ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12933, 29 September 1902, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SUDDEN DEATH. Mr Joseph Davis Dimond, a photographic enlarger, -died very suddenly at his residence, Strickland Street, Sydenham, on Saturday afternoon. Mr Dimond was returning home driving a hors© and cart about 4 p.m., and just when inside his own gate the horse shied at something, and Mr Dimond fell from his seat into the bottom of the cart and did not move. He was got inside the house, and Dr Diamond, who was passing, was called in, but could only pronounce life to be extinct. The deceased had been attended by Dr B. hi. Anderson for some time, and as he was prepared to give a certificate to the effect that death was due to heart disease, an inquest will not be necessary. Mr Dimond, who was fifty years- of age, leaves a widow and five children.

Rudolph, Kelly, the only son of Mr J. S. Kelly, of the “ Press ” staff, four years of age, met with a very painful accident yesterday morning. With his little sister, he ."was left sitting 'by a fire while his Sasents were in another part of the house, y some means the little boy’s nightdress caught fire, and before assistance could be rendered he was very badly burned about the legs and body. The child was at once removed) to the Hospital, where everything was done to alleviate the pain. At a late hour last night the little sufferer was progressing as well as could l be expected. Mr J. Trott, of Weedons, about fiftyfour years of age, became unwell when he was having dinner on Friday. He went to.his bedroom and locked) the door after him. About 8 p.m. his brother, Mr G. Trott, on entering the room, found that the unfortunate man had died. INQUEST. An inquest was held in the City Morgue on Sunday, before Mr B. Beetbam, District Coroner, touching the death of an infant female which was found dead in the North Park yesterday. Dr Irving saiid that he was unable to say whether the child had breathed or not; there were no marks of violence on the body. If the child had been born alive it could not have lived long. He thought that death was accidental. The jury, without retiring, returned a verdict in accordance , with the medical evidence.