CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11398, 15 April 1899, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

(Per United Pkess Association.)

WANGANUI, April 14.

Mr N. S. Ingle, ironmonger, was found dead in bed this morning. Death was probably due to heart disease.

WELLINGTON, April 14. A four and a-half-year-old boy, named Douglas Ross, died rather suddenly. It is supposed the child consumed some whisky he found in a bottle.

Mr John W. M'lntosh, a sun of the manager of the Allandale coal mine at Shag Point, was accidentally killed on Thursday evening. Mr M'liitosh, jun., whose duty it was to attend to the pumping year, was, it is understood, riding on a truck which was going down the level, when the truck left the rails, and he was thrown oft', striking one of the posts which form the wall of the drive, with the result that his skull was fractured. Mr Allen, on learning of the casualty, left at once for the scene of the accident, and the mine was closed yesterday pending an inquest. We understand that Mr MT.itosh' the manager, was absent in the north when the accident occurred, and only returned last evening on learning of the sad fatality.

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