Obituary.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 25, 19 June 1902, Page 20

Obituary.

MR LEO PASTORELLI, DUNEDIN.

It is with extreme regret we have to record the death of Mr' Leo Pastorelli, late of Dunedin, who died in the Alfred Hospital' Melbourne, on June 1, from mjurieH received through the accidental discharge of a rifle. It appears the d> ceastd vsiih out driving with Mrs Burt, of the Grand Hotel, Healesville, on May 19, in the vicinity of Tarrawarra, and had a loaded gun in his possession for the purpose of shooting rabbits. Suddenly Mrs Burt heard the report of the gun and on looking towards her companion saw that it had exploded, the deceased receiving the contents in the left side Mrs Burt drove back with the deceased to Healesvillo with all possible haste, and the services of a local doctor were requisitioned. After temporary aseit-tnnce wis rendered to the sufferer he was removed to the Alfred Hospital. Melbourne. For a time the hospital authorities were hopeful of his recovery but on the ninth day after admission tetanus set in, and he pas-ed av.ny as jreviously stated on the let in«t. The late Mr Pastorel i was 21 years of age, and had gone to New South Wales last D. cember for the benefit of his health. He was Bteying with Mr Burt, who was a relative, at the time of the sad occurrence. The deceased waß attended by the Rev. Father Glce«on during his illnesn, a.nd reoi ived the la«t ritew of the Church immediately before his demise. To his mothtr, who resides in South Dunedin, the pincerest tymp^thy of the many tritnds of the deceased iB extended in her bereavement. Theiate MrPa«torelli had been an active member of the Duuediu Catholic Literary Society, and was also connected with St. Jos-ph's Men's Club prior to hia departure for Australia. — R.I. P.