FATAL ACCIDENT AT OHINEMUTU.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4731, 15 January 1877, Page 4

FATAL ACCIDENT AT OHINEMUTU.

The Bay of Plenty Times of Wednesday has the following :— ■• Captain Tovey, J.P., Coroner, held an inquest at Ohinemntu, on Saturday, on the body of Helen Hinemoa Wilson, aged two years and eight months, the youngest daughter of Mr. Isaac Wilson, of that township, who died on Friday, from fallint; into a hole of boiling water in her father's garden. It was adduced in theeyidence that there is a boiling spring at the foot of Mr. .Wilson's garden, and that near to. it.a hole has been dug, and a barrel pufc in the ground, into which the boiling water from the spring is conducted for washing and other The spring was protected by a fence, .but there was nothing round the top ;of the,hole to prevent -people from falling in. The. poor little child fell into [ this hole, and died halfan-hour afterwards, though, without suffering any pain after she was taken out of the water. The jury returned the following verdict :—• That tlie deceased was accidentally scalded to death • in consequence of falling into a boiling spring at; Ohinemutu;' and added, as a. rider, 'That the ijury are of opinion that the dangerous spot near Wilson's Hotel, where the accident happened, should be aft once fenced ; off, according to his espresyed intention, by the proprietor, to pw.entf, fnrther accidents.' " ■