ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22832, 17 March 1936, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

GIRL FATALLY INJURED FALL FROM BICYCLE. Hazel Rose Roberta, aged 16, of Dryden street, Mosgiel, who was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital at 7.10 p.m. on Sunday suffering from injuries as the result of falling off her bicycle while riding along Duke’s road, Mosgiel, died four hours and a-half later. An inquest was opened by the coroner (Mr H. W. Bundle) yesterday, and after evidence of identification had been given by the girl’s father, William Joseph Roberts, waa adjourned to enable a post-mortem examination to be conducted. DROWNING TRAGEDY BODY FOUND IN DAM. (Per United Press Association) PALMERSTON N., March 13. A drowning tragedy surrounded by unusual circumstances is reported from Sanson. The victim was Lawrence Danzel Sanson, aged 21, the youngest son of Mr A. H. Sanson, of Sanson, and employed by Colin Lawrence for the last eight months. The deceased left the farm on Friday afternoon for Otaki, which place he left at 7.30 on Sunday night. His absence over the week-end did not alarm his employer ao the deceased had been away on other occasions. When Lawrence arrived home himself about midnight on Sunday he saw Sanson’s shoes at the back door and concluded that he had gone to his room and to bed. In the morning the deceased did not appear, and an investigation revealed that the bed had not been slept in. A search was made and the body was recovered from a dam on the property, fully dressed except for his shoes. Where the deceased was lying there was only 18 inches of water. The body was taken to Bulls for the inquest. MAN’S SUDDEN DEATH (Special to Daily Times) • LAWRENCE, March 16. James Ernest Smith, a miner, a native of Arrowtown, aged 58 years, living at Beaumont, died suddenly in the magistrate’s Court at Lawrence to-day. The deceased was interested in a forestry race in which he was to appear as a witness, and during his counsel’s address he took a heart seizure. Dr Sutherland was in attendance but could do nothing. An inquest will not be necessary as he had been under medical treatment. He leaves a wife and two children at Beaumont. PILLION RIDER KILLED (Special to Daily Times) INVERCARGILL, March 16. James Butcher, aged 20, whose parents reside at Fairfax, was killed early this evening near Tuatapcre. He was pillion riding on a motor cycle ridden by George Brown Thomson, of Tuatapcre, and it is believed that the machine ran over a bank. Butcher suffered head injuries and is reported to have died almost immediately. EFFECTS OF- POISONING MAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 16. Believed to be suffering from some form of poisoning, a man, so far unidentified, was taken to the hospital from the Trenthnm racecourse. His condition to-night was stated to be fairly serious. YOUNG WOMAN’S DEATH (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 16. A young married woman, Isabella G. Hardy, was found in a critical condition in her room in Wellington shortly after mid-day to-day, and died shortly afterwards. It is believed she was suffering from the effects of poisoning. Medical assistance was summoned, but death occurred before the arrival of a doctor.