CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2955, 2 November 1910, Page 32

CASUALTIES.

The body of Mts Blandford, the wife of a telegraph lineman residing at Mercer, was found in the Waikato River on October 27. The woman, who had been in delicate health for seme time, left her home on Thursday week, and as she did not return her absence occasioned anxiety, and search parties sent out. All efforts to trace her proved fruitless till to-day, when the body was seen floating in the river. Frederick Cullen, a cabinetmaker, aged 22, died in the Dannevirke Hospital from the effects of a dose of spirits of salt, self-administered. Mr Alfred Morrison, aged 78 years, vn\s rushed and knocked down by a bull at Outram on October 25. He was passing through a paddock belonging to the late Mr Snow to gather firewood at the river side, when the bull charged him, inflicting injuries to his face and head and giving him considerable shock. After being attended by Dr Cattan, Mr Morrison was removed to the Dunedin Hospital, where examination showed that the injuries were not so serious as at first supposed, and he is now progressing favourably towards recovery. The bull was shot immediately after the occurrence. John Alexander Gribben, 18 years of age, whilst cycling along Worcester street, Christchurch, on October 30, met with an accident which terminated fatally. He was riding westward between the tramway lines, when he waa met by two cyclists going in the opposite direction, also riding between the tram lines. All the cyclists turned off from the lines to their proper sides of the road, but Gribben got too far over, and the wheel of his machine skidded and he was thrown off, his left temple striking the edge of the kerbing. He was using toe clips at the time, which probably prevented him getting free from the machine before ho fell. He was taken to a medical man's residence in the vicinity, but was found to be dead. Mr George Croft Huddleston, widely known in Auckland as Major Huddleston, met with an unfortunate accideint on October 30, which resulted in his death. The deceased, who was 52 years of age, was walking down the steps of his house when he slipped and fell, sustaining a severe injury to the spine. He was removed to the hospital for treatment, but the spine being practically broken nothing could be done for the sufferer, who pa-seed away to-day. John William Dephoff, single, 31- years of age, employed on the trawler Muriel, fell overboard at Napier on October 30, and was drowned. His body was recovered later. James Carney, known as Roach, about 60 years of age, was found dead, with his neck broken, under the balcony of the old Moha-ka Hotel, Napier, on October 30. It is supposed that he had a fit of coughing, and overbalanced, as he was dressed in hi« night attire., George Stevenson, a youth of 18 years of age, broke his right leer below the knee as the result of an accident on Sunday. He had taken a milk-cart to the Warrington creamery, and while he. was unloadin,"' the cans the horse bolted, throwing him out of the cart. He was attended to bv Dr Tizard, of Seacliff, and was brought in to the. Dunedin Hospital by the first train on Monday morning. . The police have received news that a child, aged one year and 10 months, the son of Mr William Harvey, farmer, Momona, died suddenly on Sunday at half-past 12 as the result of burns received from his clothes catching fire. The coroner has baza, iniormad M the circumstance.