CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1898, 19 June 1890, Page 31

CASUALTIES.

A labourer, named Hugh Mackay, working on the railway at Middlemarch, died suddenly on tbe afternoon of the 11th. He was delicate, and had been drinking heavily during the preceding week. On the 7th he was seized with illness and took to his bed, remaining there till Wednesday morning. He then got up and proceeded to the Strath-Taieri Hotel, but was not supplied with liquor there, and eventually found his way to a yard at the back of the hotel, where he was seized with a severe fit, from which he never recovered. It is said that deceased was subject to violent fit«. He was 68 years of age, but it is not known whether he was single or married. The matter was reported by the local police to Coroner Carew, who, after considering the surrounding circumstances, deemed an inquest unnecessary.

An old settler named George Si napkins, who arrived at the Bay of Islands in 1840, and was present at the war with Hone Heke, died at Whakatane, Auckland, on the 10th.

J. H. Derham, surveyor, has been missing from Wellington since February 22, and on Thursday, the 12th inst. the police examined an old well at Mitchell Town, when the body, much decomposed, was discovered. The boots were identified as those worn by Perham, and as he was heard just previous to his disappearance to threaten to take his life, it is believed he committed suicide.

The body of John Menzies, a well-known Oamaru draper, was found floating in the lagoon at noon on Thursday. Deceased has been missing since 21st May. Several people say that they had seen an object in the water at this spot for some days. It is known that deceased walked down Humber street on the night he was missed, and it is very probable that he walked accidentally into the water. The depth of water where the body was floating is said to be about 10ft or 12ft, and the deceased is not the first who has fallen victim at this place.

A young man named John Sinclair, employed as a painter by Messrs Omand and Drew, met with an aocident on Friday, which had a fatal termination. He was engaged painting Mr Gillies' factory, in Cumberland street, in the afternoon, when be missed his footing, and fell from a height of 25ft, cutting his head badly and fracturing his skull. He was conveyed to the hospital, where he received medical attendance, but died at about half -past 6 o'clock.

Annie Conway, a young woman, who was running after ahansom which was beingdriven along George street on Friday afternoon, managed by some means to get her left leg caught between the spokes of one of the wheels, which, revolving, caused the limb to be broken. The sufferer was taken to the hospital.

Some human remains have been found on the beach near Helensville, Auckland. They are supposed to be those of a man named George Viness, who was drowned in the locality about 11 years ago.

The body of a young woman named Delia Lenahan, a barmaid, was found floating in the Wellington harbour on Friday morning. It is supposed to be a case of accidental drowning.

Mr Thomas Heckler has accidentally injured himself with a knife, severing the artery of his leg.

Three lads named Charles Wilson, John Somerville, and Davidson were out sailing in a boat in the lower harbour on Sunday when their boat capsized, a knot in the main sheet preventing its running through the cleat when a heavy puff of wind came on. Fortunately they were close to shore, and by holding on to the gunwales of the boat supported themselves until they drifted into shallow water.

A man named Charles Higgins, licensee of the Crown Hotel at Noraewood, H. 8., attempted Buicide by haDging himself by a swordbelt to the bannisters. He was discovered before life was extinct, but lies in a precarious condition.

The body of William Abbot, an old pensioner from the Imperial Army, was found in the Hutt river on Monday. Deceased was 70 years of age, and being shortsighted it is believed he fell over the river bank

Dr Greenwood, a very old settler, died at Motueka on * Monday, aged 87. He was the first inspector of schools at Nelson; was principal of Nelson College, and for some years Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Representatives. In the early days of the colony he and his wife, who died a few months ago, were model settlers, and exercised great hospitality.

Samuel Turtle, sharebroker, has died at Auckland from injuries received through falling down stairs at the Masonic Hotel. Devonport. Deceased was 49 years of ago, and single. His only relative is a sister in Ireland. A Masonic funeral was be given him at Tararu on Tuesday.

James Grey, a farmer residing at Eyreton, Canterbury, was thrown from his trap on Saturday, and died on Tuesday from concussion of the spino.

On Monday a loaded waggon, drawn hv seven horses on the road to Lyell from West-

port capsised. The waggon and load fell into (the Buller. One horse was killed, but the waggoner escaped. The cause of the accident was the subsidence of the road inside the crib logging. News was received in Auckland on Monday that Herbert M. Jackson, a settler in the Mahuraogi district, had been killed by a shot from a gun. No particulars are to hand, bat it is supposed that Jackson, who was a keen sportsman, had gone out shooting and was accidentally killed. Some bones recently found on the beach near Helensville are believed to be thode of a man named Charles H. Smith.

Mr Samuel Jagger, the well-known brewer, died at Auckland on Tuesday.