ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7091, 27 August 1901, Page 3

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

(Per Press Association.)

'::-: v: .' : DtTNEDIN, August 26. At an inquest on Hugh McDermott, who was'killed.by (C tram-car, the jury returned a verdict that.deceased was accidehtally run over, no blame beingattachable to anyone. '.'■■■..■ '■.- '.: - ■ Ohwstchubch, August 26. At the inquest^ on Prank Hopkins, a verdict wafr-returned of suicide whilein a.state of unsound mind;" ':'. . :

'. •_■" '• : '■' .■■■'.' August 27; ■ James' McNaugliton, a -shepherd at St. Albans, was found at 7.30 this morning in a'bedrooni with his throat cut. It is ii supposed case of suicide. ' .;■.'. . . WESTi;ORT,AIIgnst2G., At an inquest"touching the death of William Lawrie, the jury returned a verdict that the.deceased met his death accidentally;;b;f afall of earth in a cutting in the Westport railway yard, and no blame was attachable to anyone. ;Feathekst6n,- August 26. . A pair of horses attached to a phaeton, occupied by Mrs Tullook, Misses Tullock (2) and Miss Orr, bolted down Bidwill's cutting, near Maryborough, on Sunday afternoon, with the result that the: occupants were thrown out and badly bruised, and,the vehicle considerably damaged.,,...,. : ,>.._.. '.■;;.. /',.'..;

.->'■. Woodvilie, August 27. -^The iiifunt son of P. Kelly, borough ranger, two- years old, fell into a creek. The mother jumped into the pool, and when.neighbours reached the-'spot she was.under water and insensible. ' Some difficulty was experienced in getting her out and she was unconscious for twelve hours. All'attempts' to resuscitate the baby'failed.

=. . Napieh, August.27. The inquest on the body of "Elizabeth" Schmidts, an infant found dead in bed, was resumed at Hastings this morning. The jury returned.a verdict that death was due to suffocation, but there was no evidence to show." whether accidental or otherwise. A rider was added to the verdict that the mother was guilty of culpable negligence.