CASUALTIES,

Otago Witness, Issue 2302, 14 April 1898, Page 23

CASUALTIES,

A privafca letter recounts an interesting cfe*cumstance in connection with the death of Sciascia at Portland Island. While the bull was tossing his body abcut a large red cow repeatedly charged him, vud at the same time the station horse wzs galloping round and round tha bull. In the opinion of those who saw them both animals were designedly trying to drive the animal away from its victim.

A body found floating in the Wellington harbour has been identified us that of Warswick, the quartermaster of the Rimutaka, who was reported missing after the steamer's am? val in Cbristchurch last week. He had beea 10 years in the company's Bsrvice.

A lasner named August Renai-d, 70 years o£ age, who resided near Arrowfcown, died very suddenly on the 6fch. Ho was going along the Macetown road in a waggon, when he suddenly began to cough and bleed from the mouth. He died in a few minutes, having apparently barss a blood vesasl. Tiie body was taken to Arrowtown and the matter reported to the coroner. Deceased was a single man.

Mis 3 Sheath died at Auckland on the sth from burns she received a fortnight ago.

At the inquest on Charles Henderson, killed at the reclamation works at Auckland, a verdict of " Accidental death " was returned, no blame being attached to anyone. J

A boy named Thomas Gillespie, 10 years of sge, sustained a fractured thigh at Hyde oh the 6,h through being kicked by a horse. He wrs brought to the Dunedia Hospital by tae evening train.

A boy named James SimpsoD, six years of age, who lives at Serpentine avenue, had his left leg broken on the 6lh whilst playing amongst some timber at the wharf. He was taken to the hospital and attended to, and afterwards removed to his home.

John Donds, aged 63, & very old settler of Mount Grey Downs, Canterbury, died suddenly on the 7tb, it if supposed from heart disease.

One of the horses in «tn Auckland 'bus bolted on Saturday -at Mount Eden. A woman on tha front seat becoming alarmed clutched hold of the reins, and while the driver was struggling to get them from her and control the horses the 'bus ran into a telegraph post. The driver, Ambrose Sadgrove, received severe cuta and contusions, and was sent to the hospital. The woman and a boy were also hurt. One of the horses was co badly injured that it had to ba destroyed. A miner named William Mangin was killed on the 7th in the Waihi Silverton mine through a set: of timbers giving way and mullock burying him. He was a single man, a native of Victoria, and 30 years of age, and only started work on Mouday. Cochrane, his mate, had time to jump back. He was caught by one foot, which was sprained in being dragged out. Spooner, working behind them in the shaft, escaped unhurt.

The following is from Auckland under date 9bh inst • — At the inquest into the circumstances attending the fatal accident in the Silver ton mine to Wm, Maginn, Mr Coutts, mining inspector, who visited the scene of the catastrophe, gava evidence explaining how the accident occurred, as also did Mr Moore, mine manager The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," adding a rider that the manager should exerciao greater precaution in timbering the ahaffc. A horrible circumstance in connection with the accident is that the deceased's body whilst lying in Tanner's Hall on Thursday night was attacked by rats and tho features terribly mutilated.

A serious accident occurred at Motueka on Friday morning. The five-year-old daughter of Robsrb Stiles, of Nelson, was playing in a yard attached to the Motueka Hotei stables, when phe got in th.9 way of a horse, which either stepped on or kice^d the child, badly fracturing her skull. She is in a critic&l condition.

A young man, W. F. Bowring, mat with a serious guv accident at Christchurch on Friday. He had shot a hare with one barrel, and used the butt to knock over another, when the guv went off. The charge lodged in his side. Bowring is in a serious condition. The night train from Dunedin on Thursday was delayed by the guard falling off between Ownaru and Pukeuri. A passet-ger crawled along the top of the train and informed tha driver, and the train ran back. The guard was not much hurt.

A young man named James Brown accidentally shot himstslf in the knee while out shooting at Seacliff on Saturday. He was taken to tha hospital.

David Lynch, a labourer, 49 years of age, was found drowned on Sunday at tho breastwork in Quay street, Auckland. He was living apart from hia family. Thomas Seaman fell off his horse pear Blastertoa on the 23rd, and tustained concussioa of the brain, from which he died on Monday.