ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1657, 25 January 1913, Page 4

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

FATAL PALL,

(By Mejraph.—Prcos Association,) Auckland, January 24. Go6rg<s Henrv Allport foil from a load, of chaff nt: Mangero and fractured hirf skull. Ho died a l / tho hospital this morning. -FATAL MISTAKE. •• Gisborrie, January.24. Richard Chas. do Thierry, who dranlc carbolio acid in mistake, for homo-mad® beer on Tuesday, died this afternoon. . DROWNED IN A TROUT POOL. ■ Rotorua, January 24. ■ News has. just been received that Forsyth, a visitor from New South Wales, was droivned at Okcro.this evening. With hor husband she was fishing in a trout pool wlion a slip, made by Mr. Forsyth, caused her to fall into tho water. Mr. Forsyth attempted to save her, but tho forco if tho current swept him away, and whin assistance arrived lie was brought ashore exhausted. The body has not been • recovered.

DEATH IN THE, BUSH. Wairoa, January 21. At on inquest on the body of Councillor M'lntyro, found in the Morcre Bush on Wednesday last, the evidence showed that deceased had gone into tho gully to fire logs, and ill passing under a half-burnt rimu branch it fell, striking him on tho head. Death was probably instantaneous, sparing deceased the agonies of the burning of the lower part of his body, while pinned down. Tho funeral was attended uy members and officials of looal bodies in tho district.

INFANTS DEATH! TEE INQUEST, Auckland, January 24. An inquest upon the body of a.newlj* bom infant, found on Saturday at th« bity sanitary depoty at Riverhead, vraj conducted to-da'y. A worker engaged at the depot detailed how ho found tho body ( which ho buried at once. Subsequently lie reported tho matter. During the last six years ho had found tho bodies of (lire# or four infants. 'Die doctor who conduct" cd tho uost-mortom said death was caused by want; of proper attention at birth. Th# inquest was adjourned. :