ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Masterton, April 20.
A youth named Chrisrian Hansen, aged 16, accidentally shot himself yesterday at Maariceville. Hansen was pigeon shooting and laid his gun on a log. Subsequently he picked it ap by the barrel when the trigger caught in the bark of the tree, and the contents were lodged in his side. Death was instantaneous.
(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wanganui, April 20.
A boy named Hamilton, rescued from the Commercial Hotel while it was burning yesterday morning, is suffering from blood poisoning. He was very bad yesterday owing to the shock, bat is better to day. HawerAj April 20,
Murdo McLean died suddenly on Saturday. The inquest showed the cauce of death to bo quinsy.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9274, 21 April 1891, Page 2
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