ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18334, 17 February 1920, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

A FRACTURED JAW. A man named James Nicholson, who resides at No. 12, Melrose Street, was engaged in lifting a tramrail in Moorhouse Avenue yesterday, when the spring jack new back, striking him on the jaw and) fracturing it. He was admitted to the Hospital for treatment. BODY WASHED ASHORE. Superintendent Dwyer, of the Christchurch police, received a telegram from Cheviot yesterday morning stating that another body had been washed ashore near the scene of the Tainui disaster. The telegram states that the body is so much decomposed that it cannot be identified. Arrangements were made to remove'the body to Cheviot by pack horse. Captain J. C.. Cowan and J. Howard (seaman) are jbh.e only victims of the disaster whose bodies have not been recovered. FALL FROM A LOFT. About three weeks ago a middle-aged man named William Baker met with an accident by falling from a loft of a building at the rear of the Methven Hotel. He was subsequently admitted to the Ashburton County Hospital, where he died on Sunday night. Baker had been working for Mr Ireland, and, according to statements made to the police, had intended to leavo Methven on the evening of the accident to proceed to Mr Ireland's farm. Next morning he was found on the floor of the building, having apparently fallen from the loft. An inquest was opened at tho hospital yesterday afternoon, when formal evidence of identification was taken. MISS MELVILLE'S DEATH. [Pee Press Association.] WANGANUI, February 16. At the inquest on the body of Miss Melville, evidence was given that deceased's mental condition had not been normal. A friend with whom she stayed at Bulls stated that Miss Melville was normal when she left on Friday to come to Wanganui to transact business, and Bhe fully intended to return the same evening. A verdict was returned that deceased met her death bv falling from a train while crossing the Ararooho Bridge, no blame being attachable to anyone. GAS POISONING. [Pkk PttXSS Absooution.] WANGANUI, February 16. John Dale, aged fifty-nine years, a married mam living apart from his wife, | was found yesterday dead in his bedroom, with the gas turned. on. At an | inquest a verdict was returned that death was due to gas poisoning while temporarily insane. UNUSUAL ACCIDENT. .[Per Press Association.] GISBORNE February 16. Norman Kelly, aged fourteen months, a son of Mr Hugh Kelly, ah employee of the Waipaoa Freezing Works, fell down a bore 17ft deep and lQin in diameter, which Mr Kelly had sunk for water. An endeavour was made to extricate the child by means of ropeß and hooks, but the. narrowness of the aperture rendered this impossible. The freezing works hands then set to work to dig the child out, and after a lono- and arduous task this was accomplished. The infant, when recovered, was unconscious and in a pitiable condition Ho died shortly afterwards.

DEATH FROM BULLET WOUND. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 16. Richard Fenby, who was admitted to the hospital on -the "morning of February 7 suffering from a bullet wound in the head, died to-»igh.t»