ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1052, 15 February 1911, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

THE LATE MR. A. A. K. DUNCAN. THE INQUEST. Dr. A. Jl'Arthnr (City Coroner) held an inquest yesterday afternoon concerning tho death of Mr. A. A. K. Duncan, Deputy Public Trustee, who expired suddenly on Monday night. Station Sorgeaut Darby represented the police. Mrs. Rhcda Everard, of 22 Nairn Street, stated that deceased had been boarding with her for some years. A few minutes before 10 p.m. on Monday, witness was on the balcony of the house and deceased was in his bedroom. Witness heard a peculiar cry, and went to the bedroom door and saw deceased fall, his head striking the fender.. He riever spoke, and was probably dead when he fell. After placing a pillow under deceased's head, witness rang up Dr. Clay, who arrived shortly after and pronounced life extinct. Deceased had not been well for some weeks, and found breathing difficult at times. He had intended to go to Christchnrch on the Tuesday .night, and was making preparations for the trip on Monday night. Dr. C. D. Henry, who made a postmortem examination of tho body, stated that the heart was enlarged, and there was valvular disease of some years' standing.' Death was due to a rupture of one of the diseased valves. Any extra and sudden cxor'.'on would have been sufficient to cause the rupture of the valve. The other organs were practically normal excepting tho kidneys and liver, which wcro affected on account of the heart disease. A scalp wound on the back of tho head was probably tho result/of the fall at the time of death.

The coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony..

DIED IN HER SLEEP. IBj Telecraph.—Press Association.! Carterton, February I*. Ivy Bairstow, wife of William Bairstow, died in her sleep last night. About midnight she was speaking to her husband, und said in reply to a question that she was all right' When her husband awoke in tho morning ho found his wifo dead at his side. Deceased was in a weak state of health for years. . DYNAMITE ACCIDENT. Nelson, February U. A man named* George Edwards had his -hand blown off by dynamite at Owen Junction yesterday. He was taken to Murchison For medical attention. SUDDEN DEATH. Christchurch, February 14. Mr. William Dyson, postmaster at Sonthbrook, fell from a bicycle as the result of an epileptic fit this morning, and died shortly" after ivards. He was an elderly man..