CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2623, 22 June 1904, Page 33

CASUALTIES.

William Aspinail was drowned on the 13th inst. while trying to cross the Waiapu Riv&r at Kahukura. The deceased was a publican in that vicinity. He was seen to enter the river by a -Native, who preceded him; and when the latter had crossed ho found that Aspinail had disappeared. His horse was subsequently found a short distance down the stream. The body has not been recovered.

Agnes Fenuc was found shot dead in her room, with a pea- rifle beside her. She had been staying with a married sister at Hikurangi, Auckland. At the inquest, th© evidence showed that the deceased was in

"trouble." The jury found that the deceased had shot herself with a pea rifle while temporarily insane.

A young man named Henry Mitchell was thrown from a bicycle at Wanganui on the 13th. and stistained concussion of the brain.

At the inquest held at Christchurch on Wednesday on Margaret J. Elderly, a woman who died in th© hospital while under an anaesthetcc, tli© jruy returned a verdict of death from natural causes, and found that th© anaesthetic had been properly administered, with all care for the purposes of an operation.

A privat© letter from one of tho passengers by the steamship Ventura, which left Auckland on May 20, states that prior to th© arrival of th© steamer at Honolulu on© of the engine room staff fell amongst the machinery «nd was killed. A subscription amcunting to £200 was raised by the passengers and crew for the deceased's mother.

Samuel Gillman, a half-caste, was killed at Tologa Bay through the hordes attached to his dray bolting and colliding with a telegraph post.

A man named John Anderson, employed by th© Otago Harbour Board as night watchman, died very .mdilenlly shortly be-fore half-pa=t 7 o'clock p.m. on Thursday. It appears that at about 7 o'clock Mi- Anderson went on board the sohooner Isabella Anderson, and into the forecastle, where ho started to read the evening paper. Shortly ■afterwards ho commenced spitting up blood, and re-marked to two of the seamen on the sohooaier, who were lying in their bunks, that he had burst a vein. Ho then left the schooner, and proceeded to the Wharf Hotel. On arrival there he told Miss Dwyor, th© licensee, that he had burst a vein, and asked her to ring up for a doctor, this request being acceded to immediately. The- deceased then went into tho parlour of th© hot-el, where he died about 7.20, in the presence of two men named Edward Kennedy and Hugh M'Creedy. Dr O'Neill, who arrived at the< hotel aa quickly as possible, made an external examination of the body, but found nothing to indicate that death was due to apything but natural caus-es. The deceased, who appeared to be about 35 years of age, was a married man, with a family residing in Russell street. He was a seafaring man for a number of years, but encored the service of the Harbour Board as night watchman a few years ago. He was of a quiet, retiring, and obliging disposition, and was higLly esteemed by all who knew him or were brought into contact with him, his kindly nature winning him many friends.

Regarding the accident at Appleby station on Sunday ev-ening, by which Mr W. Seed was severely injured, it should be explained that he was not sitting- on the platform as surmised, but was endeavouring to board the train, and in the darkness missed his footing. On inquiry at th-e hospital we learn that the 'patient's condition is satisfactory. — Southland News. An ex-resident of jMilton, Alexander Littlejohn. had the misfortune to cMslocate h's hip on Saturday last while playing in tho Ophdr-Sr. Batlians football match. Littlejolm was endeavouring 1 to collar an opponent, and the ground being wet and slippery, owing to rain, he slipped and fell witli the result stated.

On Thursday afternoon Gerald Blatchford, aged 28 years, an unmarried man, living at Teddington, Canterbury, went for a walk, and later he was found dead -en the beach with a bullet wound in his temple. A revolver wae lying near his right hand.

On Friday Samuel Mac Donald, foreman stevedore, was killed at Lyttelton by falling down, the hold of the steamer Obrinthic. Mac Donald missed his footing, and was dead before lie could be got up on deck. He leaves a widow and throe children.

The man "Warren, who was lost for some days and found in a very spent condition, is improving, and there is now little doubt as to his ultimate recovery.

At ihe inquest on Annie Lambert. 21 ycavs of age, who died at "Wanganui, a verdict of "Death from natural cau'es" was returned. D-eeeasecl l had suffered from heart trouble for some years.

An <?ldorlv lady, Ivfrs Campbell, of Ellersmero, and her niece, seven years old, were run into by a train whi\? driving over a crossing at Sockbivrn. Canterbury, on Saturday. Both were badly bruised and shaken, but escaped further injury.

A man named Timothy Delahunty, residing in At hoi i^lace, was struck and knocked down by a tramcar while crossing 1 Georg-o street on Saturday night. Rq was take'i to th© Hospital, where hi.s injuries wero found to consist, mainly of bruises about tho shoulder and arm. He was discharged from th© Hospital on Sunday evening.

A player in the Seooii'l Grade football match Droiedin v. Zingra-ri, at Tahuna Park, was admitted to th<> Hospital on Saturday suffering from a fracture, of the left logbelow tho knee.

A fire at Oneihunga resulted in the destruction of ihe building owned and occupied by Lawrence Geraghty. After tbe fire the dead body of Grraghty wa.9 found an a corner of the front room, only tho trunk remaining. The \ictim, i\ho was 92 years old, has 7>c=:jr]ecl i' 1 - Onohunga for 50 year*.

Miss Siittmp, Waipayft, U.J>.. v,a- accidentally poisoned on Saturday by drinking carbolic acid in midake for mm, which tho had hecn using for iivfluunza. Tlie bottles- were similar, ami by »ome mi^hanca that containing the caibohc acid, which was generally kept in a different place, was put heside ihe, rum. and in tho dark she drank out of the wrong bottle linvetics were used, but ineffectually.

On Monday afternoon a \olitii named' Robert Lyle. about 19 ye-aie of age, died very suddenly at Port Chalmers fiom, it is believed, injuries received while playing football. Deceased dropped down suddenly while playing at about 4.45 p.m., and was carried by his mates to the shop of Mr N. Dodds, chemist, and medical aid at once called for. Dr Borrie promptly attended, but at coioe declared life extinct.