CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2401, 8 March 1900, Page 19

CASUALTIES.

A woman, Elizabeth Brisley, residing at Addington, -drowned herself on the 27th ult. dji a 'tub of water, in which it is alleged she had deliberately placed her head, and waited there till suffocated.

Frederick Hooper, a tailor, 55 years of 'age, while sitting chatting in the house of a friend in Newton, Auckland, on the 28th ult., fell back in a chair and instantly expired.

The body of a young woman was washed ashore at Island Bay, Wellington. The body has been identified as that of Margaret Money, wife of a labourer, living in Taranaki street. Deceased was about 27 years of age. She left her home on the night of the 24th, and a note was found saying good-bye, and hoping her husband would look after the children. She had been despondent of late.

At Auckland on the 28th William Farquliar, in charge of the billiard room at the Manukau- Hotel, while in a state of somnambulism, fell from his bedroom window to the ground, a distance of 14ft, and was found there by his moaning at 2.30 next morning. Dr Erson found that Farquhar had fractured his thigh and sustained other injuries. He was removed to the hospital. William Harrison, a co-operative "worker, employed on the Waikaremoana road, Hawke's, Bay, died at Wairoa, from the effects of injuries received in a blasting accident. He and his mate Qoodall had placed a charge of rackarock in the drive, and retired to await the result. After waiting half an hour Goodall went to the camp to get a fresh charge, and Harrison went up to take the old one away. Just then the charge exploded, throwing Harrison fully 50ft, and inflicting very severe injuries. The secretary of the Education Boar.-l received a telegram on Thursday morning informing him of the death by drowning while bathing in the Pomahaka of Mr D. W. Kennedy, schoolmaster at Pomahaka Downs.

William Green, a settler, aged 67, dropped dead at Castor Oil Bay, Auckland. A lire started in the scrub near his residence, and in the excitement while suppressing it, with the aid of neighbours, took syncope, dying of heart disease. _ J. W. Holloway, a baker at Kihikihi, was thrown from a young unbroken colt, and died from the injuries.

A young man named Orr, one of the fourth contingent, was thrown from his horse at Napier on Thursday and badly injured. His recovery is considered hopeless.

The body of Douglas William Kennedy, who was drowned in the Pomahaka on the 28th tilt., has been recovered. An inquest was held on Thursday. • Thomas Casley (24) was killed by a fall of earth in the Talisman mine, Atickland.

The dead body of an infant, badly decomposed, was found in the Roman •Catholic Cemetery wrapped in a piece of forown paper and a sugar bag. It appeared to be that of a child about a week old, and must have been exposed about a fortnight. In the Hack Handicap at the Papakura races on Friday three horses came down. 'Penall, the rider of Mahogany Jack, was brought to Auckland in an unconscious condition, ition.

Orr, one of the fourth contingent, who "was thrown from his horse at Napier on TTriday, died on Saturday morning from the effects of the injuries received.

Thomas Garard, the well-known secretary of the Industrial Association,, had a narrow escape of being killed on Saturday afternoon by being run over by a carriage while cycling in the city. One of the horses and two wheels went over him, and it was thought he was seriously injured, and was taken home in an ambulance van. He is much better, however, and, although severely shaken, no bones were "broken.

A man named Edward Arthur Day, who Icept a small umbrella shop in Walker street, died suddenly at his residence on Sunday morning. His housekeeper, Eliza•beth Donaldson, reported that the death took place at 9.15 a.m., but Dr Stenhouse, ■who was called in, was of opinion that •the deceased must have been dead some hours' before that. There were no suspicious circumstances in connection with the demise of the deceased, who, however, it is said, had been drinking heavily of Jate. Day was a native of Hobart, 55 years of age, and it is supposed that he had a married daughter in Auckland. Douglas William Kennedy, teacher at Pomahaka Downs, who was~ drowned while bathing last -week, was a Mosgiel youth. The" Taieri Advocate states that only last week he received notice of having passed the final examination for the B.A. degree. In addition he had already done good work with the intention of sitting *for honours in mental science at the end of the present year. He had gained the distinction of being the first New Zealand student to obtain the B.A. degree at such an early age (21 years) without either coaching or a university education. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death by browning while bathing was returned. Robert Finnic, of Allanton, aged 81, was found dead .in bed at 5.30 a.m. on ■Monday. No one was in the house with deceased at the time.

Anthony O'Connell, of Naseby, aged 65, dropped dead on Saturday morning .while working at the local reservoir. An 'inquest has been deemed unnecessary. A distressing accident happened on Wednesday at Greymouth, by which Mr William Fairhall, of Mars-den, lost a little boy about 15 months old. The little toddler was with other children who .were playing about not far from the creek that runs through Mr Fairhall's property, •In the bcguilement of the hour they did not miss the little fellow, and vihf>n they came to look ior him they found him drowned in the creek and quilo beyond all liope of resiißP.il ation.

An attempt ib now being made (-ays the Bruce Her? ld) to form a mounted rifle corps