ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 894, 13 August 1910, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

RICCARTON CAR FATALITY. (By Telegraph.—Freaa Association.! N Chrlstchurch, August 12. • Evidence tendered at the inquest concerning the death of Moses Chambers, who was'tilled-by- 'a tramcar when returning from Riccarton yesterday, suggested that the. deceased was slightly under the influence of liquor ,at the time. Chambers fell from ■ a trailer oil to a straight piece of road, a second.trailer {Kissing,over him. ■ Tho coroner returned a verdict that death was accidental, and exonerated tho tramway officials. Chambers was ' a singlo man, about- thirty-two years oE age. Ho came to New Zealand from Queensland a couple of years ago. OVERDOSE OP LAUDANUM; Auckland August 12. Constable Cox, of Raweno,-. 'telegraphed to Inspector Culleii to-day that Walter Burry, a settler at Waiotemarama, took an overdose of laudanum' on Wednesday night by accident, it is supposed, and died this morning. FALL THROUGH A LIGHT-WELL. Yesterday morning, Nellie Roache, living hi the Arcadia Hotel; v sustained severe injuries to her head and shoulders ■ through falling through .a light .well, a distance'of forty feet.. ' After having been attended to. by/a medical man, she was removed to the hospital, where on inquiry last evening it was stated-that she was progressing favour-, ably. - ■. . . . .SUDDEN DEATH. Mrs. Davis, residing at St. Mary Street, off Tinakori Road, died very suddenly yesterday morning. Her daughter was ill with .pneumonia,. and Mrs. Champress, a neighbour, who had been assisting to nurse the latter, left for her homo, her place being taken by Mrs. Twohill. . About that time Mrs. Davis was' complaining of pain, and..Mrs. Twohill left the house, to get assistance. On returning she foundthat Mrs. Davis had passed away. An inquest will be held to-day at tho .morgue at 2.30 p.m. *~ :