CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2370, 3 August 1899, Page 25

CASUALTIES.

An infant daughter of John Matheson, of Ohatton, near Gore, died " suddenly of convulsions on- Thursday. | The West Coast Times states that an unfortunate Chinamen was found to have been burned to death in his hut near Stafford on Friday night. How the sad fatality arose is only a matter of conjecture. A woman hurrying to give tsvidence in the Christchurch Police Court on Wednesday, the 26th, slipped on the footpath and ' broke her arm. A horse, valued at £28, j fell at Rangiora, and had to be destroyed on account of the injuries. A man, named Fred Finn, iabbiting beyond the Pomahaka, on Moa Flat station, w«s brought into Roxburgh on Wednesday suffering from severe frost bite in one foot and slightly in the "other. — Mount Benger j Mail. A horse, while being driven through Burnside by a man named Edward Wright, on Friday, started kicking, and struck the \ driver on the knee, fracturing the kneci cap. Wright, who belongs to Mosgiel, was j brought to town by train, and conveyed to i the hospital. Henry Firth, the victim if the bicycle accident at Auckland, after lingering a month with paralysis, died on Thursday aright. He leaves a widow and family. The police received word on Thursday night that Peter Bell, a publican belonging to Long Gully, near Lake Wakatipu, had been found on the Skippers Saddle on Tuesday, perishing from the cold and badly frostbitten. It appeared that deceased was i attempting to cross the saddle, when he • was thrown from his horse. About 16 hours elapsed before he was discovered, and . he was then suffering terribly from frostbites. On the following day he sue- ■ cumbed to the effects of the exposure to 1 the weather. Deceased was 70 years of age. About 4 o'clock on the 26th ult. the police received word that a body was floating in the harbour near the wharves j Constables Reidy and Moore went out lo recover it, and, having done so, removed it \ to the Wharf Hotel. Decomposition had ! set in to such an extent that identification ! has been rendered , somewhat difficult. The j body was clothed in a brown tweed suit; j had lace-up ' boots on ; height about j sft 9in ; medium build. The face was ! clean shaven, but probably deceased wore a moustache. Apparently he was about 40 years of age. On the clothes be- ! ing searched a letter was found addressed "T. Glasson, Byron street, Detby, England." The letter was dated 21st May, , and headed "Grange street, Dunedin." | The signature, rather strangely, was " Yull ; Gull," and underneath a man's face was \ sketched in pencil. Constable Reidy made : inquiries about Grange street, but failed to j find that any man corresponding to ihe de- ! scription of deceased had lodged in any house there. It was thought that possibly deceased was the missing cook of the barque Silverhow, but the body was viewed by those who knew the cook well, and they were satisfied that it was not his. The next speculation that naturally presented itself to the minds of the authorities was that it might be the young man, Albert Trownson, who has not been heard of for . the last two months. To assist in identification an uncle of Trownson' s was brought , ' from Signal Hill. He viewed the body, , but had.no hesitation in stating that it was not Trownson. The letter referred to appeared to suggest that deceased was unmarried, but it did not disclose the whereabouts ! of any of his relatives. ', Thomas Macfarlane, employed on the ; night shift at M'Leod's Soap Works, while engaged on some work at the engine on the 26th gob one of his feet j- entangled in the wheels. The foot wac > I severely crushed, and it became necessary i to remove Macfarlane to the hospital*

I A Chinese named Joe Quay trat brought into Greymouth on Monday (says the Star), having met his death under peculiar circumstances. It appears thab he was "a hatter" working in a claim at Pine Hill, on the Rutherglen road. A fall of earth took place, which caught and pinned him by the legs. Being unable to release himself, the waters, backing up, drowned him. Being missed two Other Chinese visited the claim and found the poor fellow dead. Deceased was about 61 years old. Archibald H. Kirton was drowned in the Aponga Creek, at Whangarei. He was carrying a timber jack, and slipped into the creek, which was running swiftly, and disappeared before' help came. He was a, married man with one child, and originally came from Riverton. The dead body of a man, about 70 years of age, name unknown, was found suspended to a tree in the Auckland cemetery on the 26th. He evidently committed suicide a fortnight ago. Mr Robert Donnelly, a well-known and greatly respected sawmill hand, met with an accident on Wednesday, from the effects of which he died on Thursday morning. Mr Donnelly had been yardman r at Massey and Co.'s WaianiVa (Southland) mill foij. some years, and in the course of his work" on Wednesday was coupling trucks on the railway when they canie together and crushed him. He' was immediately conveyed to the Riverton Hospital,, but his injuries were of a character that precluded hope of his • recovery, and he passed away as stated. He leaves a widow and a family. The Taieri 'Advocate pays: — A rather painful accident occurred on Friday to ,Mr John Wright, of Mosgiel Junction. It appears that while driving out from Dunedin his horse became restless and commenced to kiok violently. Mr Wright unfortunately received a severe kick on the knee. He was then conveyed to the Dunedin Hospital, where upon examination it was found that the kneecap was fractured. Latest accounts state that the sufferer is progressing favourably.