CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11113, 14 May 1898, Page 6

CASUALTIES.

(Fee United F.RESS Association.) Blenheim, May 13. A Bad fatality occurred this morning near Renwick. Miss Kate Seymour, 24 years of age, second daughter of Mr A. C. Seymour, of Tyntesfield, accoznpaniad by two sisters, -were crossing the Omaka fiirer a-bove Renwick when the trap got into a hole and capaizud. Miss Kate Seymour was kaprisoned underneath the trap, her two sister* tewg washed down the stream. On getting ssboca they immediately set oft' for assistance, whWn unfortunately conld ooly be obtained at a ri>>tance of over a mile, where James Barry wt« engaged plonghing. He immediately procee.l-sd to the scene, and released the body of iik-i Seymour, but his Efforts were of uo avail, ihe young lady having bssn drowned while assistance was beiDg r ~TT" CaaiSTCHUKCH, May 16. A zbbd named John Barridge, aged 37, W2« found dead at Kaiapoi to*day, with the top of his head blown off. Apparently he had committed snicida. TJie trigger of his gun was tied to his foot. Deceased was a potato-digger. No cause is yet known lor the deed. A young weman namees Annie Pedofsky.who was in the service of S3:- Alexander Hastie, a farmer, near AlUnton, cropped dead in the yard »t her employer'n place a; 4 o'clock on Thursday tfternooa. Her bc<iy was examined by a doctor two hours' afterwards. Death is supposed to have been due to heart disease. The deceased was only 20 yesra cf age.

Ethet. H. Benjamin", barrister and solicitor, Aibert Buildings, Princes street, Danedin (opposite C.P.O.).haa trust moneys toleml on apprevea Becurity.-^-Adyt.