ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1259, 13 October 1911, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day. The body of the boy Kennedy, who • w.ts drowned while battling in the Wai- j kato river on Saturday, has been found ! on a sandbank about tliree miles below j Huntiy. DUNEDIN, this day. An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Jonathan Mcl'lvoy, who died at Nas'eby Hospital on the- previous morning. The evidence showed that deceased was a, native of Liverpool, where he leaves a wife and son. He was formerly a master mariner, but lately had been engaged on a. sheep station in Otago, repairing horse covers and harness. He was about 60 years of age, and was J addicted to drink. Deceased had ap- 1 pareutly f -Allen over a, 6it. bank and had Jain on the road ail night. Medical evidence was to the effect that deceased died from pneumonia, aggravated by exposure and drink, and a verdict to that .liect was returned. Au inquest was held yesterday on the body of Charles Avers, who died on i'uesday in consequence of injuries received through failing off a .ladder, in Hudson's biscuit factory on September 21. The medical evidence showed that deceased made good progress until the 17th inst. Iwo days later he was operated on, and complications were found, rendering it necessary to cut out apiece of bowel. Tho patient returned to the ward in .. collapsed condition, aud died on tho following day. The cause of aeath was int.:.stnial obstruction and suock. Other evidence snowed that de ceased fell while replacing the belt on a pulley. The third rung of the laddor • rom the bottom had given way on one side, about 2ft. 6in. or 3ft. irom tiie ground. The Coroner (Mr Graham) returned a verdict that death was due to shock from internal injuries received in accidentally, falling oft a ladder, no blame being attachable to anyone. Further particulars of the accident in Haw era at une j.uaui South rouu" rap way mossing early on inursuay cvc'iuag, a now uiat a special yuods u\..... much lelt at 6.6 o clock basiled into, a L/<tp driven by Air to. j.°ur.vington, oiucko.nich, Yv naKuii.ara, formerly oi ouuki.0 uuki. -Liia acciaent was witnessed uy ..ir C. Rouinspn, wno suites una ..s iio \.ds waLung in the direction ol tne crossing tlie trap passed him, tne lior&e going at a last trot. bnortiy aiter\.uaus an engine whistled, ana Lie norse increased, his speea. xne trap iiutt jus.. got almost safeiy- over tne line wnen tno I engine, coming out ot the cutting, struck tne wneels. I'ne trap was o\«i-tuinea, and the man was carried about ten to twenty yards before tne train was puiieu up. Mr L. ivavanagh also saw tlio incident from a oricigt- m his own property. Tne unfortunate man, wlio was i.aUiy crushed, was linmeaiatefy ta.-e.ii. LacK. to Hawera by tne same Uain, -.na c.i_>ci next day. .Deceased leaves a wilq and lanuiy oi six. Ueceused and lanufy^ oniy removed to V n u .KUiiiar& tile prt.\io.js aay, where, it is understood, hewas to engage in larniuig pui&uiu.. j'nuugii the Lap was sukuikJ i^ pieces, the horse escaped. .uai'uiit Uniuonill, aged 58 j-ears, commit tea siucide at uurnside cu Saturday ulternoon. blie had been ill lor sonL ume, and was under tiie care ol a nurse, ine latter leit jier alone just after li. o'ciock, iu order to get her dinner, aiid tiie uniortunate woman took a quantitv ol iodine. Dr Will was called in, bu\ could do nothing. A terrible burning accident occurred at Waverley on Alonuuy morning, uy whicU Miss M. M'Meexm sustained sucn so very injuries (lepovta a Waverley correspondent) that sne is not expected to recover, lt appears that she rose eariy and proceeueu to liglit a fue iu the washhouse, whilst the remainder of the family weremilking in a shed close by. By soiiu means her clothes became ignited, aim a Oottlo of kerosene was upset, and assisted in the conflagration. Hearin.," screams, those in the shed rushed up, only lo iind Miss M'Meckin lying on tn j floor of the washhouse with her clothes still burning. The flames were at oneu extinguished, when it was found tna-j the sufferer had sustained frightful injuries. Little or no hope is held out oc ...liss M'Meckin's recovery. The Horoeka correspondent of tho •Dannevirke -Advocate t>taie-> : "A shocicing accident occurred here, when tiio nine-year-old son of Mr Charles LunL wan killed, lhe father had lelt a hois.; in a,, sheepyard, and a little later asked, his hoy to take, the horse into the paddock across the road. As the boy had. not returned in a few minutes, he went to look for him, and made enquiries o/ passers-by, but no one had seen him. His father found him shortly afterwards half a mile away, where tho horse had left tlie road and was standing in «-, creek, and the leading rope was fastened round the waist of the boy, who -Mas shockingly mutilated about the head. Dr. Sinclair, who was quickly ih attend- ! ance, puts forward the theory that in ] going through the gate ' it struck the j horse, which jumped and pulled the boy j off his feet, whilst his head came in i contact with a itump on the road, kill- j ing him at once. He was the only sort' of Mr and Mrs Lunt. j