ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Western Star, Issue 1292, 27 February 1897, Page 1

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Ceomwell A young man named Robert Woodhoase, aged 22, was accidentally killed at Bannockburn by. a fall of earth from the face of his sluicing claim. It took some hours to unearth the body. ’• Auckland • The man who died suddenly at tho ’ Wentworth mine, Whaugamata, was Patrick Guyde. While driving a hole he was noticed to suddenly roll over. He expired before anything could be done for him It was stated by Dr Wright, who made the post mortem , that the cause of death was attributable to the bursting of a blood vessel through over-exertion. It appears deceased was compelled to strike while in a cramped position. A ver- . diet was returned in accordance with the medical testimony. Deceased was 55 years of age and leaves a wife and four children in the south .of the colony. Wellington A man, who has since been identified as Joseph Tinney, fell or jumped into the harbour; Sergt-Majpr Macdonald dived for him, and after five * minutes, got him out; but though three hours were spent in trying to resuscitate the body the efforts were useless. Tinney was 35 years of age, a. tailor, and has a wife and two children in Timaru. W hen last seen alive he was under the influence of liquor. Wyndham While Catherine Foster, an unmarried woman, aged 23, was driving a milk cart to Mrs Jolly’s factory, Mokorets, the horse bolted, upsetting the cart. The woman sustained a fractured skull, and died at 3 o’clock on Wednesday morning.