CASUALTIES

Otago Witness, Issue 3672, 29 July 1924, Page 33

CASUALTIES

A young man named Peter Eriandson died during a football match between Balclutha and Clinton, which was played at Clinton on Saturday afternoon. The deceased sat down at half-time and when a companion asked him if he were not feeling well, he collapsed and died almost immediately. His parents are resident in the Clinton district. John M‘Laron, aged 55 years, a widower, with a grown-up family, died while being conveyed in an ambulance from Balclutha to Dunedin. Deceased, who resided with his family at Eomahapa, had complained of abdominal pains on Tuesday, and on Wednesday Dr Brown ordered his removal to Dunedin Hospital. An ambulance was procured, and Mr Andrew Shields, of Puerua, and Air Daniel M'Laren (son of deceased! accompanied him. While passing through Cavershafti at 3.15 a.in. yesterday deceased expired. The matter was reported to rhe coroner, but as Dr Brown, of Balclutha, was prepared to give a certificate as to the cause of death, an inquest was not deemed necessary. AUCKLAND. July 25. The infant child of Mrs Mackwood, a resident of Oratia, which was reported to have fallen into a fireplace -and been severely burnt where soup was being prepared, died from the injuries sustained. A married woman named Susan Bruce, aged 64 years, wife of Mr Robert Bruce, residing at 9 Frances street, North-Easi ' Valley, was sitting in front of the fire con-, versing with her husband at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday when she collapsed and died immediately. The matter was reported to the coroner, but -as Dr Fulton was prepared to certify that death was due to heart failure an inquest was not deemed necessary. HAMILTON. July 22. While eating breakfast in a hotel Mr A. C. Pryde, a commercial traveller, of Dunedin, collapsed, dying almost immediately. No inquest is necessary, a doctor giving a certificate that death was due to heart failure. The deceased was a son of Mr P. G. Pryde, for many years secretary to the Otago Education Board. He entered upon a commercial career as a young man, and was traveller for Messrs W. Seoular and Co. for a considerable period. Then he went north, and on returning to Dunedin was engaged by Messrs Oswald Smith and Go. as traveller, arid he was occupying that position at the time of his death. He was a, native of Dunedin, and an ex-member of the Pirates Football Club. CAMBRIDGE, July 24. A shocking motor fatality occurred on the Main Cambridge-Ilamilton road near Leslie’s Gully last evening. A motor van driven by T. Mitchell, accompanied by two lads named Harold Bretts and John Raymond Looker, was returning from a football match at Cambridge, and afterpassing another car the driver endeavoured to get on the crown of the road, when he encountered loose sand. The car skidded and capsized. Looker jumped out, the car falling on him, killing' him instantly, his head being crushed. The other occupants escaped unhurt, but are suffering from shock. Deceased, who was 19 rears of age, was the son of John Looker, and was a popular youth. GISBORNE. July 21. Reginald Malone, single, aged 26 years, a sawmill hand, committed suicide at Motuhora to-day by cutting his throat. The deceased recently arrived from Gisborne. It is understood that his father resides at Grey Lynn. July 24. Cynthia Seymour, the 13-year-old daughter cf Mr and Mrs Walter Seymour, was missed from her home this morning, and some hours later her body was found floating in the Waimata River.

TAUMARUNUI, July 26. Michael Whelin, married, aged 45, was admitted to the hospital suffering from a fractured spine. While travelling on a trolley at the rear of a goods train, which was ascending the spiral at Raurimu, he lost his balance and fell, being struck by the axle in the small of the back. NEW PLYMOUTH. July 22. A motor fatality involving the death of Charles Evans, aged 72, a married man, residing in New Plymouth, occurred this evening. While crossing the road about 6 o'clock deceased was struck by a car driven by Harry MVNeill, and when picked up was dead. The car, it is said, was going at about 15 miles an lion:-. HASTINGS, July 21. James Young M'Cracken, a horse trainer, aged 56, and single, expired suddenly while visiting a friend last night. He had been in ill-health fur some time. His mother is living in the South - Island, and he has relatives at Wairoa and Palmerston North. lIAWERA, July 24. Joseph Doyle, single, aged 30 years, a returned soldier, was found dead alongside his motor cycle and sidecar on the Alain South road, about two miles from Hawera. Marks on the road indicated that the machine had skidded. Deceased suffered from -a partially-disabled log, and it is thought that this may have contributed io his fall. STRATFORD. July 23. A fatal accident occurred this morning, when a baker’s motor delivery van belonging to T. Smith crashed into Kahouri Stream. The driver, a young man named William Schneider. was pinned underneath and killed. Another occupant of the van escaped with slight injury. WELLINGTON, July 23. Archibald Alaplesden, aged 42, a married man, sustained injuries as the result of a heavy fall, and died in the Wellington Hospital to-night. Deceased was standing - on the back of a lorry owned by Alessrs T. A. Wells, painters and decorators, by whom he was employed. The lorry turned a corner, and deceased overbalanced and fell heavily on the roadway, sustaining fatal injuries. NELSON, July 21. Prior to being relieved at the Alotueka Telephone Exchange at about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, Gilbert Everitt, aged 18, son of Air L. Everitt, of Alotueka, went to a shed for benzine to fill a benzine table lamp, when an explosion occurred. Mr 11. G. M‘Pherson. who came on duty at the time, rushed to the scene, and found Everitt’s clothes on fire. He wrapped him in a coat to extinguish the flames, and then went to ring up Dr Deck. Meanwhile Everitt had disappeared, turning up at the doctor’s place. Considering the excessive burns he received, it was marvellous how Everitt got there. He was (alien to the cottage hospital, where he died early this morning. BLENHEIM. July 21. A mishap, attended with fatal consequences. occurred late on Saturday afternoon at Te A wit© whaling station, Queen Charlotte Sounds, a young Alaori named J. Shadrack, a married man. with three children, slipping- into a boiling down vat while skinning a whale. The oil was still scalding hot, though it. had been cooling for 24 hours, and Shadrack was immersed to the armpits. He was conveyed to Picton Hospital in a fast whaling launch, but expired yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. WESTPORT. July 26. George Smith, a well-known farmer, aged 58 years, was killed while felling bush yesterday afternoon. _ TIMARU. July 26. Alfred Ilenrv Alatihews, the railway shunter who •'was run over by a waggon on July 17, and who suffered amputation of both legs above the knees, died in the hospital this morning. He was 23 years of age. CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. “He killed himself bv drinking methylated spirits,” was the Coroner’s verdict at the inquest on Hercules Hunter, aged 50, a labourer, who was found dead behind the Southern Cross Hotel. “Suicide by strangling herself while mentally deranged,” was the finding of the Coroner, Air Wyvern Wilson, at the resumed inquest to-day on Grace Eileen Seholefield, the 16-year-old girl, who -was found strangled in bed at the residence of her mother in Oxford terrace on Friday night. ‘‘She was evidently mentally abnormal,” remarked Air Wilson, in giving his verdic-t. “She had ungovernable fits of temper, at those times she was very violent. She was at a mental hospital, where she was under the control of strangers, and she improved. On Thursday her mind seemed to be running on the subject of suicide, for she put a strap round her neck and threatened to choke herself. On Friday she did so. Obviously she must, have done it herself.” OAMARU. July 24. Daniel Goulding, a farmer at Georgetown, aged 31, a returned soldier and single, was found dead near his home this afternoon. There were no marks of violence. Heart disease is believed tc be the cause of death. GORE, July 25. George Whitfingh-am. jun., single, aged 20, fell into a vat of scalding water at his father’s brewery, Gore, on Tuesday morning. The unfortunate man was immersed to his Hips, but was speedily rescued by his father. The injuries were not at first regarded -a« serious, but he succumbed to-day as the result of the severe burns.

Dr Evans a verdict was returned that the cause of death was heart failure following an alcoholism, and accentuated by want of proper nourishment. INQUEST AT MAORI HILL. An inquest was held on Sunday afternoon at 25 Henry street. Maori Hill, concerning the death of John Lillie. The deceased had been in ill-health and cn Friday showed symptoms of serious illness, Dr Evans being ©ailed in. The deceased, who was in a low state, admitted to Dr Evans that he had taken a dose of po-ison on Thursday. Nothing could be done to save his life, and he passed a wav early on Saturday morning. Air Bartholomew. S.M.. presided at the inquest and Constable O'Connor (\\ oodhaugh) conducted the proceeding’s for the police. After hearing Dr Evans’s evidence the Coroner returned a verdict that the cause of death was a dose of poison taken by deceased while temporarily in a state of unsound mind.

DKATH FROM TT\ T*"!"’ I? ' ' TTURE. Thomas Jost qt, 11 ■agerty. age. ! 56. a married man living- up p ; 'f from In wife, was found dead in his hoi■ -o fit • a Ciunberland street on Sunday morning. When Sergeant Boulton (in < ai ge of the North Dmiedin Police Station! visiied the 1 house shortly after 11 a.m. be 1 ’ourtcl the l . dy of deceased in a sift g position 11 l ii corner of the room. The fcr :kI\ ■ as urn ossed and there were no 1-lvS : Of \ 7(*1 e on it. The deceased tvat t in tlie O'” ploy of Andrew Gingles. coal merchant, am ,.1 he did not arrive at work as n silfll on W pf loosdav and Thursday. 11 n cnillloycr (Mr Gingles) called at deceas .I s house on r i tiiay morninq- and called out ; to Ip agerty, ,,uiring if he were not going r to work. 1 he latter replied that lie os us no- well und would not ho going or. Deceased alw : ■ objected to anyone going it ito his hon , and Mr Gingles, not think! nt f there w •i anything seriously the matter wikh (lie m an - returned to his work. When Sergeoiu B. milton deceased’s house ho fount! Hu 1 p,iace in f ■ iilthy condition. The man ft.< I evidently been dead for a couple of .-ia s. lhe h. i y was removed to the ATorg' m v here an uquest was hold in the aftei not >n before Mj r. R. Bartholomew. After 1 rearing the vidence of