ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1046, 8 February 1911, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

DEATH BY DROWNING. (By Tclcgrapli-^-Press; Association.) Christehureh, February 7. At the imiucst at Little River reearding.t.lie death of Tristram A. Hayden, a labourer, aged 43," a verdict was returned that death was due to drowning,, but there wa? .no'evidence to show how tho body cimo into the water. Hayden was a .stranprer ill Iho district, behig on his way to a situation at Holmos's Bay. He left Lnko l'orsyth Hotel sober, and was seen lying on tho edge of tho river bank. His body was found in tho river adjacent to the spot where ho was seen lying down.

' A FATAL MISTAKE. ' Wanganui, -February 7. A young married woman named Eillin, wife of a local tobacconist, this morning drank si lotion prescribed for her mother for an affection of tho ear. Medical aid was quickly on the scene, but tho woman died a few minutes later. Deceased was twonty years of age, and left a. child six".months..old. • ' . ' SODDEN DI3ATIT. Christchurch, February 7. • James Melbourne, a resident of Hangiora, . died .suddenly.' 'of '.heart failure on the, Coldstream Lstalo to-day, : - A"FISHERMAN'S FATE. Auckland, February 7. , A fisherman named" Henry Davidson died suddenly whilo out fishing ill tho gulf this moraine. Deceased had como in contact with the firinc-rod of tho engine, and he received a .slight shock, and in ft few minutes dropped and quickly expired. Davidson hud been suffering from' heart' trouble. •

DEATH ON LAMBTbN QUAY. A sudden death occurred on Lamblon

/ about 5.30 p.m. yeitorday. A man namnl Itobert lMnllips was walking nloni the Quay betiiecn Cirev Street and Willis Street, when ho was to<Mi to fall. Mr. (icorge Ward was'tho fil'r-t to roach tho unfortunate man, who appeared to bo in such a bad way that ftiedieal aid was summoned. Dr. Henry,'km arrival, pronounced life to bo extinct, and tho body was removed to the Morgue, where an inquest will bo held to-day. According to some papers found on'tho body of tho deceased, he was 11.years of age, and had lieen'a. pantryman'oir tho Maravoa, but signed off that vessel last month. HUNTING MACHINE ACCIDENT. Ernest Trtieman, Ij years of age, a printer's assistant,"employed at .Fabiisbrt's 'printing' wdi'ks 'itV' Farisli Street, and residing at -l Alfred Street, was admitted to tho Hospital "yesterday suffering with an injured hand. While thn lad was engaged at work, his hand got caught in the printing'machine, and was badly mangled.