ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 987, 30 November 1910, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

HOTELKEEPER'S DEATH.' ■; (By-Telejrapij.-Press. Association.) . .;. _ V "'■-'. Napier, November 29.: -V Tho police have received -information from Tarawera.' that Duncan 3lack'ay; : proprietor of . the. Hot';Spriugs- Hotel,' 1 was found dead early this Morning- witha revolver beside him. ,-' '.-..' ! :'drowned while fording'' ' . -CATTLE.- ■■ • '• ./■ Inspector a telegrani" from Havelock yesterday, stating that a youth named. Francis-Thomas, seventeen years of age, was drowned in the •Whakamarina River, on Sunday, while' fording cattle.' Tho message to .tie irisyotor stated that an' wiis t<l be held. . .■:..' - ACCIDENT AT PETONE. George a single'man, seventy, seven years of ape, a' weaver-by trade, and living.at 148 Hutt Road, Petone, had the misfortune yesterday to slip and fall, breaking his leg. "He was brought, to tho Wellington Hospital yesterday at 4.15 p.m;, and. the broken limb was set by Dr. Ross. ' .' ' THE RAILWAY FATALITY. ~ . . ~. Uevln, November 29^. At the inqu&st concerning tlie.death of Patrick 31'Ginn, who was run over., by a train near Shannon, the evidence clearly showed that deceased was under the influence of. drink. - The ver-: diet was that met his death, by accidentally being run over by -.a.train. The coroner commended" the , , railway officials, on the manner in which they had acted. . ■ " !";"'.