CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2332, 10 November 1898, Page 19

CASUALTIES.

A man named Hugh Kennedy Miller, aged 29, manager for Mr White, jeweller, Ohristchurch, died suddenly on the 31st ult. A holtle containing what appeared to be the remains of a sleeping draught was found - beside " the bed: At the Inquest on the Ist a verdict of death from an overdose of bromidia taken inadvertently was returned. C. Kennedy, trainer of the mare Vanilla, while exercising her at Oamaru, fell over a sheep on the racecourse, and was picked up badly injured about the head and face. Ho was taken to the hospital, where he died at 9 o'clock on the morning of the Ist. A man named Henry Grainger was drowned whilst attempting to cro^s the Rangitata River, near Temuka, about 7 p.m. on Saturday, 29th ult. The body was recovered shortly after the accident, and taken to Mr Grainger's late home, which is close to the river named. A neighbour who saw the accident from a distance thinks that Grainger was kicked on the head by his horse while struggling in the water. A young woman named Milly Hadfield threw herself off the Greymouth wharf on Wednesday night, and was drowned. She was temporarily deranged through having quarrelled with a young man to whom she was attached. On a previous occasion she was about to jump off the wharf, but was stopped by some bystanders. The body, so far, has not been recovered. A young man named Frank Fisher committed suicide by shooting himself through the head in a flax swamp at Opaki. Fisher was a native of London, 25 years of age, and only recently came to the colony. He had given way to drink of late. Thomas Pye, a child, was scalded to death through falling into a boiler at Wellington on Saturday last. The mother was washing in the yard, when the boy climbed up the boiler, and the lid tilting, he fell in. The child died in the hospital. A man, apparently over 40 years of age, was found dead on the Achray run, Canterbury. on Saturday. He is not identified. It is thought he was a swagger. About 6 p.m. on Sunday two gentlemen named Mr D. Hunter and Mr J. Mitchell were driving along Princes street south when the horse shied and bolted. The animal got beyond the control of tho driver, and the vehicle colliding with a lamp post, both occupants were thrown out. The horse got clear away, but was captured before it went far. The occupants escaped without serious injury, but Mr Mitchell was somewhat bruised and cut about the head. The vehicle, which belonged to Mr Cottle, blacksmith, King street, was badly damaged. Two sisters named Rasmussen were playing see-saw o.n a pile of timber cat Newtown, Wellington, on Monday when they fell off and the plank struck *Maud on the head. The blow fractured her skull, and she died almost immediately. Wikitoria Katene, an old Native resident and the mother of Mrs Martin ("Julia"), died at the Maori pa, Wakapuaka, on Monday. Thomas Tibbies, aged 80, was found dead in his bed at his residence, Addington. The verdict of the jury was death from senile decay. Alfred Brown, employed on the Midland railway at Staircase Gully, died suddenly ; it is supposed from a fit. He belonged to Christchurch.