ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9040, 16 February 1891, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

A MAN FOUND DEAD IN THE HARBOUR.

Oa Saturday afternoon two boys, named Frank Grant (of RaveKbournoj and Kichard Caroie, reported to the police at NorthjPunedin the dteoovery by them at 2 p.m., of the body of a man, lying faoa downwards, in the harbpur near tho old jetty at Logan'a Point. Sergeant O'Neill, to whom tbo information was given, took charge of the body, and had it removed to the Pelichet Bay Hotel. The body was quite cold when the sergeant reached it. There were no marks of violence upon it, and it did not appear to have been long in the water. Though the police used diligent endeavours to ascertain the iderttit.y of the deceased, it was not until yesterday afternoon that the body was identified as being that of Donald Cameron, a resident of Norr manby, North-Eask Valley. The deceased, whq had been in delicate health for some time, left his home at half-past 7 on Saturday morning, telling his wifo that he was going as far as the Botanical gardens for a walk. She suggested to him that he had better ccc a doctor, but he replied that a doctor could not do anything for him; and there was nothing further known about him until the discovery of his body. The deceased, was a farmer at Purakanui until recently. He' was 42 years of age, and leaves a wife and family. The matter was reported in due course to the coroner. (Pee United Pbess Assopiation.) Eeefton, February 14. An old man named George Flowers yesterday drank some sulphuric acid in mistake for ginger ale. The etnff was being removed fron? Kirwan's cordial factory, and Flowers had been in the habit of helping himself to cordials. He died at noon to-day. Westpobt, February 15. Mr G. -Carruthers, bailiff of the Resident Magistrate's Court, died suddenly this afternoon from heart disease. CEBiSTCHCTBon, February 15. The body of a middle-aged woman, named Margaret Thomson, woll-known to the police, was found in the River Avon this morning. She was seen alive last night, and nothing has transpired to show how she got into the river. The Mount Ida Chronicle reports that a fine little girl, about three years of age, the daughter of Mr Strode, Kyeburn, died on Wednesday night last from, it is said, sunstroke. The little thing was staying with her grandparents (Mr and Mrs Marslin), and was apparently quite well on Tuesday morning. During the day she became ill and was put to bed, passing away, as already stated, the following night.