ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES(

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 992, 6 December 1910, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES(

: . DROWNED IN THE. MANAWATU.' (By Telegraph.—Special Corrrenondent.) .."'' . PalmerstonN., December 5../ A young man named Cutirles Shannon,' employed as a flax-catcher at SeiforFsK mill, at Rangitane, was drowned-in the llanawntu River last evening. From the evidence at the inquest this afternoon it appears that deceased went for a bathe . iii the river about 5.30 without acquainting anyone of his intention. A Maori! ■ woman heard'cries, and got to the rivep bank just in time to see him throc'i lip. bis. arms, and disappear. - Though), immediate/ search was made no sign of! the Body was found till this morning;, at eight o'clock, when. Constable Barry,,.' of Palmerston, witb the .assistance of! . two of the mill. employees, recovered jf~Deceased was 22 years 1 of age ; and Ins parents reside at. Kaikorai, Dunedin. A" verdict of accidental death by drowning was returned. • . ." . ■. ■ ' ;.'. STRYCHNINE POISONING. ; (By Telegrauli.-I'rcss AEsoolatlon.lV Auckland, December 5.'. Archie Myers, aged • tlivrty-t-wo; a mar> \ ried man, Hying at Bevohport; died this morning .after taking what was Buppose.d ■ to be a sedlitz powder. After swallowing ■ the powder Myers said it was bitter.Symptoms of strychnine .poisoning •" en-; sued. A doctor attended,'but Myers died , two hours later. . ''■! EXPIRED IN POLICE ;CELLS. w New Plymouth, December 5. At an inquest held to-day touching th'a death! of a man named Wood, who was found dead in the police cells on Saturday morning, it was shown, that deceased " was arrested on Friday night fordruhk-ehut-sS) and ' then had a small cut over the eye, received probably as the result : ol a fall. The post-mortem revealed a. quantity of blood under the skull. There was a growth on the left side of the, brain, and it was concluded that ii blow above the'eye had thrown the brain ' against the growth, and lacerated an artery, resulting practically, in apoplexy, A verdict was returned accordingly.: '■ ' •

THE CHILD AND THE POISON. . .. Gisborne, December 5.' Myrtle, Jane Johnson, aged 18 month?, ■ daughter of a Borough Council employee): died as the result of drinking carbolic oil which had been left on a table if a saucer -to keSp flies away. <. .: ;. LITTLE GIRL KILLED BY ROLLER;, Ashburfon, December 5. . Tin's- afternoon the seven-year-old V daughter of Mr. Arthur .Stewart,- of:■ Hinds, was accidentally run over by an \ iron roller on which she had been ruling, -. and was killed instantaueousl}. An in., quest will be held. . ■ . ". . ACCIDENTS AT THE WHARF;. ■ ' ' Two accidents occurred-' on ,-tho wharf' yesterday. Peter ai'sirigle man employed as a wharf labourer, had■"]«« " foot caught in a winch on one-of tli>j steamers, and was rather badly crushed.*'He was taken to the hospital. Later in the day another' -labourer named George Sandi, who was engaged in carrying flour out of one of the sheds.' was jammed between a passing lorry and some packing-cases, and thrown under tlit' vehiclei the wheels' passing over his left arm, which was rather badly injured. H(' was taken to the hospital" and his are attended to. .. . - . . '..