FATALITIES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 10 February 1908, Page 2

FATALITIES.

[United Peess Association.] DUNEDIN, Sunday. A child named Albert John Eyan, aged 11 months, whose parents Teside in Harbour Terrace, died somewhat suddenly this morning. , Death is supposed to be due to bronchitis. The child was unwell yesterday, but the parents did not consider his illness sufficiently serious to necessitate medical aid. PAHIATUA, Saturday. A shocking accident occurred at ITangatainoka, which resulted in the death of Frederick Greaves, ton years old, son of Mr Greaves, of Mangatainoka. It appears that the boy rode his horse in to the river near the Mangatainoka bridge for the purpose of giving it a drink, when, observing some shiny substance in the w.i'er he picked it up, and placed it in his blouse. He galloped off, and he had proceeded only some fifty yards, when he discovered his clothes were on fire. The substance which he had believed to be a rare piece of metal proved to be a lump of phosphorus, which, being exposed to the air, instantly ignited. The lad, who by this time was in a mass of flames, jumped off the horse and ran in the direction of a brewery. Constable May, who happened to be in the vicinity, immediately tore off his coat and placed it round the unfortunate sufferer, and after strenuous efforts, in which ho was assisted by willing hands, he managed to extinguish the flames. The little fellow, who behaved most heroically, was in- a dreadful condition, bein? burnt from neck to knees, and in intense agony. Everything possible was done to relieve him, but faint hopes of his recovery wero entertained, and he died at two o'clock this (Sunday) morning.