CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Volume 23, Issue 2684, 23 August 1905, Page 32

CASUALTIES.

An elderly mnn namied Sinclair fell down the stairs of a building in Christchurch on the 15th, and fractured the base of his skulk He was admitted to the hospital, and is in a very critical condition. At the inquest at Napier on Thomas , Henry Murtagh a verdict was returned , that dearth was caused by p° is °n. due to , it. king arsenic in mistake for bicarbonate , of soda. . At the inquest at Napier on Fu Karauria the medical evidence was to the effect that death was caused by heart failure, and a verdict was returned in accordance with the evidence. ttt-ii-The three-months- old son of William M'Cabe, farmer, Doyleston, Canterbury, was found dead in. bed on the 15th inst. On. Saturday, 12th inst. (says the Southland News), between 5 and 6 o'olock, a serious acoident happened to a ymng man ■named Wrn. Smith, of Makarewa. He was leaving Forest Hill, where he was engaged at sawmilling work, for the purpose of join- I ing the train for Makan-ewa, in the company of other employees of Mr John Young s sawmill; when a horse ridden by a boy came along- the road and) shied at two trucks containing lime, covered with ta-r-paulins, wihich were standing on the- tram line.' The young men spattered to avoid being run into by the affrighted animal, but Smith was unable to get out of the way, and he was knocked down amd run over by the horse. Smith was picked up m an unconscious condition, and was removed to the Southland Hospital. An elderly man ,(W. C. Hanker) was found dead in a paddock on Mr Hay s property at Kiwitea, N.1., on Wednesday. Deceased went out in the morning to out firewood He did not return, and searchers for him found his body. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of "Death from natural causes." The young man Donaldson, who was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital from Kaitangata on Tuesday evening, 15th, suffering from a compound fracture of the left fore arm and injuries to the head, caused by his being pinned against a facing by a truck in the Kaitangata mine, died early on Wednesday morning. An old Maori woman named Wairingiringi, aged 80 years, was burned to death in a whare at Onaero, near Urenui, oa Saturday. James Keenan. a tinsmith, aged 71, fell down a Sight of steps at his residence. Nelson street, Auckland, on Thursday, and broke his neck. He had been drinking. At Tokgo Bay a Native boy two years of ago was shot by his brother, aged 11, who was playing with his father's gun. A verdict of accidental death was returned. A young man named Donaldson was received into the Dunedin Hospital from Kaitangata on the 15th sufferng from a com- j l>ounid fracture of the left forearm and internal injuries to the head. The injuries were received on Tuesday in the Kaitangata niine, and were caused by Donaldson being pinned against a facing by a truck which became, detached from » oh,aj]i.. Dr Fjtz- 1

gerald accompanied the injured man to town and to .the Hospital, where he was immediately operated upon by Dr Closs. He died on the following day. At the inquest at Kaitangata the jury returned a> verdict of accidental death, no blame being attached to anyone.

A «ad and fatal accident occurred last week (writes the Kohuicohu correspondent of the Auckland Herald). A young fellow named Hone Mete, of Mangamuka, at a football match (a game in which he always distinguished himself) in. running to collar an opponent fell, pitching on the point of his shoulder. He was carried off the field, and in a few minutes recovered to all appearances, but found he had lost tho use of his limbs. He was taken to the hospital, where he died a few days subsequently from injury to the spine. An old lady named Marianne Hill, a resident of Sydenham, died somewhat suddenly on Saturday afternoon, no doctor being in attendance Halligan, employed on the Midland Railway works, fell from a trolly whilst returning from Chrisfcchurch on Monday. He was taken to the Staircase Gully Station, but died almost immediately. A woman named Clara Harvey, about 60 years of age, who lived alone in Maclaggam street, was found in her house in an unconscious state on Monday morning. Mrs Harvey, not feeling very \vell, sent for a friend, a Mrs Conn, who, on visiting Mrs Harvey, .found her in bed. Mrs Conn left after a> while, and returned and gave Mrs Harveysome tea. She again left the house, and on going back shortly after found Mrs Harvey lying on her face on the floor in an unconscious state. She called one of the neighbours to her assistance, and they nlaced the woman in bed, and communicated with the police, who on arrival had Mrs Harvey conveyed to the Hospital, still in an unconscious condition. PJh» disd at 11.40 p.m.