CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 39

CASUALTIES.

A lad named Joseph Thomas, aped 15 years, and residing Grey Lynn, wad killed, and another lad named Gordon C. W. Butler, 16 years of age, residing at Kingsland, was seriously injured through being jolted off the platform of a car on the Avondal* railway- line, Auckland, when th< train was rounding a curve. Edward Brough, 32 years, employed in the railway goods shed, Wellington, wa< run over by a truck on the *th inst. whil« endeavouring to place a tarpaulin on. H« was taken to the hospital, where his right arm had to be amputated just below the shoulder. The man is progressing satisfactorily. A man named Wiig, who had been invited to see the new machinery at the Southland Freezing Company's works at the Bluff, was bending over a shaft, when the key in it caught his coat, and he was carried round two or three times._ His coat was torn to ribbons and hi6_ arm broken, while he sustained other injuries. Fortunately th© shaft was travelling at J half-speed. / An elderly man, whose name is suppose'! to be Cooke, was knocked down and killed by a tr&mcar in Symonds street, Auckland, on tl p 6th inst. A musterer named James Moore Quinn was acidentally killed at Beaumont on Wednesday, 4th inst., by falling over a cliff. Deceased was engaged mustering sheep at the upper end of the district, and it is conjectured that when looking over the cliff h« over balanced himself and topjpled down. When falling his head struck a projectingrock, with the result tl»at the right temple wa6 severely gashed, exposing the bram. At the inquest, held on 6th, it was stated that the projecting rock was bespattered with blood and -portions of brain. When the bedv was found one of deceased's dopa was discovered keeping waich .over it. A verdict of accidental death was returned. Mr Henry Cooke, an old Aackland resident, member, of the inn of T. and H. Cooke, cabinetmakers and upholsterers, was knocked down by a- tram in Svmond3 street, Auckland, on the 6th, and killed instantaneously. He was walking home, and while crossing Symonds street his back •was partly turned towards the oar that waa coming down the hill. When the car was pulled up his body was found hanging to the wheel-box by the coat collar. The 1 court, which inquired into the death 1 of Angus M'Kinnon, who fell off the rail of the W<arrimoo at sea on the 21st January, found that deceased was working on the rail in disobedience of orders given him by his chief officer. No blame is attachable to the ship's officers. Mrs Oyles, about 60 yoars of age, fell in Queen street, Auckland, on the 9th, exuired almost immediately. John D. Norris, a waiter at the Royal Hotel, was found dead in bed on the 10th. His wife arrived from the south on the daj following