ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16239, 24 November 1914, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

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■■ THAMES, November 2& J William Madden, aged 76, whakj'i' S cut his throat in an hotel where he been employed as oook, succumbed to injuries. He came from Auckland, and hSjOf-Jp'SS been in ill-health. The wound itself serious, but hie general health *9 against hie recovory. At the inquest verdict of suicide while mentally "„f§ was returned. - , ™ WESTPORT, November 23. ,-g The body of Patrick M'Oran (or M'Cann),' f ' Tj who disappeared from Murchieon (nine mile^ r .'- from Weetport) on the 26th October, was, , found in the Buller River at Westport. A-',- > - 1 verdict of found drowned, and that there ? do evidence as to how he got into the river," was returned. ,-i

While working on the depk of the Yep- r dak at Port Chalmers yesterday morning a ' man named John Nickander fell down the<hold and, striking eome ooal, rendered.« *•.; unconscious. He was removed to the Cot- - tage Hospital by Constable O'She®, and Dr' v , , : Hodges, who was called in at once, oould a find no fractured limbs,, the extent of the.' man's injury appearing to be confined to* a severe shaking and shock.