CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 37

CASUALTIES.

SEVERE SCALDS ON FACE. WELLINGTON, March 6. Leonard Taylor (aged 12 months), of Ohiro road, Happy Valley, was admitted to hospital to-day suffering from severe scalds on the face, neck, and chest, received through pulling a jug of boiliug water over himself. FATAL MOTOR COLLISION. NELSON, March 6. Rex M’Cormack, aged nine, a son of Mr M. M’Cormack, of Harper street, Nelson, died in the hospital last everting as the result of injuries received two hours previously in a collision with a motor car, while he was riding a bicycle. ELDERLY MAN FOUND DEAD. HOKITIKA, March 7. William Creaghan, aged about 70, was found dead in the yard of the Masonic Hotel last night shortly after having had tea. He was at tea time apparently in his usual health. He had come from Westport to attend the Grey jubilee, arriving at Hokitika on Saturday evening. The deceased was a widower. At the inquest the medical evidence showed that death was caused by asphyxi ation through particles of food getting into the windpipe while vomiting. A verdict was returned accordingly. CHILD FATALLY SCALDED. WELLINGTON, March 7. At the inquest at Wellington on Halcombe Moss Cuff, aged four, who died in the Wellington Hospital, Dr Harding stated that the deceased was in the infantile paralysis ward when he saw the boy. Both feet were scalded to the level of the ankles, and in witness’s opinion the cause of death was toxaemia from absorp tion of the scalded surfaces. A verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned, the Coroner adding that the occurrence appeared to have been purely accidental. DEATH ON BOWLING GREEN. AUCKLAND, March 8. The annual veterans’ bowling tournament on the Auckland Club’s green today had a tragic termination. After barely one hour’s play, John Haslett, aged 77, a member of the Carlton Club, had a sudden heart seizure, and fid while playing on one of the rinks, and died. A BUSHMAN INJURED. TAUMARUNUI, March 8. James William Thornton, single, aged 47, a bushman, had his right nrm and several ribs fractured owing to the winch rope breaking and striking him. He was removed to hospital, and is progressing favourably.

KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR CAR. GISBORNE, March 8. Early this evening a boy named William Dally, aged eight years, was knocked down by a motor car while crossing the street, and was removed to hospital suffering from head and internal injuries. Hjs condition is said to be not serious. FALL FROM MOTOR CYCLE. CHRSTCHURCH, March 8. Georg e Holland, aged 25, of Gore, was injured last evening by a fall from a motor cycle. He was admitted to hospital suffering from shock and abrasions. His condition is not serious. BUSINESSMAN FOUND DEAD. HASTINGS. March 9. Alfred Edward Bullen, an auctioneer, about 56 years of age, left his home before breakfast this morning. As he did not return, his 13-year-old sou went to look for him, and found him dead in a shed at the back of the house. There was a large gunshot wound in his left breast, and a single-barrelled gun lay alongside him. The deceased was prominent in business circles. He leaves a family of four daughters and three sons. DEATH UNDER ANAESTHETIC. CHRISTCHURCH, March 9. The inquest concerning the death of Richard Edward Joughin, aged 41, who collapsed under an amesthetic in the Christchurch Hospital early on Thursday morning, was continued to-day. Joughin was cycling home late on Wednesday evening when the forks of his bicycle broke and he fell on his face on the roadway. He walked a-quarter of a mile to his home, but was taken to hospital bleeding profusely from a broken nose. An operation was considered necessary to stop the bleeding. James Keith Davidson, assistant medical officer, said he saw Joughin at 12.15 a.m. His injuries were a badly broken nose with a large lacerated wound. The patent was in good condition to stand immediate surgical intervention. The amesthetic was. begun at 12.40 a.m. The patient took it well at first, and the operation had proceeded for 20 minutes when respiration ceased. The operation was stopped, and artificial respiration was commenced and stimulants were administered. The heart failed 10 or 15 minutes later. There was no sign of intracranial injury, and the patient showed no signs of shock such as would make an operation dangerous. An operation was needed urgently. The patient was bleeding profusely, and the bleeding could not be stopped without an operation. ■ The operation was limited to opening the wound for the purpose of tying

the blood vessels and stitching the wound. Gervan M’Millan, a medical student, who had administered the anaesthetic, said he was qualified for this duty. There was no apparent reason for the stoppage of respiration in this case. As the post mortem was not completed the inquest was further adjourned. BODY FOUND IN HARBOUR. AUCKLAND, March 11. The body of a man aged about 50 was found shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon floating in the harbour near the Western wharf. His coat and vest were found on the wharf about 100 yards away, and contained a Post Office bank book and also a membership ticket of the Auckland and, Suburban Labourers’ Union made out to Dryden W ardale. The deceased apparently worked recently at Huia, as the last entry in <he ban': book was made at the Huia Post Office on February 20.. The body had not been in the water long. LORRY GOES OVER BANK. AUCKLAND, 10. Returning to Rawene from a dance at the Waiotemarama Hall, a lorry driven by a man named M’Callum capsized over a bank while making room for a car to pass. Mrs Reuben and Miss Potu were badly crushed, and were brought to Rawene Hospital. The other passengers were slightly injured. FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. AUCKLAND, March 10. The death occurred in the hospital last evening of Mrs Maria OemcKe of Napier, who received spinal injuries through the capsize of a lorry on the razorback between Pukekohe and Mercer on February 27. Her husband, who was driving, was uninjured. FOUND DEAD NEAR TUNNEL. AUCKLAND, March 10. A well-known surveyor, Mr Adam Kelly, was found dead at midnight on the city side of the Parnell railway tunnel. He appeared to have met nis death by a fall, and not by being run over by a train. FALL FROM TRAMCAR. WELLINGTON, March 11. Frederick Braddock, by trade a salesman, aged 60, residing at 83 Endeavour street. Lyall Bay. fell off a tram at the intersection of Coutts and Ross streets, Kilbirnie, at 4.25 p.m. on Saturday, and fractured his skull. He was taken to the hospital, where he died at 5.10 p.m. The deceased leaves a widow and five children. VICTIM OF ILL-HEALTH. CHRISTCHURCH. March 10. With his throat cut Francis Woodham, aged 53, of 29 Godley avenue, I Papanui, was found dead in a ditch in Winter’s road, Papanui, this afternoon. Woodham, who was a married man with a family, had been missing from his home since 16.30 a.m. last Saturday. He had been in ill-health, and it was thought that ht had been distressed because cf the tragedy in the home of the Fosters, wuo lived next door. DEATH FROM HEART FAILURE. Bertrand William Paul, aged 46 years, who resided at 354 Main South road, Caversham, dropped dead as he was leaving his home for work about 7.f0 on Thursday morning. An inquest on the body was held in the afternoon, Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., sitting as coroner. Sergeant M’Entee represented the police. Evidence of identification was given by Julia Paul, wife of the deceased who stated that he was a clerk in th e Railways Department. He had always enjoyed good health and was last attended by a doctor about five years ago. About 7.30 that morning as he was leaving for work, he suddenly fell backwards. Witness went to assist him and found him gasping for breath. She then summoned Dr Murray, who arrived about a quarter of an hour after Dr Charles Stewart Murray said that when he arrived at the deceased’s home he found the body Iving on the floor, life then being extinct. There was no previous history of ill-health, and in witness’s opinion the cause of death was sudden heart failure, following, probably, on som e degeneration of the heart muscles. A verdict was returned in accordance with the medical evidence.