ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1411, 11 April 1912, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

— $ A BABY'S DEATH. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was hold by Mr. W. G. liiddell, S.M., on a four months old infant named Margaret Mary Ellis, daughter of Thninns Ellis, butcher, residing at , :!0G Sydney Street. The mother of the child deposed that the deceased had been weak since its birth, and latterly had been subject to convulsions. Dr. licnnelt had proscribed some tabloids, and these had appeared to do the child good. On Tuesday night deceased had taken convulsions, had boen given a tabloid, and at 10.-15 seemed better. At 11.30 tho witness had looked at deceased again, and had found that she was dead. Tho verdict was that deceased had died of convulsions. FINGERS BADLY CUT. Waltor Weaver, 1!) years of age, was admitted to tho Hospital yesterday suffering s from a badly injured hand. At the time . of the accident he was carrying sonic ! gloss on a frame, when he fell, with tho ' result that four of his fingers were very scriouslv cut. He resides at 125 Wallace Street. ' • BOY'S LEG BROKEN. J Max Straalen, nine years old, residing : in Lawrence Street, was playing with a sack of goods yesterday morning when in | some maimer he broke his left leg above the ankle. Ho is at present in the Public \ Hospital. ) ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. ' At the hospital yesterday afternoon, Mr. ; W. G. Eiddell, S.M., coroner, coahictcd ' an inquest touching tliej death of en 2 eightcen-months-old child '■'lianmd Emily ! Marv .Teffery, who was admitted to the ; institution on Monday suffering from J scalds on the arms, chest, and neefc. These had been caused by a pot of boiling water falling over her, at her par- ,, flits' residence, S Homer Street. Senior , Sergeant Malhioson appeared for tho !\ police. a Evidence was given to tne cfirot that r. the child's mother had been engaged in | removing a pudding from a put vr-icli - was standing on a bench. Ino child ' spoke, the mother turned round, mul iho n pot of water then capsized. Dr. Kemp .attended the case, the liltlo girl .1 emg * snbseqnentlv renioveil to tho hospital. r Dr. Herbert E. Robertson, junior ns--0 sislant-house surgeon nt the hospital, 0 gave tho cause of death as shock duo to scalds. . The coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.