Death When Fancy Costume Catches Fire

Chronicle (Levin), 15 August 1949, Page 5

Death When Fancy Costume Catches Fire

GHETSTCHUEOH, August 14. A nine-year-old boy dlecl on featurda} evening from scvere burns sull'cieii when a fancy dress costume made oi cotton wool, caught lire from a caiull he was carrying. He was: NOEMAN TEREENCE DEEANFA son of • Mr and Mrs David Delanev, oi Caverhill Eoad, Cheviot. Mr and Mrs Delaney were aiso burn ed in tkeir efforts to put out the flame and were treated at the Cheviot 11 os pital. About 6.45 p.m. the ckild was prepar ing for a fanc\ dress ball for "vvMeh. had a Jack Frost costume. He was in a room by himself when lus screams attracted his parents' attention. Tn. house ivas not equ'ipped with electricity The chiid was taken to the Cheviot Hos pital by his parents and Dr. E. N. Bnedden had him removed to -the Chnst church Public Hospital. He was subsequently taken to Burwood Hospita wliere he died at 9.50 p.m. FATAL FAUL OVER CLIFF GREYMOUTH, August 14. A fajal accident occurred at Mitchell's, near the south shore of Laa Brunner, MR GEORGE MORGAN, aged 23. sou of the liceneee of Mitchell's Hote fell betwreen 60 and 80 feet over a cliff in'o a pouti more than 15 tent deep. Mr Morgan was examining the hotel's hydro-electTical plant when he slipped over the cliff. Death was probably due to drowniug.