ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1475, 25 June 1912, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

M J( JIM, Il>' HA Nfil \(! ■I'hn ii'-.'ill! of John \ViiliiriVbii, ft>ufsil .hsfiiKjiVd by llks in.-;]: from ~:i. I'm;, in. Iliiji/iy VjillbV oi'i ih'KDirVlfiyrvfonrinc^t Jiij? nf .ai.i iiiquirv by;.:j lie;-' iCorosieiv 111. M Aiilnir, v.--!rri];iv njqiJniii^' :T!i(i widow c;.| 11:<•. *pf! jjii'vo-'i'vidrnry iliid; h< ; r hlis'i:].'!;.! niiy^ clc:vi'iik<-'I i«r Mirm* t.imV",' li.-tyhisr. I."'", i i ro:n I'su!otil v- mi .!'■ w !msl . Siiiic the n hv'litiri t-.i cii ui.iU-; 1 lf<i. (!(•!iiSipiy. tifi-ostiwlf a/fit 1 !oft,;-]i"tniios [iii io liioK )•>!■ vork. w.d. hi 'did nM p-'uni. ijyowaiodv-slio 'sn'fd) ;of. I l '- ..'ifj-f'-VaVj.-; • K"-'". .■■■' . •a'ji<C;Xioj;o|i^-.f6und : ! thi»i-dcatb was self. . inilir:l'vl. Sviisl'6■ AVilkin:»on was." of. unbound imiiiiii ..;IltV' lllddf'ilvrUiiit/;perhaps - the au-:ih.i>riti€-3:'liiicl:jiliKpliurct-cl^'llic■ dcccasi-cl loo' Vop 11;\1)iir<^i'isi'i'kt il; f hist : .- tin/-had been deIji i iitiil- -oh i y-'a!'. fo]• t lii gh t -I f s»r . observation:'; Kimbr. (lIIIL'B. : .sI:I»!JKX 'DEATH.

■ ;An i!U|i!t>l Mmterniim the death of a ■f?ii'l,:-.Tf-abcll;( : ;J'oiScick, ajjfd nine, was condmisdi.v Mr. \V. (I. JtiJsl.ll. S.M. The hi.. Adelaido Tload, stated ■■m'..i'vid<!iica..Uiat: deceased. got. fevor.i.sh' (a:£Vs6l sooli on'/j'Siursday"last, and was .••liil umvsdi oii 'Friday . liiuiniiis. I r •die .Slid • i.ho Ml better, am' winicd to b.Koiiool" a'fjniii;-.; She-critntt hoiiiii" s:hoi'tagain complaining of rjiainftj'-'aiiil. witnessiivrapped her uj> and of -,n.- lii-p. Oecaniindcranibibd,but sho did Hot appear; to<. bo: feverish.ft On' Sfttuhlay.;y.mbrning\tho ■■ patient was vb-A-i6uslyv :: w'prs®fj and;',..w-itnoss'. sent. for a doctor, arid liUer.. telephoned for , him, ■ but" pni.6o.th'.occasions':the doctor: was away t'n-m homo. • iktveen- 1.30 and 2 o'clock ;.p:ni";i;'on;' .Satiirday; tho : . child died. Kvi-' idericoovaSjifidito- show that deceased was' ;'a'ibriffht"; /.healthy;,child,■? very fond of 'sclifiOi Ki'%.. .fl': ■■:■ on the evidence .riibmitit'd '-if was.j clear-;'that death was /(Inc'to,: Is ejn t.f f n.itu re. Ml apneai-od lb at: the. child imi 1 -' have possessed some eon-.; ''stitutismalfAyeakiiess of which tlio. parents ■' , \V-(A;pViuiiaware?s' ,, S' MISOMT.'S DLU'H. ;' ; thkcoroxkr not satisfikd. if : An,Sinqnest'-^obricermiir V/Iho' 1 . dc-a Hi of •Arthur \Y: Johnstone, lately a prisoner fat.: 'Uic/Tei-racb'; Gaol;, "was' held before Dr. ■<Mj'Arthur.atj_jhV;hospital yesfcerdu-y after-

' J)r. H.. A. 11. .Oilmor stated that lie liad:!visited'cicceascd at Hie gaol'on Friday last. Ho' formed the opitiion that '.'Joniistoncsnvai;';? suffering from Bright'* I diseaseand ;ho v had prescribed vest and 'special diotiMHo,. lmd further suggested that ■ ifJohnstone did. not improve he shouldibe.i.reiiiovcdito the hospital. He 'Vas'i againfealled to see ths patient ell Sunday ..who I 'had liatl- a fit, but not being able 5 to*, deal,'with the case at one® he iorderc4'?himV.to be. removed to the hospital. Giving evidence as to the immeJdiatfii'eauso of. death Dr. Gilmer expr«w-1 .o'd ";the : ,opimoav that deceased had died .from'ch'ronic kidney disease. ' i': ,: Dr.>,P.: : R;:AVoti[!house, senior house sur--1 goon yat*: ; the s hospital, stated that de■ceasednvas's'dead ' when admitted to the hospital'sat'?lo.ls p.m. on Sunday nisrht. 110 had only viewed the man's face, but iiho 'considered.' that death' -.was due-to in.•fUunnuttioh of tho.'kidneys. i. : Tho: coroner (Dr. M'Arthur) was not satisfted\with,:.the cvidenco and ordered a '.post-mortem .examination. The .inquest ■ was,accordingly ; adjourned till 10 a.m. iOUHy. .' ■■■ ■ . Senior' Serjeant Malhieson watched the .rinquiryjfor, ths .police,■ IN ft If] 1) JIIXJI. '«!'AVHiI«i < engaged - I "iiii the'-'"ordi»ary course ofv his, employment at the New-Zealand Confectionery Cpmpany's establishment mi. Crawford> Street yesterday, Krnest Zoukrohad ono of the fingers, of his left hand injured in the machinery. He was removed ; to- the hospital, where it was "found I .necessary '-'.to'amputate the digit. ;He" i! isia"■■.siiislo.nian'r. 18 years'.of age, and 'resides'W!lO ? .A'ivian' Streets 1 >. i__lC. A rvnL FAIL. I:; :! , UDy.; ; Te"iei:raj!h.—Pre»s. AESoclation.l * Napior; June 24. ft'At the" inquest on AV. Severn, who died in',the hospital.on Saturday evening from injuries., sustained through falling down tho. stokehold of the steamer John, a verdict was returned that death was 'caused by fra.chire of tho skull. The coroner directed. the attention of itic Customs authorities, at Wellington to tho fact that tho steamer cleared Wellington on .Tune 18. and there-'were no particulars of tk» residence of ..deceased on tho ship's av(ielcs.