CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, 1 June 1910, Page 27

CASUALTIES.

A body found in the Auckland Harbour has been identified as that of a man named Tremain,.a former resident of Wellington. He was seen here recently, looking for work, aind was subject to fits of depression.

An old settler, a station-holder at Pukeokahu, John Joseph Boyd, was found dead on the road, three miles from his home, between 9 and 10 p.m. on May 24. His horse had slipped on a steep siding, and had evidently bean brought up on the verge of the perpendicular cutting-of the creek—a drop of 12ft. Mr Boyd must have been shot off into the creek, and fell en his head among the stones. His wife (a Maori) resides in Napier, and his brother in Gisborne. There is no family. Thomas Gladwin, aged 63 years, died under chloroform at the Timaru Hospital on May 25, whilst undergoing an operation for the removal of cancer in the throat.

Robert Carswell, an engineer, 29 years old, and a single man, committed suicide at Feilding by cutting his throat. His dead body was found in the bedroom of a local hotel. At the inquest the evidence showed that deceased was employed by the Wellington Harbour Board. Owing to ill-health he came heTe for a. rest. While in his bedroom by himself he apparently stood in front of the looking-glass and cut his throat with a razor. He had been suffering from delusions. A verdict of " Suicide while temporarily insane" was returned. Carswell came to New Zealand from Scotland two years ago. A man named William Ward, aged 75 years, who was employed by Mr M'Beath as an accountant, died suddenly in Dunedin about midday on May 26. He was a boarder at the Glasgow restaurant, and when approaching that place he expired. Dr Martin, who was called in, expressed the opinion that the cause of death was apoplexy. The body was removed to the Morgue.

A sensation was caused at Thames on May 27 when it became known that Horace P. Huddlestone, about 40, one time secretary to the Auckland Stock Exchange, who has been on the Thames for some time, had committed suicide. Huddlestone was residing at -.M'Leay's boardinghouse. He did not appear at breakfast, but about 10 o'clock a shot was heard, and a heavy fall The door, which was locked, was broken open, and Huddlestone found lying on the floor in his pyjamas, shot through the heart. He had held the revolver close to his body, for the pyjamas were burnt. The police were sent for, but Huddlestone was dead before they arrived. It is believed that deceased was at one time worth a considerable sum of money, but latterly he had fallen on hard times. He was an inmate of the hospital some time back. He leaves a wife and one child.

An elderly woman named Rosalia James dropped dead in Palmerston North on May 26. She had not received medical attention for several years, but some time ago complained of pains in the region of the heart. She was married, but was living apart from her Husband. She leaves two sons and a daughter. John Russell, who was admitted to the Wellington Hospital on Sunday, May 22, suffering from accidental gunshot wounds, died on the 26th May. He was out shooting at Ma-kara with his brother-in-law (Mr Moron), when the latter slipped, and the gun went off. The charge lodged in Russell's body, above one of his hips. Edward Esserman, a.ged 50, was found dead in his bed on May' 26 in a boardinghouse in Christ-church.

Henry Smith engineer at Lyttelton, died suddenly on May 26. A single man, Henry Charles Stevens, aged 28, died suddenly on an Oil launch at Auckland. He had been working on his farm at Maratai, and complained on May 29 of feeling unwell. He was advised to consult a doctor, and joined the Flora at Whit ford for Auckland, and when the launch was off Hawick he suddenly expired. The botly was brought on to the. city. George Barron, sheep farmer, of Q,tsborne, injured by a trap accident a few days ago, died on May 29. He had teen 20 years in the district.

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R. Richardson, proprietor of the British Hotel, was killed by falling off the ".30 p.m. train from Lyttelton to Christchurch on May 30. Be was standing on the gangway between two carriages, but lost his balance and fell on the track, being cut to pieces. Mrs Richard Cowles, 64, died suddenly at her son-in-law's residence Timaru. Medical evidence showed fact there had been a rapture of the aneurteii' at the base of the brain. A verdict oi cerebral compression was returned.