CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2293, 10 February 1898, Page 23

CASUALTIES.

Two fishermen (Ro.«seau brothers) were caughfe in a squall off Makura, Wellington, on the lbfc. They tried to beat in, bufc the boat capsized, and both were drowned. Joeeph leaves a wife and five children. His brother was unmarried.

News was received by fche 'Frisco mail of the death of Richard Clark, son of Me J. P. Claik, LytfceltoD. He was fourth engineer on the steamer Southern Cross, bound from London to Buenos Ayres, and with lour others was killed by the boiler exploding.

A fatal accident occurred on the line of railway north of Cbri>uchurch on Wednesday, 2nd inst., by which John Richeus lost his life. He was crossiug the line in a trap when the train was approachiug, aad was run into. The trap was sm-wshed, and carried fully 50 yards along the 1 ne. Richen? was thrown oubon to his head with suffijient fores fco fracture his skull, and he died shortly after his admission to the hospital., Joß<p'i Priog, the cabman who a few dajs ago was kuocked dop/n in Princes street by a horseman, died in fche hospitr.l about halt-pas); 9 on the 2nd. He never rallied to any gre\fc exteufc since the accident, bufc on Wednesday morning he fcocrk a decided turn for the worse and died at the hour indicated.

Alexander Strachan, labourer, aged 41, while working in a drain on Kelvin road, InveroargiU, on Tharsday, was seized with a fib and fell face down in the water, and was drowned before he was discovered.

A body fouud drowned in the Whangamata, Auckland, has been ideutified as that of Walter Whi'e, a m'ner. A verdict of '■ Found drowned " was returned.

A labourer named Frederick dcx is supposed to bs drowned iv the Molyneux near Clydevale. His coat aud tools were fouad on the bank, snd there are footmarks leading into the river.

A boy named Edward Burns, aged 14, sustained soniewhab severe injuries to the palm and aome of the fiogefs of his hand at Wright's bakery, King street, through getting it amougsfc the machinery. He was taken lo tc« hospital, where he still reaiaiiis

S. W Hardy, an old s*tfc'er at the Blackburn, Waipawa, fell dead while playing with his children on Saturday nighfc.

A luaatic afc the Porirua Asylum, named Janaea Young, aged 30, raa away ou Saturday while workiug with the outdoor party, and was drowned while aHcmptfng to swim a stream. Th>3 body was taken out afc oaee, bufc too late to save life.

Mr Hugo Lipptrfc, licensee of the Scotia Hotel in Duiidas sweet, di«d suddenly ate half-past 6 on Sunday evening. He complained to his wife about 10 minutes psrevifiu^ly that he felt unwell. He sat down in a chair, bufc fell from it very shsrtly afterwards and died in a fsw seconds He had been under medical advice for besrb disease and infiuenzi, aud whs iasL peon by a doctor on Tuesday or Wednesday of iast week. The mutter will be reported fco '.he coroner, who will decide it au inquest is to be held, bufc that will depend of course upon whether the doctor, iv his knowledge of the deceased's a,ilmenfc, will give a cerfcificaie of death or not. The dfceftsed, who was a somewhat prorainoufc member oS." fch'e Masonic fraternity, was 54 years of sge, and was twite tnarned.

A boy named William Stewart, agsit 16, who lives at Poifc Cfaalmer?, was received into fcb«. hospital on Saturday morning, badly burnt about the faca. He is employed At Messrs A. and T. Burt's foundry, and was woikiag with some molten metal, when it splashed up into his face. lie is progressing favourably.

A boy named Cyril Blackford, aged six, living afe Kew, fjavticsha?u, frftciarci his elbow by i&liing off a chair on Saturday. lie waa taken to the hospital.

A mau named Giiberfc attempted io commit; suicice by cutting his throat with a razor in his bathroom at his residence in a suburb of Auckland. He did not sever the windpipe or the main fsrfceries, but he is in a critical condition through lofis of biood. Financial troubles are understood to be the uanfe. ■-