A FEWRFUL DEATH.

North Otago Times, 11 October 1907, Page 2

A FEWRFUL DEATH.

l'cr Press Awktfofc p«ii.n, Oet. 1.0. An inquest og, <tb.e body of Neil Auruatr vjpfonstpft, whail laborer, who TO fatally bumwl while cleaning out tli<i condenser of to s.s. Talunc, Was held to-day, when a verdict was roturned that -death was due to slwk causvxl by bums accidentally The jury rogardod the uso of aatod lights in a confined space, with inflammablo material, as a risky practice, ami suggested that in future co vcns llgfetg should be used. Johnston W Dvovlously 'to washing tubes with Kerosene, which hid saturated his clothes. When -deccasod's clqth.es caught fire \n endeavored to reaeh the manholo overhead, but sUprwl and fell back, becoming overpowered by the (lames whjoh, Wcloped hislody, Attempt ta roach, him proved futile till Nelsrn Prltchard, the forth engineer of the Wanimoo, carao down and gashed water over decoasod. On. tfeo arrival of the fire brigado & hose was played en Johnson. The Union Comoany's nort enfjmeef stated that he did n n t think the method adopted in the eondensftrs dangerous If ordinary care was taken.