FATALITIES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 April 1907, Page 4

FATALITIES.

J : CHRISTCHURCH, Thurs. J An inquest was opened this afternoon j touching the death of the man who was : found lying by the' railway track, near the Addington station after the second 1 express for the South had, passed. Evidence \vas given that the man, whose 1 iderttity remains unknown, was standing on the piatform of one of the carriages of the express, when he swung round and fell off. The axle-box - struck his head and killed him. The 3 guardj however, was not informed of the circumstance until five miles below f Dunsandel, and the Coroner said it - was a most extraordinary thing that 3 thoso who saw the accident said nothing to the guard. Yesterday the 5 body was identified as that of Edward McArtulty, of Kyle, near -Ashburton, „ but it turns out that McAnulty is alive, and the inquest was adjourned i, till Monday night in order that further inquiries might be made. To-night the 2 man was identified as Neil McNeilc, a labourer, of the Ashburton-Mount Som- •- ers-Methven district. DUNEDIN, Thurs. i- An old man named John Burns, was .- knocked over and killed by, a shunting f waggon in the railway yard at Balcluf tha at 5.20 p.m. to-day. As far as y could be ascertained he had no relatives in the district, y OAMARU, Thursday; j A lad named Oliver Ward, aged 13 c years, who was a telegraph messenger, died suddenly while playing football t this afternoon. . Ho had been playing 0 a hard game, but feeling unwell he walked off, telling the touchlino umpire 1 that he had had enough of it. Shortly afterwards he began to stagger, and vomited, and almost immediately exEired. It was thought that he had e.'n kicked during the game, but no t bri i;e coud be found on his body.