CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1921, 14 September 1888, Page 22

CASUALTIES.

Frank Eady, formerly third officer of tbe Whampoai was promoted to be fit sb officer on a steamer trading from Hongkong to Canton, end in trying to rescue a p issetigi:r who attempted suicide Eady wa9 drowned. Deceased fcas relatives in Auckaud, who were expecting jiiin on Friday, but- instead of &eeiug him received new« of bfe death.

At l&urakarHj Auckland, a Native named Karatina Ruru was burned almost to death by the tent in which he was sleeping catching fire. He was asleep, and a candle which hud been left burning fell over and the canvas caught fire. Before the man was awakened by a little boy,

who had also been sleeping in tbe tent, be had received severe burns. The child was not injured. A fatal accident occurred near Roxburgh on Saturday morning, a little boy, tbe second son of Mr W. Telford, falling into the Clutha river and being drowned. A middle-aged man named Robert Russell fell from the roof of the Palace Skating Rink, Cnristchuroh, where he was working, on Monday evening. He fractured some ribs, sustained internal injuries, and died on Tuesday morning. He was married, and leaves a family. At the inquest a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned, no blame b^ing attachable to auybody. It appears that the little boy, the son of Mr Telford, drowned at Roxburgh on Saturday, went too near the bank, where the earth is loose and overhanging, the piece on which he stood suddenly went from under his feet, and the poor little fellow was launched into the river, which runs fast and d<-ep at this spot. The body has not yet been recovered.

An old digger, named Fihher, well known in Tapnuui, was found dead in his hut, near the old Switzers road, on Tuesday morning, by a man named Douglas, who was out searching for horses. The Tapanui Courier states that deceased had been gold digging as a " hatter " in the locality of his hut for some years.

Inspector Thompson (says the North Otago Times) has received information from Constable Bradahaw that two children of Jameß Jameson were getting scrub at Sandhurst on Monday night, and, kindling a fire, the clothing of one naught the flame, and the child was so severely burned that it died on Tuesday morning.

Tho 13 months old daughter of Mr David B^'ans, of Otautau, was playing about the chaffcutter while cutting operations were going on. By some means the child unnoticed got the second finger of her right hand in a cog wheel, and it was taken off by the second joint.