CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2319, 11 August 1898, Page 22

CASUALTIES.

An inquest was held at Wanganui on David Hausch, 21 years of age. who met his deat'.i by falling over a precipice 40ft high and was drowned in 3ft of water. Deceased left his camp at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, 21st, to go to a camp about 20 chains away, and missed his way. The place where the accident occurred is 20 miles distant. A party of 12 men wero 10 hours bringing the body six miles, the country is so rough. A verdict, of "Accidental drowning" was returned.

Lilian Duder, an infant, died suddenly at View Hill, apparently from the effects of vaccination.

The body of a man named Bearsley was found dead in a paddock at Paterangi, A.ucUland.

Mrs Minnie Early, an elderly woman, of Upper Kiccarton, was found dead in bed yesterday. She had been ailing for some years, but was not attended by a doctor.

James Boon, a young man, was killed while bushfelling at Makomaki, N.1., on Friday. Mr John M'Lean, living in Cumberland street, near Albany street, was found dead in his bed about 6.30 on Friday morning Doceased was about 60 years of age, and had been an invalid for the past 10 or 11 years. Owing to the fact that, ho had lost the use of his legs ho had been confined to bed for a very Ion 7 tine. An inquest was held on Friday before Mr E. H. Carow, coroner, when a verdict of " Death from senile decay " was returned.

The death wa? repoiled to the police on Thursday of Mr Henry Turnbull. of Mornington. where deceased had been living for the past 18 years. Mr Turnbull left hi» house on Thursday morning iif his usual health, and on returning at 5 p.m. complained of being unwell. He sat before the fire for awhile, and, subsequently, when he was being assisted to bed, ho fell down and expired. Death is roported to be due to heart disease. An inquest was held on Saturday last. Saturday, before Mr K. M- Oarew coroner, concerning the death of Henry Turnbull, who died somewhat suddenly on Thursday last. Tho evidence went to show that deceased (who had been 18 years in the colony) left hi- home about 1 o'clock on Thursday apparontly in his, usual health, and when he returned home about 5 o'clock he complained of being unwell. He gradually got. weaker, and died tho same evening. Dr Macphcrson deposed that he at one time had deceased vndev hi" treatment. He then was. suffering from indigestion and nervousness. Death IVib probably due to angina pectnns. A verdict in accordance with the medical le-.lravmy wa< returned. . . . A case of blood poisoning following a bito received from a pig has occurred at A.o»j rela, Southland. At the inquest on Wednesday touching the death of a girl named Ihn-a Keclor, 10 years of age. it appeared that the oirl had been in the employ for some months Sf Mr and Mr* M'Donald, attending to children and assisting in th» hoiuo. Tho girl was subject to fits. Some two or three weeks auo she entered the pig stye to clean out the trough before feeding the pig. SJrs M -Donald, hearing tho child screaming, went to the pigstye and heat off the pig with n broom- Ihe girl Kceler was lying down crying, and on examination the marks of the put's teeth were found on her right thigh. Tho &kin was broken, but thero ra very hhglit bleeding. The wound appeared to be vory blight, but a veek after it had not healed and appearoJ to be getting worse. It was then darkly discoloured and red. Mr«s M'Donald then gave it some attention. On Sunday morning last the left leg and side swelled vory much, but after a hot bath the girl did not comnlain much during the day. taking her meals as usual. During the night she complained of dryness in tho throat, and wanted to drink cold water. Milk was left for her to drink, but she helped herself to v>ater from tho ra-ngo boiler. About 6 o'clock on Monday morning Mr M'Donald heard her " making a noise with her throat." She was then given a mustard bath, but never rallied. Mr M'Donald set out to Wyndham for the doctor, but on returning in the afternoon the child was dead, death having occurred about 8 o'clock. Dr Roger's evidence was that the body was well uouriahfid* Thjara jyas a.n

abrasion about two inches long" on the leffc hip. inflamed .and in an. unhealthy ft ate. From the circumstances he would say_ that death was caused by blood poisoning. The verdict of the jury was that "' death resulted from blood poisoning caused indirectly from injuries inflicted by a pig." Frederick C. Cbittock, U6 years of age, died suddenly at Waikoikoi on Friday, the cause of death being old age, accelerated by bronchitis.

John M'Kinnon, about. 40 years of age, was admitted to the hospital on the 27th, suffering From a fracture of the left leg. He was driving a horse ab Moa Flat the previous day, and on bis touching the horse with his whip the auimal kicked out. M'Kinuon was standing on the shaft of the di-ay at the limr, and the kick caused the injury referred to.

Information h<\s been received that a Chinaman named Wong Ou was found dead in his hut at Wet Guily, Na?eby, at -5 p.m. on tho £7th ulh

A young man named Alexander Porter, oE Pwrtev Bros., traction engine proprietors, Milton, while driving their cugirc on Thursday in the vicinity of Manuka Creek, had his right arm drawn into the cogs by his sleeve catching. Tbe arm was bidly injured, and had to be amputated.

At the inquest held on the body of a settler tamed Boaruley, a widower, fouud dead in a paddock at Paterangi, a verdict was rtturued that death was caused by rhtunaatic affection of the heart. Djceasad was evidently working, as a tool was found beside the bodj, wh'ch had beet ijJDg iv the par'doiks tor weeks.

The death is announced, at the age of 76 jears, of Captaiu John I'euhaligop, who acted as relit vitig iighthouse-kceper for some time. He Lad taken part in a. naval bat 1-; in 1848, aud n ceiveti a medal aud c:asp for operations ou t l ueS>iian coast.

Christian Neiison, an old set le: at Mtttarawa, a^ci 68, hangid himself from the doorway ot' his cottage. He had bteu in bad health tot Eonie time.

Mr I'Vhmch E. Sauuders, an old tesident, and lor many years seare^ry ot the Napier Harbour B^t.rd, on the sfch.

W. Fluids was wasted off his horse v/hile crossing the Wai paw a Kiver, near lihodcs's rui 1 , and drowned.

A man named R'cbard Butler was buried ui.der a f*ll of clay at Kirk's Pottery Works, near CtiristcLurch, ou the 3rd. lie was badly ciushed, hi 1 * spine being injured aud o^b leg brokf-n. Ho was taken to the hoppltal, and dit d two hour? later

Samut-1 Strange, aged 68 yearp, a rnbbiter at Luimden, dud buddtnly on July 31. He had been drii king heavily of Ute

William 01-en, aged time ye«rs, set firo to 6on»e gorse at; filttch&lltowu. Wellingtou, aud getting too i>e»r the flames his die-s caught. The child was very severely Iv ne'', and died iv the ho'pitp-l from the ir>june«.

A youug m:<n named John o'Gco.dy bfta jusfe died iv the Timaru Hospital from the < fleets of injuries jeceived through being thrown lrom a horse in tho streets ot Timarj. In falling hi* head s^vuck the guatd post of a verandah, and bis bead was bo b%dly injured thn.fc from tbi; firs'; lilfcltt Lojie was entertained of nis ultimate recovery.

C. Tas», a railway porter, was badly injured v bile phunting afc New Plymouth ou Thursday morning, sifter tbe arrival of the msil steamer. He ft-ll (,ff the cowcatcher, acd a truck wenc over Lh legu. Ho will probably faave to lose one of them.

At the itque-ifc held ou the body of JRicbard Butler, who w»b k»ll.;<l on Ihp 3rd iusr. by a fall rf (Jay afc Kirk's Pottery- Works, the jury returi ed a vtriHe 1 ; of "Accidental death," and adihd a rider to th-} <ffict that .1 man should he, f-tatioued on lop of the clay faciDg wheu it is beirg fub in ord'-L 1 to m'u imUe the risk of accicetit from a sudden collapse.

A married woman named Mrs Jace Smith, residing in York placo. narrowly (Scaped bpiDg killed vu TburMJay. Butwten 6 and 7 o'clock she waa rrosaing Hail ray street near the Salutation Hotel when fl>e was kneeled down by a Rvfrljn trfimcar. Happily, as f«r as can be ascertained, she was thrown clear of the r#ils. She via* picked up and couvo3ed to the hospital, where id whs found that she was suffering from a slight concussion of the brain and a Svvere shakiug geuerally. Mrs Smith suffers from defective cye»ighr, ami apparently did not. notice the near apprtaoh of the tram.