CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10418, 22 July 1895, Page 3

CASUALTIES.

(Per United Press Association.) j Auckland,' July 20.

Samuel'Vickers, 92 years of age, formerly a sharebroker and an old colonist, is dead. He landed in Taranaki in 1850, and afterwards camo to Auckland, \ Westport, July 20. . A girl named Galvin, 11 years old, living at Add: son's-Flat,- was brought to town to-day suffaring froru shocking burns. It appears a number of children set Ore to soma mshis and debris, when tho girl's clothes caught fief.' mid were burned off hsr body. The sufferer died this morning. ■.'.-..-

iNVEBCAKGILt, July 21. " Charles Halliday, a settler at Grove tin-h, having been missing ■ for a week;, ComUWe Emerson was sent out to ■■■'investigate. ".. H>! found Hallidaj's hut closed up, and the doors looked from, inside. H. therefore broke iii, and found Halli.diiy dead in bed with a box of matches in his band. Thtji-a were no sign-, of violence, but deceased had vomited,'.and, there was a cup besido him containing what seemed to be tea. Halliday was eccentric and an unpleasant neighbour-^-always talking of; shooting people. He was lastsseiion Monday. Later in the week a bailiff, Who went to execute a warraut, did not |jet admission, but 'sajs/ho; ke&rd a movement.in the hcuaeJ.-,-.' . ' .'.'■','.' "* - •

Hugh. M.'Kferrow, in charge of the gang of co-oi)fcratiyo workers ..at Ecrest, Hill died suddenly yesterday. He complained of: illness andwent into a hut, and some time alter was found there dead. _:...-'■ '.

A Chinaman named Ah' Shoo n was found dead in his hut on the bank of the river near Clyde on Saturday, • Au inquest ;wjll be held t>day. ...... ff- : ;.• f. ffffy/7 - '

A woman named Alice LVkeman, residing at South D duedin, attempted to commit' suicide by drowning herself iv the shrf: at the 'Ocean Beach about .9 .o'clock.'on: Saturday morning. Bhf> was noticed in tiie waves by a signalman stat'iotied at the central battery, and, Sergeaufcm«.jor Backer, with the assistance of two of the men, effected ber rescue.- She was, brought'to town, and as'it was Found that-she-was of unsound mind she was committed* to the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum.. '' . ; '. -"'.'/■.