ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1890, 27 October 1913, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

MISSING SEAMAN FOUND ' , DROWNED. (By Teleeraph—Proso Association.! Auckland, October 25. 1 The body of tho missing seaman s named Harry Fairman, who has not 1 .been seen sinco Friday last, was found ) floating in.the harbour this morning. Deceased lived with his wife and young family at Newmarket, and was employed on tho scow Winnio. Ho left homo last Friday night with the intention of rejoining tho vessel, and was not seen again. STRUCK BY A RAILWAY TABLET POST. ' Auckland, October 25. ] A lad named Carroll, employed as 1 cadet on the railway dining carß, sustained a fracture of the skull through . striking tho tablet exchange 'post while 1 leaning out of a carriage window when • the train was passing through Tuakau ; Station yesterday afternoon. Ho was ; on the midday Main Trunk express, and ' was hit violently, and thrown back into the carriage. _Ho was taken on the j Hamilton Hospital for treatment. DROWNED IN'THE MAITAI RIVERI , Nelson, October 26. 1 The body of John King, 'a retired Government auditor, was found in tho Maitai River on Saturday afternoon by some trout fishermen. Deceased, who resided in Shakespeare Walk, on the banks of the river, wont home with a companion Into on Friday _ night, leaving him at Normanby Bridge. It is surmised that in tho darknoss deceased, who is about sixty-seven .years of age, and nearsighted at night, got off the beaten track, and stepped over a steep bank into .tho water. An inquest .was hold this morning, when a verdiot was returned that deceased died from syncope following tho offects of shock caused by falling into tho water. CHILD ACCIDENTALLY POISONED, Invercarglll, Octobor 20. An inquest was held to-dav on a child two years of ago, named Grice, who died after eating certain syrup tablets, which it secured from a cupboard during its mother's absence. The cvidonce showed that the tablets 'contained strychnine. A verdiot was returned that the cliild' : wna : 'accidentally poisoned 'inadvertently ■ i'ating' tablets which contained strychnine. LABOURER FATALLY INJURED. ' Auckland, October 25. William O'Brien, a waterside worker, when leaving tho steamer Nerohana, struok his head on a beam and fell into the hold. Ho was removed to the hospital, whero he died. He was a married man, 60 years of age. MAN OUTS HIS THROAT. Auckland, October. 25. John Smith, residing at .To Papapa, Bged 35, out his throat with a razor, and died leforo tho doctor arrived. . Smith arrived from England a year ago. He was despondent over business troubles. He leaves a wife and two children. WOMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH. Christchurch, Octobor 25. i News was received by the police to,'day of tho sudden death of Miss Cameron, a resident of Staveley, near Methven. Th'o local doctor is nnablo to §ive a certificate as to tho cause of eath.