FATALITIES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 317, 22 December 1906, Page 4

FATALITIES.

I MEIiBOJIKNE, Friday. I During tho voyago of ihp steam? . or Hymettus from JCalcutta, tho . chd?f .officer,. *Mr Froggart, wat sur' perfnrtxmding fumigation, ivlicn he t became onVelopqd in 'flames,' and " succumboj to his injuries. I .'■;' 1 ' AUCELAND^ Friday. " A ixstegraxa recraved to-day siates" E that the infant child of Mr StanJ loy Brown, of Wamgiaitl, near Te Aroba, was drowned in a well . yesterday, ' . "• i "' ';PHRrSTCHURCH,' Friday. ; 'A child hainod Rita Ulack, aged . 16 months, fell 'into a t'Jb-of wai ter this afternocn* and l li'as drewn- ) ed. ! : i this afternoon by a fall of earth. 1, 1 " " v " . DUNiEMN, I',-iday. > ■ A young man. I ttamed! J anies " Percusson was 'kyied. at IfJJftijondou --Friday." \ Charley jMiipey, 68 years of , age, wiho is alleged' Ito havo toon I assaulted by a Maori named Ropoama last Satunday, died thip I evening. Tho doctor eay^ that tho 5 d«^J.)f S?l Mabey was <iue to laceraJ fi6n ofthc brain ancJ inflammation • of "the iungp. .. . ' WAIROA, IViday. 1 »Pie cyid <Jrov?i>»d -MJ (.he"' rives I fSi P9^ CJ'^f^o Ti^mtiU.'liut oaa J WEIXINGTON, Friday. ( Tho Coroner,' in summing up 'to ' W? dgPy ** Wfl uest cp Sits i Kgnsifigjon/wna'wft? -vui«a in \ I collision with a motor engine! 'sais • that on the occasion of this «teii dont thje ladies had hot tua. -sli^it- ■ est intinVation thafc,anything> wduld i cross their path, arid' tp him it 1 appeared 'that in such a rase v when \ a vehtele', caimo ' sudaenly round a ' corner and 'did clajmage these was ■ somethang' 'blameworthy in the acI tion of tho person drivingrt.'ie mo- ., tor car.r The question 1 .vas whe- [ ther the car turned the corner j, with proper precautions 'to preI- vent injury ? So far ns he tould jfl#9 titft, ' wjieft the ladies first > s»w the ear coming itcbuld not ' , have be^n more -than 24 f ee^ fr'o'm ! '! tKem, if so, h«d just four • • seconds to get out (if tjio way. ; flush* »pt J tbi6;.arlvj» L inate|ri_oJ

risMpsf the cbanc» ' of the ladies going fast or slow -across tho road to haw stopped- dead until "■ they!, were safely across. It seemed ,to him that ie Was igecat rashnesa to turn the cornor 'at 12 or 15 miles an hour, Tho jury altoe an hour's deliberation, returned tho following ver-> diet : "Vie are unanimously of opinion that Mrs Kensington met her death atcident and misad--venture by 'being tonbeked down by tho motor fire .engine, and that no blame is attachable to the driver of the cart, as -we are convinced from the evidence that he saw a clear course \when .turning, into Sp wen-street. . IWo are of opinion that the 'motor firo engine warnings are not enough from the electric iram warning bell that tomefching that should bo recognised as <a fire engine alarm should be procured, and that' strimg<*nit regulations should bo brought into force regulating tho speed of all motor vph cles. ' The jury tendered their sincere. sympathy with the 'bereaved family. ■ Tho Coroner said ho wos bound, to accept the vwdict, 'but ho wished- to say that he disagreed with it,, particularly In vieWof *the evidence' tendered- regarding the .rate of speed at which the motor .enjjiite rounded Bcm-en-st corner.