ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1867, 29 September 1913, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

AN OLD MAN'S DEATH. The Oity Coroner (Dr. A. McArthur, S.M.) held an inquest on Saturday on the body of James Henry Hope, alias John Meenaghan, who was found dead in his rooms in Manners Street on Thursday morning last. Medical evidence to the effect that the deceased died from internal hemorrhage, due to natural causes, was given by Dr. K. Fyffo. The deceased who was about seventy years of age, was a widower. He was born in Ireland, and had a daughter living in Chicago. The verdict was in accordance with medical evidence. CHOKED BY A PEANUT. Dr. McArthur, S.M., also held an inquest on tho body of a child named Wm. John Murray, aged two years and ten months, who was choked to death in consequence of a peanut obstructing the windpipe. The medical evidence having been tendered, a finding of death from accidental suffocation . was returned by the coroner. FARM LABOURERS' THROATS CUT.'' TWO. MEN IN TROUBLE. (By Telssraph.—Press Association.) Auokland, September 28. Two farm hands were admitted to tho hospital, each suffering from severe wounds to the throat. As both of the men are still in a somowhat critical condition, full details are not available. It appears, however, that one man, Oscar Donald, aged 23 years, was employed at-Kaitaia, where he was discovered by a neighbour with a severe gash in his throat. He was brought to Auckland Hospital with all possible dispatch, and is now doing as well as can be expected. The other man was also a farm labourer, Percy Butler, aged 27. He was found at Hunua on Thursday evening with his throat cut, and was brought to Auckland, accompanied by a medical man. An operation was performed at the hospital. The man is still unable to give an account of how the wound was inflicted.

LAMP-LIGHTER'S SUICIDE. Nelson, September 27. James Goodman, single, a lamplighter, committed suicide last night. He was found hanging in an outhouse at the rear of his dwelling. LEVEL-CROSSING FATALITY. Dannavlrke, September 27. An inquest was held this morning on the body of James Richard Brown, who was killed in a collision with a train at a levsl-orossing half a mile from Dannevirke yesterday. A verdict of accidental doath, no blame being attachable to anyone, was returned. MOTOR-CAR AND. TRAIN COLLIDE. Chrlstohuroh, September 28, A collision took place this morning at the Colombo Street orossing between the north train and a motor-car driven by Mr. Hardy, a traveller for Messrs. Bing, Harris and' Co. Mr. Hardy stopped on tho rails waiting for some trucks which were being shunted on another set of rails to pass, and did not notice the train 'coming. The enginedriver, however, saw the car and applied the brakes and the train was only moving slowly when it struck the car. Tho car was pushed sideways some distance, but did not overturn and was only slightly' damaged. Advice was received yesterday by the Wel|ington police from the constable stationed at Tinui that the body of a man had been found in tho Whareama River. There was nothing to identify tho deceased. The onl.y paper found on him was an invoice showing that he had purchased clothing from a Mr. Harvey, of Weber. The body appeared to be ( that of bj man apparently about 60 years of age.