ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144198, 15 September 1913, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

SUICIDE BY HANGING. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, September 14. Henry Spencer, a railway carpenter, aged 39, residing at Lower Riccarton, was found hanging dead this morning in tho wash-house. Ho iiad used a wire clothes-line for tho purpose. At tho inquest it was stated that deceased had a nervous breakdown two months and a half ago, and had suffered from insomnia. Ho came out of tho hospital yesterday afternoon, and slept in a separate, room, and on his wife investigating this morning, she found him as already described, A verdict was recorded that deceased committed suicide by hanging himself whilst in a state of unsound mind. A TRAM FATALITY. WELLINGTON, September 14. An accident, resulting in the death of Francis Breeden, a tram conductor, occurred in Oriental Bay a few minutes before ton o’clock last evening. Tho deceased, a single man, 24 years of ago, was conductor on a combination car which was proceeding at about 14 miles an hour round Oriental Bay. The motorman heard tho sound of money falling on the road. Ho pulled up the car immediately, and saw tho deceased lying on the road some distance back. Tho deceased was removed to the hospital suffering from a fracture of tho skull, and at 2.25 this morning died from hemorrhage of tho brain. Tho deceased was a native of Now South Wales, and his parents rcsido in Sydney. DEATH FROm'hEART FAILURE. WELLINGTON. September 14. William Samuel Spring, a married man, about 65 years of age, died suddenly (it is supposed from heart failure)'in Aro. Street about 4.40 p.m. on Saturday. Ho Irad left the tram at tho Aro StrMt terminus, and was walking, along tho road, when ho was seen to fall. Tho body was removed to tho morgue, bhcro an inquest will be held. A HUNTING ACCIDENT. AUCKLAND, September 14. During the progress of tho Palcuranga Hunt Club’s poinLto-point steeplechase meeting on Saturday, a nasty accident occurred. C. C. Dunlop was riding Hokonni in tho Light-weight Steeplechase, when the horso struck the stone wall-hal’d, turning right over on tho rider. It is feared that tho injured horseman has suffered a fracture of the pelvis.