CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11924, 24 December 1900, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

(Pkr United fnuss Assooiatiox.)

NAPTER, December 22.

i James Stark, a well-known farmer, was | found dead at Mohaka. He died from a gunshot wound. No particular? are to hand as to whether it was accidentally caused or TCAAYERA, December 22. Mr C. M\ Matthews, eolicitor. an old resident in Hawera, was found dead in lvia bod this morning. He retired in his usual health last night. HOKITfKA, December 22. Alfred Crees, a miner. 61 years old, dropped dead last night al- Bark Creek when returning from work. ' A man named Duncan M'Donald, a resident of South Duuedin, who has been working on tho Ot-ugo Central, was coming to town on Saturday night by train, when he fell off in the neighbourhood, of the Chain Hills tunnel, and sustained a fracture of f ho arm, beside getting bruised about the legs and face. He -was taken tn the horpital, and, his injuries having been attended to. went io his home yesterday.

Mr Georgo Orosbio, fnrmor, of Glenninc, near was thrown from his trap at YVyiidl.iiin I'Vrry on Friday nighi when returning home from Wyndliam. He was found unconscious liy Mr George Milne, coach-driver, on the Menzio's Ferry bridge, with some scalp -Hounds. Ho was at mice attended to. It is f cured lie lias sustained revere injury to his spine.

A woman named Margaret Speiiee, who is 60 yearn of age, and resides* at South Dunediii, while attending In household diiticF, fell over a bucket ami fradural thcoo of her ribs on Saturday afternoon. Sho received attention at tho hospital, whither she was conveyed.

A boy named Robert Magnus, some 1+ year:; of age, met with rather a nasty accident at Port Chalmers on Friday. He'was engaged in harnessing a horse belonging Io Mr .Sulton, giocer, when thn animal kicked him on the head and knocked him down, inflicting a wound about Sin long ovo>' the right cvo, and fracturing the skull. The boy in falling injured his hip. Ho was removed to his parents' residence, and attended io by Dr Hen dry. Ho was progressing favourably yesterday aftornoon.

An accident, which resulted rather seriously, happened Io a Chinaman named .long Gin<_>on Saturday morning. He was engaged in gardening at Kaikorai, and was driving his cart to town in the morning, when the strains of a Jargr, barrel organ frightened his horse. Tho organ was stopped while the cart was approaching, but as I he animal came near tho instrument it shied violently, and threw tho Chinaman to the ground. The wheel wont over the kilter's let!- shoulder, injuring tho part severely, crushing several ribs on the same side, damaging tho lung, and inflicting a number of bruises on his head. He was taken to the hospital, Iml, serious as the injuries are, no doubt; is entertained as to the

The Tininru Hcra-M rq)ovls a fatal arcident at I.Utle River on Wednesday last about 10 p.m. Airs Fulton :\w\ Mrs'S. Priest were driving down a hill, when (he former got out to drive some cattle oil' thi: road. Almost immediately she heard Mim Triest call out. and tlmn tiiern was a cranh. the j>i»' leaving the road and rolling down a bank.' iioth Mrs Priest and the hoi>-o wore afterwards found dead.

A yormtf man named W. Wilson met his dentil at Naseby last week in 11 ratlier peculiar manner. On Friday week he was practising jumping- at Hyclo, in company with somu other young men, but immediately afterwards oomplnined of a pain in the abdomen. He was taken to tlio Ns>pcby Hospital on Sunday, bul died ll\o following day. Accordintr to the Km-niv corrcspondcut of tho Oamnru ilail, a -shooting uceidont occurred at Kurow on Tuesday, tho victim being a ];k1 named j\f'Farlane. Some others wero practising shooting with a pea rifle,

when a bullet from the rifle entered his neck, fortunately arid "miraculously missing all vital spots, and embedded itself somewiiero ill the vicinity. Drs Steve is and Plaits were promptly in attendance, but, failing to discover Hie whereabouts of the missile, the sufferer was taken to Dunedin to have it extracted by (he aid of the X rays.