ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1747, 12 May 1913, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

JOACHIWG FATALITY, DRIVER KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED. (By I'eleera.ph.—l'resa Association.) Palmcrston, May 11. A single man named Archibald Elliott, who comes from Tirnaru, was driving tho mail coach out to llougotea from Palmersion late on Saturday afternoon, and when about a mile .from Ilongotea was seen by two inside passengers (0 get doivn off his box.- On attempting to return to his sear, tho horses, apparently startled at something, plunged, knocked Elliott down, and then bolted. The passengers' could not see all that happened, and had enough to .do to look after themselves, for the coach was overturned shortly after, aud both of them thrown out on the road and considerably bruised. On returning flon? the road they found Elliott, finite dead, the wheels of the coach having evidently passed over his body.

BODY RECOVERED. Invercargilli May It. The body of Frank Peterson, tho prisoner who was tflowned in the Estuary on. Friday afternoon, was recovered on Saturday. FALL IN A STOKEHOLD. Timaru, May It). At the inf[iiest. this morning touching the death of Arthur Heading, aged in, of London, coal trimmer on tho ste-uncr Zen land ic, tho evidence showed that on Thursday, when descending to tho stokehold, Heading had nearly reached the bottom of the ladders when he slipped and fell, striking the edge of an iron daw with his head; and' sustaining such injury to tho skull and brain that lie died in the'hospital on Friday. A verdict of accidental death was returned, 'i'lio deceased was stated to have had some liqnoi before going down, and the ladder wns said to be dangerously slippery. SUDDEN DEATH. A widow named Juno Hull, "G years of age, was found dead in a corridor at the Home for Aged Needy yesterday. Deceased had been ailing for some time past, and luul been attended by Dr. Robei-Uni, who is at present out of town. Slie 1-ad been in the Home for about two years, and in February last suft'erod a paralytic stroke, and on Saturday she had another stroke. An inriuest is to be held at ths Court-house, at 1) o'clock this morning. Against, Accidents and Sickness insuro with Hie Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd.. 117 and J2l Customliojse Quay, Wellingtoli.-»-Advt.

For Chronic Chest Complainls, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. Gd,*