ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11141, 3 December 1907, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

<Presß Assn.--By Telegraph— Copyright). , (Received ' December 3 11.35 a.m.) MELBOURNE. December 3. Twfo miners named Edmonds and Cadd were drowned by dialling from a cage m the Britannia mine; Ballarat.

One of the mbst'pitiful cases which the Medbourne coroner has ever been' called Upon to investigate' is the, death, of Eileen May Non-is, 'ageft. 17, tf ho died alter drinking a draught of poisonous liniment administered to her m mistake by her mother. Deceased lived with her parenta at Fitzroy . , .Slue ihad suffered from ! asthma, and was- being nursed by her mother, who administered her a dose of medicine. , Immediately, on, swallowing the close the girl asked, "Are you sure you gaye me the right medicine, mother?" Mns Norris replied^' ''Yes, 1 I thank £o." but oil looking again she was horrified to find that she had given her daughter a dose of poisonous liniment, instead of the medicine prescribed. She at once gave a strong emetic, but death resulted shortly afterwards. The mother is m a .very low condition) from shock. : The Patea iPress reports 5 A great een-, sation was caused m. Waverley on Saturday night when the news of the 'death of Mr John Bradley was circulated throughout the town, v -'Mr Bradley was quite a young" man, 30 years of age, and , bktd been for some time Messrs Nixon and Cb.'s agent m this district. Tlie cituse of his death is wrapped m mystery. Mr Bradley caihe home irom^the Hawera show on Thursday evening, iputdid, not go to his home, staying, the \night at the Clarendon Hotel. He and another/ young man stayed m 'bed, all day on Friday, getting up about 5.30 p.m. . About an hj>ur after tea he was taken ill, • suffering intense agony and screaauinig witli pain. Dr Todd was immediately sent for, emetics were given, and the Btomach pump was used,, but both were of no ; avail; Constable O'Brien and Mr J. Muir, 3.V., Avere called m to take Mr Bradley's depositions. Nothing could be ascertained fijom Bim as to the cause of the. attack, but lie made many rambling 'statements. Ajorphla was injected about. midnight on Friday to relieve the pain, .and deceased! was under its influence until the time of ' life death, at 6, p.m. on. Saturday.. Dej ceased was iborri m the 'VVaikato diistrict^ near Hamilton, and was a member of th« Seventh Contingent that went to S,outh Africa. He was also m Captain Seddoni'a regiment. He leaves a young .-widow to mourn his loss, -and to her, mdny friends will extend their heartfelt isympathy iri her sad' bereavement. '