ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11504, 28 September 1915, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

INJURED BY EXPLOSION. [Pun Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September 27. A married man mimed Cyril Sinclair. living at Miramar, and employed! by tho Gas Company there, was admitted to the Hospital this afternoon 1 suffering from severe injuries to his 1 race and hands through the explosion of an ammonia, tank at. the company's' works while ho was engaged in doing some welding by tho acetone process. .1.; EM A INS FOUND. [Peh Pkv.ss Association.] DUN ED IN. September 'J*. Au inqucso on the rem;'ins found at' Purnkauui on Saturday was held Port Chalmers this afternoon. The body could not be identified, but evidence given led to the belief that tho remains wore those ot Alfred Arthur Austin, an assistant chemist, who disappeared on May Id, 11)14. Austin was a married man, living in South Dunedin, and tho last, seen of him was at Port Chalmers ono Saturday evening. He had a. crib at Waitati. The Coroner returned a verdict, that thrt remains were those of Alfred Austin and that lie died somctimo in 1014.