CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13653, 24 July 1906, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

(Pee Unites Press Association.) AUCKLAND, July 23. The constable at Opotiki lias telegraphed that a Maori named Hanraki was accidentally killed yesterday afternoon through a dray, which he was driving, being capsized on the Waitoka. Gorge road, about nino miles from Opotiki.

WANGANUI, July 23. Arthur Malhiesoi), secretary of the Waverley-Waitotara Racing Club, and a well-known commission agent at Wnvcrloy. was accidentally shot at Whemikurua this morning. He was gotting through a fenco when his gun wont off.

WELLINGTON, July 23. A serious accident occurred in Manners street about 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs Spring, whose husband is a french polisher. employed in tho city, was crossing the street, when she noticed thai a tramear going towards Willis street was almost, upon her. She made an effort to get oft the line, but was caught by tho apron, and thrown on to Ihe other line, almost under the wheels of another car, which was coming from Thorndon. This car brought up almost, instantly, but too late to avoid indicting serious injuries on Mrs Spring. Her left leg was fractured and her head and body cut. and her system also received a severe shock. She was removed to the hospital.

WESTPORT, July 24. A body in a decomposed state, supposed to bo that of Harry Sheet, fireman on ihe Moura,drowned on the Bth of last month, was found in Iho Bailor River to-day. News conies from Karumea that the bodv of Captain Stenerson, master of the scow Riingi, who lost his life in tho accident that occurred last week- while survey soundings wero being taken on tho liar, was found two miles north of the Knramea to-day.

CHRISTC'IIUnCH, July 23. At thrs inquest to-day touching the (loath of Elizaliotli French, married, aged 40, who died suddenly yesterday morning, a verdict of death from gastric'irritation was returned. F. J. Bidnioado, 58 years of age, a memlior of the Conciliation Board, representing the workers, was found dead 'in bed this morning. • Bidmeade was for many years a compositor in the Lyttclton Times office hefore the linotype was introduced. Deceased had been living by himself, and is supposed to have been dead for thrco days when found. At the inquest a ver-

ict was returned that death was duo to fart failure.

Our Cromwell correspondent reports:— A very distressing accident happened at. Malta rora on Fridav to Miss Marion Ewing, eldest daughter of Mr J. B. Ewing, It appears that Miss Ewing has boon in poor health for some time, and il is surmised that she look a fit and fell into the tiro, being severely burnt about the bodv. Dr Waddoll, of Pembroke, left by steamer on Saturday morning to attend the sufferer, hut news has come to hand that she died from the injuries.

A ease of ptomaine poisoning occurred at Waimumu on Sunday (says the Gore Standard) through the eating'of American tinned salmon. Tho victim, an elderly man, ate a hearty meal of salmon on Saturday night, and about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning commenced .to retch ! violently and otherwise show symptoms of poisoning, Dr Copland was sent for. and upon arrival found the sufferer' in a bad way, the poisoning having affected him in a virulent form. However, tho doctor treated him successfully, and tho victim was later enabled to come into town. He is now out of danger, , Our Palmerstotl correspondent states that an inquest was held on Saturday at Moir's Hotel, Dunback, before Mr C." 11. Clark, J.P., and a jury of six, of whom Mr Jas. Phillips was chosen foreman, on the body of David Evans, an old-age pensioner, who was found drowned on tho previous dav in a watorholo amongst tho tailings o"f the abandoned Inchdale dredging claim. The evidence showed that tho old man, who was extremely feeble and apparently in tho last stages of senile decav. lived by himself in a hut in Shag- Valley." The baker who supplied him with bread noticed that tho box iii which tho bread was usually left had not boon emptied, and investigations led to the discovery of tho body. Tho deceased was in the hnbit of wandering about collecting firewood. Tho hole in which the body was found had steep, sloping sides, composed of loose shingle, wliieli gave way at every step. The depth of water at the bottom was from sft to 6ft. The jury returned a verdict that the. deceased was found drowned, but that there was not sufficient evidenco to show how : ho got into the water.