ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 96, 21 April 1903, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

| PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON) April 20. At the inquiry to day into the death of Mrs Oir, the victim of the fire is Frederick-street on S iturd >y evening, the evid'nee showed the fire had been caused by the burning of a kerosene lamp. The body, which was frightfully burned, was found in the scullery by a man, who ran to the tpj« when the alarm was raise J.

While a boa) was coming ashore from ihe ship Castlehome, it was capsized in a fiirci northwester that was blowing. The boit was occupied bf Oapta>n durst and three seamtn. Two of the latter were drowned. Abo it from the Cbnstince rescued Captain Hutf, while the o f <h«r seaman was rescued by a boit from the Weather*' field. Oaptiin Hurst, who i* an elderly man, is in a serious condition, and medic t! aid was stint to him. The two men drowsed ware Leonard Oiois, Hged 21, the eeoond mate, who com en from London, aud A. Gabritl<on, X. B.; a Norwegian seaman. Hawbra, April 20.

At the inquest on the body of William Summers who was drowned in tbe Waiugongoro river on Thursday las'-, a vet diet of accidental death was returned. The body was found six milts from the scene of th« mishap. Gisboknb, April 20. A shepherd nimed Alexander Dampbell fell off his horde between Te Arai »nd Murinai and died immediately. John Foulds, aged about 18, of Tiko* kino, BUwkrs Hay, died thi* afternoon from the effects of a bicycle accident oa Saturday, when he collided with another cyclist. Latke. At the it quest concerning the death of Alexander CUmpbell, who fell from his horse and expired, a verdict of died from heart disease was returaeJ.