CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3005, 18 October 1911, Page 65

CASUALTIES.

Oharl<<s Goldsmith, a single man, be* tween 40 and 45 years of age, employed as a gardener, who, it is believed, recently came from Napier, was killed at Auckland on the 9th irist., the result of being knocked down by a taxicab. Goldsmith alighted from a tnam. He went round the back of the tra.m, and was knocked over by a taxicab driven by John Mercer. ■'..;..

Mr A. P. Mayo, a Feilding orohardist, dropped dead on the 10th inst. after milking a oow. Within a few ' years he had converted his Crown leasehold at Aorangi to a model orchard, which was so beautifully kept that no distinguished visitor was ever allowed to leave the district without seeing Mr Mayo's orchard. The deceased, who was between 40 and 50 years, leaves a wife and a young family. Mr J. A. Monthgomerie, for over 30 years district surveyor on the West Coast, died at Reefton on the 10th inst. from the efflecfcs. of an accident.

A visitor named Tibree, aged 13, was drowned in a dam at Millerton while bathing. ' • . ■■',.■ '",

James Condon, a passenger by the Arahura from Greymputh, died on;, board as the vessel was leaving Westport on the 10th inst. ' -:•;-•!"••■ »"•;"•

Charles John Ayers, the young man who met with aii. accident at Messrs Hudson's biscuit/ factory on September 21, died at the Hospital on the 10th as a result of the injuries he then received. It appears that Ayers ma.e oh:,a ladder making some alterations fb a piiiley, when one of the rungs broke, |and he fell, to .'.the'ground, a distance of sonjp 15ft/ striking the'edge of a trolly underneath, and severely ; lacerating his abdorrien. He was taken to the Hospital, where he appeared to be" making good progress, /and had so- far recovered as to be able to get out- to the grounds. Within the i last couple of dS'ys, however, the deceased took a .turn for the. worse, and passed away on the 11th inst. An inquest was held on the bodies of Mr Thomas Low and Mr Timothy Corby, the victims of the accident on the WestpbrtInangahua Junction railway construction works, both bodies having been found in the river on t'.o 10th. There was no direct evidence as to how the accident occurred, but it was stated that the explosion must have been premature, as the customary warning was not given to those working near where the accident dccurqred. A verdict of " Accidental death, caused by a premature explosion," was returned. At Greymouth, Jerry -CKeefe,; a wellknown jockey, ' about 24 years of age, dropped dead while indulging in a, friendly spar with: a companion at the racecourse. It is that syncope was the cause of death: O'Keefe's parents are said to reside at Qamaru. At the inquest the evidence given showed . that the deceased and a companion had participated in a friendly struggle, after which the deceased was attacked by a fit of coughing and i vomiting- . The evidence of Dr Monson, who! made %• post mortem was to the effect that the heart showed signs of fatty infiltration, while the uppes part of the body was greatly congested, and in such a state that any violent exertion would cause death. The coroner returned a verdict that death was due to heart disease. He was perfectly satisfied that there had been no rough play. Miss Fisher, about 30 years of age, boarding at Grafton road. Avas received into; Auckland Hospital on the 12th,-suffer-ing from lysbl poisoning. She died shortly afterwards. Tlje body of the boy Kenned v. who was drowned while bathing in the Waikato River on the 7th, has been found on a sandbank about three miles below Huntly.

An inquest was held on the 12th before Mr R. F. Inder, J.P., and a jury of six (Mr James Dawson, foreman) touching the death of Jonathan Denniston MTlvoy, who was brought into Naseby Hospital on the 11th in a; state of collapse. Formal evidence was givejn by James. Fleming O'Malley, hotelkeeper, Constable Lemrn, and Thomas Ingram, the latter having been with- deceased for the last week. The evidence 'showed that deceased was a native of Liverpool! where he had a wife and son. He was: formerly a master mariner, and was engaged at various sheep stations in Otago in repairing horse covers and harness; He was about 60 years of age, and was ad dieted to drink. . Dr Lillie held a post mortem examination. The stomach showed inflammation, that the liver - was cirrhotic, and there was pneumonia of the right lung. In his opinion death was due to pneumonia aggravated by exposure and drink. The evidence- indicated that deceased had -apparently fallen down a 6ft bank, and lain on the road all night. That was the probablo cause of the bruises on the face. Tho jury's verdict was that death was due to pneiumonia aggravated by exposure. A woman named Margaret Chipp, living at Pine Hill, had the misfortune to fracture her leg on Saturday afternoon, as a result of slipping while going down a steep hill. She was subsequently removed to the Hospital for treatment. At the inquest on the body found in the Buller River evidence was given by a fireman on the s.s. Kini identifying it as that of Robert Bugby, formerly a fireman on the Regulus. At the time he disappeared, September 30, the deceased was a fireman on the s.s. Gertie. Deceased was a. native of London, and was 26 years of age. He has a brother at, sea on the s.s. Aorangi. Rudolph Bartlett (46), residing at Newtown, met with a gun accident on the .15th while rabbit-shooting with a party.' They became separated in some scrub, and one of them was shot, the pellets entering Bartlett's right eye. He was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries have not yet been ascertained. Mr Richard Sparks, 57 years of age, employed by Messrs Brownlie and Co., sawmillers, at Carluke, took suddenly ill cm Saturday afternoon, and expired on the way to the Havelook Hospital. The death was due to "heart failure. By a collision between a taxicab and a gig at 11 <s* f c£odk r 02 &&?cs-3!&s ea. i&-s

hill a mile north of Timaru a horse trainer named Edward Blackmore was seriously injured about the head and body. The gig carried no lights, and the collision took place at a sharp corner where the road is aLmoei; hidden by a high hedge. Mr Blackmore was progressing well this ing. The buggy was smashed, the taxicab disabled, .and the horse was also injured. The County Council is making a by-law to make it compulsory that all vehicles shall carry lights at night. The by-law is not yet in operation.