ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1248, 5 October 1911, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

DEATH OP SHIP'S STEWARD. (By TclcuraDh.—Press ABEociatlon.) Christchurch, October 4. Flags on tlio JXcw Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Eotorua, and on the company's oliico at Lyttolton wero Hying at iiau-iuust UMlay in consecjuenco oi tlio death of Mr. Davis Sturrock, second steward of (ho steamer. Demised had boon ill for eomo days past, and had been attended by tho ship'a surgeon who, on going to St'urrock's room shortly after midnight (o boo how ho. was progressing, found him dead in his bed. An inquest was held this morning by Mr. U. W. Bishop, district coroner, who, after hearing tho evidence of Dr. lidsall, returned a verdict that deatli was duo to heart failure. Deceased, who had boon, in the wjrvico of tho New Zealand Shipping Company lor some time, was n married man, his wife living in England. CAUGHT BY A LORRY. While a lorry was passing the left luggage shed on tho'Quoen's Wnarf about 11 a.m. yesterday, the horses tool; fright, and, (swerving round, jammed au expressman named — Martin against the shed; breaking one of 'his ribs. The injured, man was attended by members of (ho Harbour Board ambulance brigade, and then removed to Dr. Cahill's surgery for treatment. CHILD'S BODY FOUND. On Tuesday evening somo boys, who were piaying in Brougham Street, had neca.siun to gn into a neighbouring nation to look for a ball, and while there they discovered the body of a mn!« child nnpaiflitly about two or throe days old* The police Uayo been making inquiries, All iiiuue.st will bo lield to-day. FOUND IN TnE HARBOUR. Shortly before noon yesterday a body was fern Healing in the harbour, and taken to Uie inoi-RUe. l'rom pn]KTs found, it was iwcwlainoH that tho deceased \y«s named James M'Glaslmu.aml was a nnlivo of Aberdesn, Scotland. Dr. I'ylTo, who saw (h<; body at (lie morgue, considered (hat it had been in the water for ecvcrnl Jays. Deceased was of stout build, and about lift. Uin. in height, and apparently about ,'!5 or •Iβ years of ;w<\ In tho iiockets were found ilO 12s. Sid, in money, and a bank draft for .£4O to I ho Hank of N..5.W., Maslerton ilrawji on Iho Uoyal Bank of Scotland. Aberdeen. Tilio Maslerton jwlico roiiorl: thai deci'awd was not kii.nvn lliero. auil that the dupiie.Me of (ho draft had beon lyinp at tlio Itfiilt for some liino without Irmiir iiinuiivil for. ■ As (he draft is dated July 25, 1011. it is considered that deceased hail only recently arrived in tlio Dominion. Tito'otlier effects included a ie-ft-lnggage ticket, two watches, and n momo.' brat-ing tho signatum of Lawrence Donald, Wnirai'ona. Att lliquest will bo held to-day.