CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3595, 6 February 1923, Page 29

CASUALTIES.

The death' occurred of Mrs Henrietta M’Goig, aged 81 years, as the result of burns received. Her house caught fire through the curtains being blown against a lighted candle used for reading in bed. Deceased practised as a nurse in Nelson for over 40 years. Henry George Daikee, 65 years of age, an old resident of Wairau, fell dead o,n the 23th. Death was due to heart failure. What was thought to be a dual flood fatality occurred on tbe 29th near Lake Coleridge. Miss Elizabeth Irwin, aged 24 years, and George Good, aged 22 years, son of the manager of Glenfalloch station, are believed to have been swept away and drowned in the Wilberforce .River, which was in flood. They left the station in the trap for Lake Coleridge. The trap and the dead horse were recovered, and later the both bodies. A miner named Edward M'Pheat, aged 45 years, who is employed at Green Island, was admitted to the Hospital at 7.30 a.m. on the 30th ult., suffering from, concussion and bruises. It appears that while he was riding down Saddle Hili on a bicycle he collided with another bicycle which was lying on the road, and was thrown heavily. Mr M’Pheat, whose injuries are of a fairly serious nature, is a married man, and resides in Clyde street, Mosgiel. J. W. Wall, a single man, a railway porter, was killed at Newmarket Station, Auckland. He was struck by a train while he was oiling the points on the line. Harold Lennox, aged six years, son of Mr Gordon J. Lennox, of Remuera, was drowned at Orakei on the 31st. With his brother and two other boys, the eldest aged 11 years, he was fishing, and fell into a channel which has a strong- current. The eldest boy of the party, Reginald Judson, pluckily jumped in, and had almost reached deceased when he himself began to sink, having to be drawn to safety. He ran for assistance, and a boat brought Lennox ashore, but it was too late. Judson, who is a son of Lieutenant Judson, V.C., learnt to swim only a fortnight ago, arid could not swim more than 10 yards. While fishing a few days ago about six chains above the Lower Hut-t bridge a man named Schramka discovered the body of a man entangled in the willow trees which abound on tbe bank of the river. It was subsequently identified as that of John Edward Heyes, builder, of Lower Hutt, who had been missing from his home for oyer a week. The deceased had been worrying considerably of late. Some monthsago he met with an accident, which he said quite unnerved him.