casualties.

Otago Witness, Issue 2210, 9 July 1896, Page 30

casualties.

A man named Henry Strong, who resides at Green Island, was received into the hospital on Saturday evening suffering from a fracture of the right leg. Strong was proceeding to his home by way of the Caversham Valley road. Somr distance below the Industrial School, the night being dark and th«r<3 being no light whatever on the road, he approached too near the edge of the footpath, slipped, and fell, .break* ing a leg a little above the ankle. Fortunately for him his appeal for assistance was heard, and a messenger despatched for Mr Loring, of tn« Railway department, who kindly ran up the hill for nearly a mile to render first aid. Mr M'Ewen, an expr >i<i>mio, also very kindly harnessed his horse, aud, although not well himself, proceeded to the spot sud conveyed the- man to the hospital, As the man desired to go home an attempt was made before sending him to the hospital to obtain the services of a medical man, but without flucceas. Considering the large population in >' avereham and the F<at it is surprising that

some inducement v not hcla out to a medical

man to take up his residence in the district. In .view of the large number of persons who use the Cuversham Valley road it is to bs regretted that the C&vursham B trough Council cannot see its way to erect another lamp on the road. Strong is 56 years of age, and by a wife 1 and 11 young children The body ot Frederic* Grey, drowned at Hafco North, Auckland, has been recovered.

A painter namsd Jas., Mills, a single man,

aged 50, a resident of Upper Huct, while walking in the direction of the railway station there on tii* 30 fib ult., in company with a settler named Benge, suddenly dropped down and expired in a few miuut s Deceased has been under treatment by Dr Purdy, and was on his way to Wellington Hospital when death ensued. The cause is supposed to be failure of the heart's action.

The Timaru Herald states that a rather sudden death occurred at Geraldine on the 28th nit. A young man named Gtorge Fifleld, 17 years of age, was carrying a bag of chaff at bis parents' plac« on the Qeraldine Downs, when he became dizzy. Throwing dowu the chaff, he went into the house and expired in less than half an hour is a kind of np&sniodio fit. Dr Teevau was promptly summoned, but deceased was beyond rtoovery.

A bootmaker named Amo* Buroh committed suicide at Waimate on the 29th ult. by cutting his throat. The deed was done bihind the counter of his shop. A deposit receipt r or £100 «rai found on him, also notes aud change At the inquest on the 30th ulk a verdico w»h ieturned that the deed was committed while temporarily insane. Diseased had been in business in Waimate for many years.

Mr Roxburgh, contractor for th-s second section of tke Komata district road, Auckland, met with a shocking accident. He had charged a hole in a rock with powder and fuse, and hed ignited it, but as it did not ;i(.ipear to be burning p'operly be m*df on examination, when an explosion occurred. Roxburgh was thrown, some distance, and had his face so muoh burned and out that be is not reoognis&ble. He also had a great cut iv his neck and arm. Rnd.hia eyesight will probably be permanently injured. Mr Ewart, an old resident at Quartz Beef Point, was so severely injured by a fall of earth iv his olaim on the 30 h ult. tbat he died next day in the Cromwell Hospital. Both legs were broken, and his back w*s also injured.

A telegram was received at Auckland on the 2nd inst. from Mr T. H. Fleming thut Jule6 Wilson had dropped down dead at Te Puke Waioraug iraa, to which place he had gona on the previous day from Auckland ou mining business. Wi'son w*s for nine, j e*ru a teachi-r of languages, and took great interest in deep level mining, and was instrumental in bringing the matter uuder the notice of Baron J*mes de Hirsch, whose representative here he afterwards became. From fuller details it appears that Wilcon who lefo Auckland ou ihe 15th inst., was apparently in his usual ,h«alth. He was at Te Puke with Mr Malcolm Fleming for the. purpose of i»*p j cting a mining property known as Fletcht r's Freehold. After some time spent io th»- workings in company with Mr Fleming and Mr and Mrs Qalbraitb, he proceeded to^thetop of the range. On reaching the summit, he 6tretnhed out his arms and exclaimed, *' What lovely scenery ! " and then immediately fell to the ground. His compinions at once went t>» hi" assistance and rained him, but he w&« quite d- ad.

Mr J. J. Lawfon, resident engineer afc Wang&nni of the Taranftki-N*pier section of railways, was knocked off a train qn the 2nd inst. ' while crossing the Pohangina bridge near Ashurst. Ho fell into the rim- and was , drownedl It appears he was leaniugvover the platform of the train to ascertain the'&mount of damage done to the bridge by th? late flood?, j <wh«n >iis head cune i'^o contnot one of ; the iron girders. The force of the blow , knocked him off th? train into the river below. J Two men engaged in fff 'ctiug repairs to the ' bridge saw the body falling and jumped into the river. They endeavoursd to fiud the body by following the blood marks which discoloured I the river. The men and others searched until '■ dark, but their efforts were fruitless Mr Law- ! son, who was a »on of the official assignee at ' Auckland, was 38 years of age. and unmarried. Mr Lowe, chief eogineer, was on the train andorganised a search party. |

A youth named James M'E*dyen, while playing football at South Dunedin on Saturday, w»8 knocked down and received a fracture of the right leg. He was cooyeyed to the hospital, where the ii'jured member was set.

A young man named O'eiry, employed at the Ot€k*ike station, fell cfi a drty on the 3rd, and was killed by tbe wheel pawing over his head.

The remains oE an elderly man are reported to have been found in a ditusad hut at the baok of Elworthy's run. 22 miles from Timaru. The shepherd who found them esfcimites that they have lain t,her« for three or four months. The body was brought into town on Saturday by the, police. In ie that of an elderly man, apparently a sailor (so it is judged from the clothing). It is almost a skeleton, and must have ', Jain there some months. There is no clue as '• to the identity. i

•The body of the girl found on the 2nd inst. at Tauranga was brought ioto Auckland by the police, and pmved, as expected, to be the body of Blanche Syk'-s whose mother resides in Au*kis>nd The rH, nho \v*B 17 years of age, was emiiloy. d as a gei.eri! o P -vanS \h Tauranga four weeks ago. She &fclea*'-ed ». m-»-tin<j of the Salvation army, and waslasi sp-n lire leaving j the barracks. It was presnm-d she had gone to Auckland by the steamer which had lrfc that evening, but her mother writing for information as to her whereabouts gave rise to a suspicion that she had met with a mishap.

Miss Cunningham, aged 16, employed an a machinist in O'Brien's boot factory, Christobnrch, had her scalp completely torn off by machinery on Monday, lbs maohiasrj.

is well protected to prevent accidents, bub she stooped -to look for a -screw that another girl had dropped, and her hair hanging -down caught on the shaft, the scalp being immediately torn off. The girl was taken to the hospital and the scalp was replaced. It is not known yet whether it will adhere.

A uuuu named William Marshall was found dead in the Government domain at Auckland. He must have been dead for some days. At the inquest s, verdict of •• Death from want of nourishment and exposure " was returned. He was locked up for drunkenness a week or two previoucly.

A lO'ing man named Scandrefct has been missing from Fielding since Sunday, and his body w.is iouud on Tuesday in the Oroua river. He w*6 omployedaa a clerk in the Bank of New Zealand, and his friends reside at Irivercargill.