CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2317, 28 July 1898, Page 26

CASUALTIES.

A very old resident, of Sawyers' Biy, Mr Duncan Carmichee), was found dead in bis fccu-e f.!, 9 o'clock od Thursday by ths police. D^ctaseiJ i.i uof; kno'vu to bave any reJUtijns in the colony, alt hough it is stated iba l be bad a brother in British Co'uasbia. He wr& a n&tive of Ksrven, in Argyllshire, and waa over 80 ; ears of age. The body of the deceased \v»s examined by Dr Cunninghr.nie, who foiui'l ro m.\rk-J of violence, and death is at"i-i» ub- d to F^utrJ dec^y of tb.a a r ,stem and dL-n-'kcei h-rgeaut Gecrin, the (ffir.er in charge f\ the Pott Chalmers slaUo<i, promptly had the body removed to the morgue to await an inquesr, which wts hjld in tbe afternoon before Mr B. K. Cnrew (cor. n •'■) and a jury of s : x, of whom ".fr D. A. De Mans was cbo en foreman. William O.ir'er, a boy of some 15 jesrs, 6Vj,K>M>d ili at he knew dtcp»i<ed, wbo was a man of about SO yeirs of a>;e. lie occupied a ho'iso belonging to wituejs 1 father, and was in thereceipt of 5s weekly from tbe B?ncvi»kub Institution. Wisticss last saw him on Monday carrying fir.wuod to his houso. Hs bad Complained at times about hi 3 leg. DiOf.-Sid w«is a sober man, and appeircd (o hi it) Lis u*ual health wh™ vritnes3 Ui?t b.iw hita Constable D. H»l6u and Dr J. Ci.n'-rnyU^a.e aieo gave evidence, after which ihe jir.y returned a verdict of " Found dead."

Richard Hancock, 30 yeais (in&rrieJ) fell down the shaft tf tbe Waihi Consolidated Mice — a distance of 100ft — on tbe 19 -h ar.d vra? k 110.l instantaneously. At tbe ii quest & verdict cf " Aecidei.ta.l dta'b " v?us returned. Hancock had & conln.ct vvh : c'a wai not payiag, and went duv?n tbe &l;af& \ti!.hout changing hia clothes, intending, if the faca of tbe drive had not softened, to throw u\> the contract. He leaves a widow and four children, the youngest an infant.

A pigeon message has be3n receivad at Nelson from AOtnhaliy Bay stating that the cor.teuts ct Dr Bmjlis-'s boat were found on (he beach with Die boat floating on ils keel, but Ibere was no si^ii of tbe doctor's body.

A man named John Allan was fcund lunging iv bi» but at Winchmore, Athburton dhtricb. He appeared to bave b;en dead some dajs. The body was removed to A bburton for inquest.

In accordance with the provisions or the tufaut Life Protection Ac's an innue-.it waa held on the 20lh met. at Dnncao fifcrtet, North-Raat Valley, before Mr Coroner Car.w, upon the body of an ii.fnjjt, sgs<! five months, named Ivy Elzibelh Hill. Aver evidence had been given by Sirs Mary B^rrioian, ifilh vrhoja Ihe child was boardeJ, Dc Cloes (trho said he had no fAulb to Gad wiih t'a« euro ar.d virsing fcestowed on the child), a::d IV'zy, Col i:ig% iLspentor under the act, a vc-inirt of "Dea'.h from natural causes" wais rceortle-'.

In a fooLball ccatch at New Pymou'h on Thursday, Arthur Julian, a li^ht-Hfi^hf jockey, had his leg fractured.

Coroeial Sullivan, an old man who was arrested at Wellington on tbe 20\*i on a tharge of drunkenness, was found dead tktA uieruirgin tbe cells of the police station. '£<■"? suppo 1 en ciuse of diath was heart disoasr, a^cel-Ti/eil by excessive drinking.

rlh^r lh^ nun who committed suHde nl Cut ll'll. | Ncithcote, on the 19th JnJy, Laß at ia. c t been j identified by Reginald D xon, his mmii g mate, j a'j Cabbage B.*y. Dixon, who was ou Friday at" the AuckUud Morgue, Eaw the clothinj: ;uid booth", and stated that they are those ct hid mate, Alexander Kelly, who left the mining camp on the 14th June, for V/oikato. K-;lly, he eaid, was continually talking about what it would b« like to ba dead.

William BlonmOtfld, a young man, was killed afc Kfii'giwbaia en Thursday afteruoon whiie bushfelhng, the branch of a fiillir.g tree striking him on the head.

A boy, named John A. S. Kerr, 10 years of age, fell over a cl.ff at Sandymount, close to the Echoolhcuse, on friday afternoon, and tuslaiucd frarturos of the skull and right arm, while his shoulder was dinlc-cotad. lie was attended by Dr Cunningharne, of Porb Chalojerp, who ordered his removal to the hospital. The ambuUrce was sent down, and tbo boy btought to towD shortly aftt r midnight. Mr Alex = ruler King, an old eeltler at Benhar, rrns louud dead in hit) houvc, where he lived by himself, ouTu.'f.day, 19lb, death being dueeitber to heart, disease or apoplexy. Tho Clutha Leader states that deceased, when discovered by hi 3 brother, was lju'g 0" his fuco ou the floor. In tailing, his lace had struck the corner of the table and received ■*. elight bruise. He had also knocked over the kerouene lump which had been burning on the Üble beside him, spilling ils contents. Although tbe wick contii)U?c! to barn and ignited the kfirosouc, licking its all up, no damage was dona. This is accounted for by tho fact that the table was

covered with oilelotb, which prevented the fire in the nhort timfl it was burning from gftfciug hold of the wood. Deceased leaves two married daughters and two grown-up sons. The Oimiru papec. ret>ort that as Mr Corden, rcprescbtiiig Messrs Msrsball and Co., «i Duuedhi, waa driving fco hl»ad Cliff he met a traction engine suddenly at a sharp bend in the read. The horse weiit up a bank s.t the side of the road. Mr Garden was thrown out and tho wheels of his buggy passed over his legs. Fortuuately no bones were broken. Me Carden was a bit dazed. He says thst tho driver of the engme went ou without rendering him any assistance, and that alLhough then.i was someone in adv&nee of the er.gino, he hhd r.o light, and did nut w.irn Mr Carden of any dauber.

A gun accident ocurred at Warlcworth. Two young men named J. Buckler and Hur old llaynor went, out shooting. Buckler was lowering tho hammer of liis gun when it went oJF, and the contents of the barrel were- lodged in Hip fot and leg of Rayner. who was standing a few yards otf Kayncr vta* taken to a doctor, f.nd tho pellets wero extracted. He is a son of fie late Captain 1'). Kayncr, of the Waikatn militia.

News wr.s brought into Greymouth last week that tho remains of a woman bad been found about 10 mile.* north of Barry town. Tho body still had on part of a red jncket, and on one lop was a high lace-up boot and n black Bt«nKir<tr TLo remains are supposed tn be those (>f Mrs I'othury, who jumped off ilia Greymoutli wliaif some short time back.