ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Southland Times, Issue 17347, 19 May 1913, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

AG I'D CAEMAX KILLED. ■ (Per United Press Association.) NELSON, Hay 18. A lior.se attached to a cab was frightened by a passing motor car in Bridge Street yesterday afternoon, and shied. The vehicle capsized, and the cabman, Martin Christian, aged about TS years, received injuries from which he succumbed. A SAD AFFAIR. CHRISTCHURCH. Hay IS. Josephine Robina Root, two years of age. whose parents reside in Spreydon, was found drowned in a hole on Saturday afternoon. At the inquest to-day, before Mr T. A, H. Bailey, Coroner, the evidence showed that some days ago a hole was dug in the garden for the reception of rubbish, and became full of water as the result of the heavy rains experienced. On Saturday afternoon the i little one was missed from the house, and on search being made she was found in the hole. Medical assistance wa.s sent for. hut the child was dead, A verdict of accidentally drowned was recorded. ; A SEAMAN INJURED. I CHRISTCHURCH. May 17. A party from Ii.M.S. New Zealand and | Ii.M.S. I’yramns, under Lienl. Lovettj Cameron and 'Warrant-Officer Clegge. I travelled by train to Staircase Gully, and ; thoroughly enjoyed the outing. Leadingj Seaman Nichols, whilst descending to the , railway line, wa.s struck on the head by a loose boulder, and sustained serious j injury. j FOUND DROWNED I AUCKLAND, May 17. i A body found in the harbour has been identified as that of Julius Butler, a j waiter and barman. The jury returned j a verdict of found drowned, x j A FARMER DROWNED. i I DUNEDIN, May IT. , Robert Patrick, a farmer, was drown--1 cd n>-ar Tapanui in a shallow creek while returning to his home from a sale at i Heriot, | HANK CLERK SHOT. WELLINGTON, May 17. An inquest wa.s held to-day on Mr Rex 1 Coker, the hank clerk, who was found dead in the Rank of New South Wales. A verdict was returned that deceased : died from a gunshot wound accidentally indicted whilst examining a revolver. ' There was nothing to show, or was there | a suggestion that decetiso.fi wa.s in any way non-financial or in any other trouble.