WOMAN'S FATAL FALL.
SKYLIGHT GIVES WAY. • . V DROP OF FOURTEEN FEET. INSTANTANEOUS DEATH. WELLINGTON HOTEL ACCIDENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Friday. As a result of a skylight on which she .stepped giving way, Mrs.. Martha Cronin, aged 40 years, fell through into the kitchen of Barrett's Hotel shortly before noon to-day and was killed instantly. It appears that the deceased, who was a relieving waitress at the hotel, was crossing the roof to reach a bootmaker's shop on the same level, when she accidentally trod on the skylight, which gave way and precipitated her to, the kitchen some 14ft. below. It is believed that death was caused by a fracture of the skull. Mrs. Cronin only commenced duties at the hotel on Thursday.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19608, 9 April 1927, Page 10
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