ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13900, 11 May 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 10. At the inquest on .the body of the infant daughter of James Smith, who died from phosphorus poisoning, the mother stated that she gave the child castor oil, and then sent for a doctor, who, she alleged, said that she had done qiiiite right. The Coroner said it should be generally known that it was most dangerous to give castor oil in case of phosphorus poisoning, the proper thing being an emetic. The jury returned a verdict of death from phosphorus poisoning, and recommended tjiat the mother's statement in regard to the doctor Ira enquired into. An inquiry into the death of a 14 ■ year-old girl named Elizabeth Lucy Greenwood, who died at her father's residence of Pannn're on April 29th, was held to-day. The evidence showed that during her father's absence from home deceased took poison on April 14th. This fact was discovered next day by her stepmother, who was in charge, of the house. Deceased did not in her stepmother's opinion appear to be sufficiently ill to warrant medical aid being called in, and no doctor saw the girl until April 29th. She had then become very ill and although restoratives were applied, she died within ten minutes after the doctor's arrival, lb was stated that the deceased had been greatly disturbed by. a severe, crossexamination by a lawyer durinsz her recent evidence' in the Police Court in connection.with a. charge of assault and that she dreaded undergonig another similar experience in the Supremo Court. The jury returned a verdict of death by phosphorus poisoning self-ad-ministered and oxnressed an opinion that an error of judgment was committed in nob sending for a doctor sooner.

NELSON, May 10. The search for Mr G. W. Lightband, and the. lad Harry Jackson, who are miss ma: from a Canadian canoe at R»biiit Island, was continued unremittingly vesterdy. On Thursday a partly submerged, canoe was seen by persons sailing in a boat, but they were unable to approach owing to wind and flood. Tins canoe is no lancer visible, and is still untraced. A slouch hat hefonring to Lightband, awl -an unmarked ham<Irercbief and belt with the name of H. D. Jackson, and four loaves of bread in a sack near where the canoe was seen, have been found, but there is no ot.lipi- trace. v It is now feared that a, fatality has occurred, and the faintest hones only arc entertained. A thirtecn-months' old child named Hennah was knocked down by a train at Toitoi Vallev to-dav, a»d sustained a frnetiira of tl>o skull. The child is making favourable progress.