire evidence of. Dr'Symes, who had made a post mortem examination of the body, was that death had resulted ’from drowning, and the condition of the body indicated chronic alcoholism. Evidence as to the discovery of the body and the deceased’s movements on Wednesday afternoon was taken, and the jury returned a verdict of “ Found drowned," and added that there was no evidence to show how the deceased had got into the water.

It will be within recollection that the leg-bones and foot of a man; with boot atacbed were found on the beach at Amberley early in March, last. On Saturday Mr John Ingram, of Amberley, found'the right leg of a man dose to the spot where the other remains were picked up. The leg and foot are complete, and are encased in a whitish woollen sock and boot laoed up. The Ipoot is evidently fellowto the one previously found. They appear to have been in the water a considerable tima The matter has been reported to the coroner. ■ V

.On Thursday, when Messrs Robinson Bros.’ team was crossing the River Waiau at Cheviot, the dray capsized in m.d-stream. The shaft horse, which was a valuable one, and had taken several first and champion prizes at the shows, was drowned. The driver, who had a very narrow escape, succeeded in getting the leaders out safely.-; A lad named Andrew Chesmore, fourteen years of age, was admitted to the hospital last evening, suffering from a fracture of the left leg. He was driving in from Prebbleton and when near Riccarton his trap came into collision with another vehicle, and he was thrown out.