CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3335, 13 February 1918, Page 14

CASUALTIES.

Mr Cecil O'Halloran, who died at Wellington on the 4th, was taking a sun bath after bathing in the sea, on Sunday week, When he was suddenly attacked with violent sickness. He was taken to his lodgings, : and medical skill did everything possible, but he gradually became unconscious and I died. Albert Ernest Armstrong, aged 47 years, broke his neck by falling when engaged in slaking cement in a shed, at Waihi, used in connection with railway construction works. Rachael Wilson, aged 62 years, a, resident of Papatowai, was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital on the 7th suffering from a fracture of her left leg. It appears that sho slipped while engaged in milking a cow. A girl named Violet Paul, aged 13 years, was admitted to the Hospital on Friday afternoon suffering from concussion of the brain as - the result of_ injuries received through jumping off a city tram car while it was in motion. It appears that she had recently corao from the country and was living with her aunt at 68 Forth street, From inquiries made at the Hospital last evening it was ascertained that' her condition, which in the afternoon was considered to be serious, was showing signs of improvement. A remittance man named W. T. Devlin was drowned on Napier beach at 7 p.m. on Saturday. He entered the water fully clothed with the exception of his coat and boots. In the afternoon he was under the influence of liquor. A Maori named Webster made a bravo but ineffectual attempt to rescue him, and a taxi driver named Bauchop brought the body in. William Styles, aged 63 years, who disappeared from Frankton on Wednesday, was found drowned in Manukau Harbour. His feet were tied together. Patrick Green, aged'66 years, a labourer, was killed by tho train at Ormond on Saturday night. He was a married man with a family, and an old resident of the district. Robert Todci, aged 67 years,,, married, with a family, ,was_ accidentally killed ai Mount Somcrs on Friday by a dray overturning. Ho went into the bush for a load of timber. As ho did not return a search was mado on Saturday, and ho was found under an overturned dray. On Saturday afternoon Thomas Dempsey, aged 14 years, was drowned while bathing in the tepid baths. From tho evidence at tho inquest it appears that the lad was twice assisted out by another boy, but dived a third time, and was dead when he was got out. Tho verdict was accidentally drowned, no blame being attachable to anyone ; but the coroner suggested that it would be as well to have an attendant at the deep end of the baths. Frederick James Swans'ton, a married man, 44 years of age, with five children, was drowned while bathing on New Brighton Beach on the 10th, his wife and children being spectators of tho fatality. Another man named Crawford, who was with him, had a narrow escape, requiring assistance to get ashore. An inquest was held at Waikaia last week (says the Mataura Ensign) in regard to the death of John M'Lood, an old-ago pensioner, aged 77 years, who was burnt to .

death in his hut at Waikaia on the sth inst. Mr H. A. Young (coroner) presided. Evidence was given by Graham M'Kechnie and Constable Moore. Mr M'Kechnie stated that on the evening of the sth. inst. he saw deceased, who was very feeble and almost blind, sitting in his hut. Witness offered to get deceased, some food,'but ho said ho did not want anything to eat. Witness advised him to put out the candle, which was _in a dangerous position, which deceased did. About 20 minutes later witness saw the hut on fire, and upon reaching., it saw deceased lying across the bunk, apparently dead, and enveloped in flames. A verdict W£S returned to the effect that deceased died from burns accidentally received.