CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13640, 9 July 1906, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

FATAL ACCIDIvXT AWf'l/tXTOX. Inspector O'Brien received the following tehgiam from Clinion on Saturday aftcriioini:— "John ANCay, aged 26, died iliir, morning, lie received a kick on the lug while playing football last Saturday. He returned to his _work, but took ill afterwards. Dr Fleming, ot Balclutha, attended to him. and is prepared to give a eei'tilicnle that iho t-iuso of death was bloodpoisoning."

Further particulars show thai, the match was played at Oiintou on Saturday, 30th Juno. It is said that, during tho game M'k'ny was kicked on tlm leg. receiving a slight scratch, of which he took Utile notice. On the Holiday he went i.o his work on Mr TolmieV station as usual, but iii -a day or two. beginning to feel unwell, he poulticed the' SOW! Oil tilt l leg. It got. WOl'.-C, however, and he returned to his homo at Clinton. ])r Fleming, of Balclutha, 10mained with him all Friday night, and death look place soon after 8 o'clock r.n Saturday morning. Six young men wdio played in the match were quosliotK'd, but denied any knowledge of ihe deceased having been kickctl.

(Pup. United Press Association'.) CIHUSTCHCIiCH. July 3. A liilie girl named Annie. Young died while under an operation ;ii tho hospital late laH night. She had been admitted suffering from diphtheria, and tho surgeon wa.i about to cut into the trachea when

breathing (-topped. Artificial respiration was tried, but tho air could not, be induced to outer tlio lungs owing to some, obstruction.

John Wit, fallowtnan at Cawthorno's fellmongery. West Plains, was struck bv lighrning on Thursday about. 7.30 a.m. Ho was adjust iug the top of the digestor at tlio time, and was thrown back'to the floor, temporarily blinded. His moustache, evebrows, and hair were badly singed, .and be also received burns about the arms, in addition to two slight marks on tho check.