CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2157, 27 June 1895, Page 34

CASUALTIES.

A man named Fleming, who is deaf and dumb and Wfis living with the Maoris near Mtngnpni, Auckland, has been lost in the bush between there and Tokstoka. It is believed he b*s perished owing to the severe weather. A search party found uo traces of him. The boy Bertie Prosser, who was taken to the hospital on Thursday suffering from severe burns, died at the institution about half-paflt 6 on Friday evening. A ruan named Jackson Mavitta was found dead in his tent at Forfcrose on Thursday afternoon. He had be nin the township on the previous day and was then apparently in gcod health. A child named Agnes M'Queen, liviß« at Ravenobourne, was admitted to the honpiul on Friday suffering from severe burns. Her condition is not considered serious. Newh has been received of the death of \V. PrJngle, which took pltce on board tbo New Zealand Sleanr-hip C-Jtnpaiiy'a air anoer Tongariro. It appears, on the day after the vef«el left Wellifgloj, Prin&le waa thrown on the deck between a heavy lurch, and two of his riba were broken. He received every attention from Dr Purch»(i, chip's surgeon^. The shock to his syfttem was too mnch tor him. A swre mishap befell a little boy named B(!rti« Projser, three years old, ajjrandchild of Mr Kirk, of the Ocean View. Hotel, South Dunediu, on Thursday. He and.his little uster, four yeir~B of age, got out of bed about 8 o'clock in the morning, when the little girl began playing with a box of m itches, which became ignited and set fire by eonoe mearjs to the little bo>'s nightdress. The mother hearing the ciies rustKd upstair*, and the fire was extinguished, but uot betore the little fellow's side had b«en I badly burnt. Dr. Burnett was called in, and ordered the child's removal to the hospital, where ho lies in a critical condition. Our Lawrence correspondent supplies the following particulars of the fatal accident on Friday afternoon, the victim being Mr« Cop< Und, relict of the late Mr John Copland, solicitor, of LawreuCd : — Mrs Copland, who was tota'ly blind, had been for some time b*ck living alone, one of the neighbours (Mrs CUrk) taking her rreils to her and giving her all necessary attention. On taking her tea to the house ou Friday afternoon, Mrs Clark found the bedroom dodr fastened and smoke issuing therefrom, An a.arm was given, and on Sergeant Conn forcing the door Mrs Copland was found de»d, sitting on a chair near the bed, her cljthirg having been burnt off her body, and the bedclothes on fire. The Fire Brigade were immediately on the Bpot, and the i lire extinguished. Ifc is ,eaid a kerosene lamp was lying broken on the floor, which may po?sibly have been alight to keep tbe room warm, and Mrs Copland, being blind, ra*y have accidentally upset it and set fire to her clothing or tbe bedclothes. Being an old resident, and go helpless, her sad end has caused quite » shock to tbe whole community. I Mari H.>ki, a Native woman, was found dead ; at Gisborno on Tuesday morning. When returning home on Monday night she was the worie i of liquor, and must have fallen from her hotes : and been drsgged for some distance, receiviog fatal injuriett. The inqoe3t on the body of Thom*R GuUery, a Bounds settler, who died in the Picton Hospital on Monday after a spell of unconsciousness lasting from Satnrday night, wbeo he received a blow from George Harris, has been postponed till Saturday. A young man named James Bain, aged 19, was accidentally killed in the Westport-Cardiff Coal Company's mine at Mokihinui on the 17th inst. He was engiged filling a truck, when a large quantity of coal fell from the roof, almost i completely burying him. He was got out immediately, but died within a quarter of an 1 hour in Mr J. White's arms. Deceased's parent* are well-known and respected residents of Denniston and Mokihinui.

The arrivals in the colony during May were 1503, and the departures 2491. One hundred and fifty came from the Uoited Kingdom, 1082 from New South Wales, 183 from Victoria, 62 from Tasmania> 6 from Fiji, 21 from the Paciflo Islands, and 9 from other foreign ports. The depariu'es were: To the United Kingdom 345, Nsw Fouth Wales 1640, Victoria 347, Ta-manis 66, Fiji 21. other ports 5, possessions 9, Pacific IManUa 17, other foreign ports 46; total 2491. TCNO'S "FRUIT SALT" is particularly valuable.—No TRAVELLER should leave home with. out a supply, for by its use the most dangerous forms of FEVERS, BLOOD POISONS &c., are prevented and cn«d. It is. in truth, a FAMILY MEDICINE CHEST in the simplest yet most potent form. Instead of being bwermg to the bystcm. this preparation is in the highest degree invigorating. Its effect in relieving thirst, giving tone to the system, and aiding digestion is moat striking. Sold by &U Chemists and Stores.