ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13681, 25 August 1908, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

TWO CHILDREN POISONED. Plress Association-By Telegraph-CopyrigHl SYDNEY, August 24. Two children named Moffit, of North Sydney, drank chlorodynei instead of cough mixture. Both died. Per Press* Association. GISBORNE, August 24.. 'The body of Mrs' McQeary, wife of a tailor; resident here,' was found at Waikanae Bedcli tthis morning. Deceased's iius'band arrived froin Auckland yesterday and expe'dted his wife to ineet him but found her absent from home'. He reported her disappearance to the police.

DUNEDIN, August 24. Mary Gray, an elderly resident of Raverobourne, ■ was admitted to .(.lie Hospital with a. broken leg last. Tutisday, and died from pneumonia this morning. .

A young mail mimed Fred. Corskie met with a very nasty accident near Geraldine on Saturday evening. He> was driving a waggon ioaded with five tons of fertiliser for Mr ; B. Tripp, and_ when near Mr P.' Lysaglit's place, in climbing down the side he slipped and the wheels of the waggon-passed over, his left side. The bones "of the left foot were; crushed, the left knee lacerated, exposing the blood vessels and the left, arm cut and broken; He lay for an hour until picked up by Mr Lysaght. Dr Patenion was sent for aiid he set the broken bones and stitched and dressed the wounds . and. the injured man was corn-eyed to Thnarji hospital on Sunday morning. ; v