CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 32

CASUALTIES.

James Smith, an accountant, who was adfoiitfeed to the Auckland Hospital in consequenoe of injuries sustained through a fall on August 8, died in the hospital on September 27. The body of John Beard, missing from Carterton, was found on Sept. 28 in a drain at the side of the railway line, face downwards, in Bin of water. Presumably the deceased tripped over the semaphore 'wire, rolled down the bank into the drain, and was too weak to extricate himself. A girl of 19 years of age named Flossie Warren' had the misfortune to fall at the North-East Valley skating rink on September 29, and sustained a fracture of one of her legs above the knee. Mr George Blair, of Wai-iti road, Timaru, was severely gored by a Jersey bull on Wednesday week. The bull was tethered in a paddock, and Mr Blair was moving it to another place, leading it by the twitch, when it attacked him, knocked him down, and commenced to gore him. H's psrilous position was noticed by Mr D. H. Edgar, who, picking up a bar of iron, ran to the scene and belaboured the 1 animal over the head until it left its victim and truned on Mr Edgar. " Meanwhile Mr Blair crawled away. Then some ! men with pitchforks went to Mr Edgar's j assistance, and the bull was secured and . again tethered. Medical assistance was | obtained, but it will be some weeks before 1 Mr Blair is able to get about again. William Moore, aged about 50 years and employed by Mr R. Sunderland, i baker, as a driver, was found lying by his cart in Shirley Toad, Ohristchurch, on September- ,30 in an unconscious condition. He was removed to a neighbouring house, where he died shortly afterwards. The cause of death is not known. At Ch-nistchureh on September 29 a I married woman named Lydia M. Dixon, ! residing witb her husband in Hill's road, | Richmond, was admitted to the hospital I suffering from the effects of jroison j administered by herself. It appeared j that she had been experiencing trouble of a domestic character lately, and in the { evening she drank a bottle and a-half of "rough on rats." Her father-in-law, upon discovering the facts, communicated with the police and a doctor, who ordered the woman's removal to the hospital. She appeared to be in great pain, and screamed violently and continually, j both while being conveyed in a cab to ■ the hospital and after admission. Thomas Painton, 72 years of age, employed by Mr Henry Nunweek, a fruitgrower at Papanui, was burnt to death on the 2nd. It appears that Painton lived !in a tent in Mr Nunweek 's orchard. He was last seen alive at 11.30 on Saturday night, when he had a bottle of whisky in his possession, but was perfectly sober. About 9.30 this morning it /was discovered that the tent was destroyed^ and Mr Painton's charred remains were found among the debris. It is supposed that the fire was caused by a candle igniting the bedclothes. It is believed that the deceased's wife and family reside in Dunedin. James. Reidford. a tailor by occupation, while shooting with another man from Waipu. was ki/lkd by the accidental discharge of a gun. Death wa& almost instantaneous. Matthew Ramsay M'lntyre. aged 21, a single man. a cabinetmaker by tiade. was drowned at Auckland by the capsizing of a small launch off R.angitoto. M'lntvieand four others were fishing a mile off shore, when MTntyie slipped and fell overboard. The efforts to rescue him by the other occupants of the launch capsized her. and all were precipitated into the water. They clung to the launch till she sank, and then started to swim afchore. The Maoris put off in a boat from the shore, and •erfued all the men, but M'lntyie, who was unconscious, never recovered. M'lntyre was a sergeant of No. 3 Garrison Artillery, and was the best gun man in the company An unfortunate accident happened on the railway line on the 4th iast.. which resulted in a man named David Manreceiving such injuries that his removal to the Dunedin Hospital became necessary. The 6.15 train from Dunedin arrived at Sawyers' Bay about 6.40 p.m., and the usual brief stoppage was made. Just as the train started again, Marr, who was standing on a second-class carriage platform, either attempted to step off or fell off, and before the train could be brought to a standstill he was run over by one or more of the carriages. The wheels passed over the unfortunate map's thighs, which were severely cut and crushed, the bones being broken and

the flesh much bruised and lacerated. A few moments before the accident happened a lady passenger observed Marr standing on the platform, and he then appeared to be moving unsteadily. The injured man was picked up immediately and placed in the guards van and taken to Port Chalmers, where word had been sent for medical attendance. On the, arrival of the train he was -examined and received such attention from Drs Borrie and Hodges as the circumstances permitted. The doctors advised Marr's immediate removal to the Dunedin Hospital, and Dr Borrie accompanied him there by the 7 p.m. train from Port. It was subset quently found necessary to amputate both legs above the knee. The injured man is about 50 years of age, single, a cooper, and a resident of Port Chalmers, and has been employed at the freezing works.