ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 16, 20 January 1902, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

PER PHE3S ASSOCIATION, | Oheistohuboh, January 18. A lad named Charles Andrews, aged 16 and residing at Halswall, fell into a ditch on Thursday evening and injured himself internally. He died 'in the hospital this moraing, his liver having been ruptured. A verdict of accidental death was returned. At the inquest on the body of the infant found in the gutter in Linwood, the evidence showed that the child bad lived and been dead a week, the body being too much decomposed to give any indication as to tLe cause of death. The police so far have no clu« as to the identity of the parents. The inquest was adjourned till Saturday next. Greymouxq, January 19. Qillingham a resident of Cobden, was drowned at Seven-mile Creek yesterday. He leaves a widow and a large family. Gisbobnk, January 19. Captain A. Thompson, harbourmaster at Gis borne, died this morning as the result of an accident yesterday. He was out driving in company with with Captain Thorgeson, master of the baique Armenia, now in port, and when about seven miles from town the horse swerved. Thomson accidentally droppod one rein and the buggy was brought into violent collision with a telegraph post. The occupants were thrown into a ditch, Thomson being so badly injured that he was conveyed to the hospital where he died as stated. Wellington, January 18. An inquest was held to-day on the body of George Flanagin, labourer, who died at midnight on Thursday from the eflects of poison self-administered. His widow stated deceased had been drinking for some time, and had not eaten meat for a fortnight before deith. He had apparently mixed some arsenic in a bottle he always kept in his bedroom, and drunk the contents. Shortly after he commenced to vomit, and his wife gave him soda and water as «n emetic and barley water and milk; but as he continued to vomit she went to Dr. Teare, who refused to attend the man, aDd advised further supplies of barley water. Her husband finally died in her arms. The police were summoned, and they called Dr. Teare, who then came quickly. Dr. Teare deposed that Mrs Flanagin came to him stating that her husband bad taken rat poison, and described her treatment. Witness replied that she had acted judiciously. He was busy at the time, and could not have done any more if he had gone. Had he been called in at first he would have used the stomach pump, but after repeated vomiting there would have been no object in using the stomach pump. The jury re'urned a verdict of suicido while temporarily insme and expressing their regret by a rider that Dr. Teare had not attended deceased when summoned.