ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1848, 6 September 1913, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

* ! CLYDE QUAY SMASH'. J STANDING OAR BLOCKS THE ' VIEW. A oollision between a motor cycle - with a side-car attached, and one of the Vice-Regal motors occurred opposite Clyde Quay at 7.30 p.m. on Thurs- '' day. Tho motor-car was driven by Geo. Dixon, and at the timo was convoying Captain Eastwood, A.D.0., to .tho south ateamor, whilo iho motor I ;oycle was driven by H. Bridge, and in i tine side-car was his brother, Cecil Daro Bridgo. They wore ■ proceeding in the direction of Courtcnay Place. It appears that a stationary emergency tramcar, standing on the street, was the 'cause of tho trouble. The motor cycle > came round the back of tho tram, and \the motor-car passed in front, and driver had timo to see the .ather beforo the collision occurred. One |of the lamps of tho motor-car struck Cecil Bridge, and ho was rendered un.'oonscious for a while. Dr. Tolhurst was summoned,, and he "ordered th'e patient's removal to lis homo, where, upon examination, it was found tj»at' no bones had been broken. He, however, was sevoroly bruised, and was confined to_ bed yesterday. Tho' motor I cycle arid side-car were badly damaged, ' but only a lamp on the motor-car was damaged. ' WHAT CAUSED DEATH? • , Au inquiry into the circumstaaiceß ( Surrounding the death of the man who expired in Taranaki Stroorfe at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday took place before the ooronor, Dr. M'Arthur; S.M., at tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. - Dr. Thomas stated that in the absence in the Btomach of poisons, it was ' difficult to say what tho cause of death was. The only , suggestion which ho could make was that death had' taken place from the effects of alcohol on an empty stomacih, , ' Police evidence was to the effect that the body had not yot been identified. 'Adjutant Green, of the Salvation Army Home, had stated that deceased stayed ' at the Home on tho night of September 1, and gave tho name of Rcid. This information was the best 'that oould be secured. A verdict was returned to the 'effect that, failing a return by tlie Govern- , ment Analyst showing the existence of poisons, tho only conclusion is that embraced in. the medical evidence before the Court. . Later in the day it was ascertained that deceased was a married man named Charles Minchington (28), and > tha.i\ he Ivas a labourer residing in Tui Street. Identification was traced through tho medium of finger prints. His wife having viewed and identified • the body, the CoToner decided to re- ] . open the inquest this morning, and after taking formal eviclenco to again ad- j journ until the analyst's report is ro ! ueived. . ' i FAINTING FIT & AFTER. - ] BODY FOUND IN THE SCRUB. ' (By TelcKranh.—Prcsa Assoctatlon.) Dunedin, September 6. * Early'on Tuesday njorning, while pro- 1 cceding to work, a sawmill hand named ' Robort Poultney discovered the body of 1 a woman lying dead beside some scrub : on the Houipapa Road; Catlins. Inves- 1 tigation proved that it wbb the body ' of Mrs. William Johnston, of Houi- , papa. On tho. previous evening Mrs. _ Johnston was canvassing, in aid of ' Church funds, and, on making her way , home, evidently fainted and succumbed. At tho .inquest'a j'erdict was'-returned that £ death';had : b'coh ' /tho'roSii]t'''6f::bsposure, caused by a fainting fit render- " ing deceased incapable of getting assisU * unco.:. j ALL NIGHT OF PAIN. ' j FOOT CAUGHT IN THE POINTS. f Chrisjchurch, September 5. ' j A man named John Lamont, a resi- j dent of Darfield, met with a painful ac- £ oident while walking homo along- tho railway lino from Coalgato last evening. His foot caught in some points, and ho , fell, the wrench breaking his leg. Ho V was of course incapable of moving him- j self, and lay there all nigjit. ..At six , o'olock this morning he was found by ? a passer-by.. Tho Darfield police were communicated with, and the injured man ' was brought to Christ-church by tho first train and conveyed to tho hospital,. r.