FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15384, 22 February 1912, Page 7

FATALITIES.

| (Pin Us'irrn Pntss Association.) WANCAMjI, February 21. A married man named Cliarlcfl ityland,. aged 22 years, wus killed in a gravel pis tiiis morning. Hi' was working with two. others, when a full of earth occurred, the deceased's escapo being blocked by a hand- • cart. The. others were unhurt. llyland wqs an amateur oarsman, and Has to row • at the regatta tomorrow. HAWEIIA, February 21. At the impiest touching the death of Aloxutubr Bannatyne Stewart, who shot himseli on Monday afternoon, tho jury returned n verdict that dcccased committed suicide while suffering from mental distress caused through domcatic troubles. AUCKLAND, February 21. A member of llx> firo brigade had" a narrow escape when engaged in extinguishing an outbreak of fire in Swanfion street toliipVit. 110 was near a gas meter, when tho flames caufod it to explode, and the debris dinted his helmet and the flames barnt his fare ;ind hair. Fortunately ho observed his danger, and had just stopped back into comparative safety when tho explosion occurred. Respecting the death of John Crawford, of which a few particulars (tis telegraphed) appeared yesterday morning, tho Southland 'limes jays: "Crawford was working at Waihopai with the gang engaged constructing the overhead apparatus, and lie overbalanced and fell from tho waggon on to the hard roadway. Crawford was oonveyol with all speed to tho hospital, whera his injuries were found to be of « serious nature. He never rallied, and died about 8.30 in the evening. CrawfoTd, who was onlv 26 years of age, was a married man ' witn two of a family. Ho was a imtivo of Glasgow, and lvtd been in the Dominion about iwo months."