ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1960, 17 January 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

DISTRESSING EVENT, CHILD AKD POISON BOTT&E. . Auckland, Januafy 16. Tho death by poisoning of a twe-yeai> 'M child named Jolm Samuel Ritchie was inquired into bj« tho Coroner this morning, Catherine Ritchie, the mother of tho deceased, stated that, at 4.30 p.m. oil Wednesday, one of -her children said that, he had bwn playing with a bottle, aim had swallowed fiomo of its contents. Witness had the bottle brought to her. and found it to bo empty. It was labelled "poison," Witness did not know .what was in tho bottle. Slio had heard her brother say recently that ho bad finished, a bottlo of liniwmt, and Wished ho. ebuld get some more liko it. Deceased smelt as if he had camphor mi him, but, believing tho bottlo to have been omjrty, witness did Mot think the little boy had eomo to anv harm, Wheiii she was putting him to bed at about G.IO p.m., however, hie body started twitching. Witness nut him down, but he- could not walk, Dr. Oojdsteiu was sent for, and., en hie advice, the boy 'was taken to the Auckland Hospital, whore ho died. In recording-.a verdict of accidental death, the Coroner referred in sovoro ■torws to tho C(irclesstic«s of people in leaving bottles, etc., which had contained dangerous compositions lying about in places where they might bo reached by children. FATAL FALL FROM A TRAIN. ■Auckland, January 16. An elderly man, whoso identity is at pnjseut.ufiknown, died at the Hospital catly this smming from tho. effects of a fell from-atfamcar last evening. Ib.o deceased bearded a.Bcmuera car about' 10.80, and - took a eeat near the door, AVlien the car had proceeded 6omo distaneo ho was seoii to get up and go out .on" to. the platform,' from wjach ho appeared to have stepped, falling heavily on to .tho asphalt.' lie was conveyed t<l the Hospital, Svheiie ho wae found to have suffered.a fractu.ro of the skull. WAGON DM?ER KILL3SD. "- Talfjape, January 16. At Taoroa on Thursday a .man named, T. Carlton was driving a wool wagon, when the leaders got Out of hand, and the'Vagou capsized, and fell 15 feet over a bank. The wagon rolled over tho driver, who was partly protected bj; falling into a depression'in tho ground. Ho sustained a fractured skull, and died this morning. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death-was returned. BODY RECOVERED. ■ ' Dunodln, .January 16. The body of Troiien, one bf the victims of the drowning accident at Otago Iteada at New Year time, was found at Pulling Point this morning. "FIVE INQUESTS PENDING. Five inquests, including ono which has been adjourned, are pending in. Wellington. They aro to inquire into the foiJo-iving deaths ;~ Richard SlostsTi Hoops, of Oriental Terrace, commercial traveller, who died suddenly on January 6. The inquest in this case stands adjourned from Tuesday last, .Stafford who was seized with a iit while working coal in the hulk Occident on Tuesday afternoon. Ho died in the Hospital the same evening. ■ Philip Angel, ship's fireman, islio was found in a dying condition in the Pirie Street Ro-servo on. Wednesday morning. Death took placo shortly after discovery of tho man, and was ftp/arcatly. due to poison, William • Clancy'; sailor," who iVeefivod concussion of tho brain as the wsul't of an accident whiio unloading coal i'rom tho barque Titania an Moeday niorfiing, and lay in an unconscious state in Wellington Hospital till his death resulted on Thursday afternoon. James Wrtterstrcet, coal hulk-keeper, who was drowned in Wellington Harbour yesterday afternoon. Tho body has not yet been recovered. The Coroner has been busily engaged with othcip duties during the week, and has jiot'jot had time to ns times for the inquests. HULK-KEEPER DROWNED. A drowning fatality occarrod. at Tiiorndan Harbour yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock, tho victim being James Wtttcrstrcot, keeper of tho Union. Steam Ship Company's coal bulk, Solgran (No. 10). Deceased, with another of the cc-mpaiiy's employees, John Green, was engaged mooring tho "hnlk t<s a buoy. Both men had slid down the ripe to tho buoy, when tho roughness of tho sea caused the ropo to snap, and break. Tho men were thrown tote tha sea, and washed some distance from the htdk. A lino Was thrown from the Terawhiti, which Green managed to secure- Ho thrust alxjtft two fathoms' of tho ■ line towards Waterstreot, but he failed to catch it, and sank. Green, was then pulkd board tho TerawhitL A strong wind was blowing at il.io time. Deceased Was a married man, an& had resided with his wife on the hulk for about two years. Ho was about 32 years of ago. JMrs. Waterstroet was aroused by the' _ shouting which took place when tho accident occurred, aful rushed on deck. , She then - saw her husband's cap floating on the wntor, and Waterstreet was not seen again. He could not swim. An inquest will bo held, but the bony has not yot- been recovered, the water being too rough to permit pf dragging .yesterday. A CARRIER INJURED. A man named T. Oata,2l rears .of age, was admitted- to the Hospital yesterday afternoon as tie result of an accident. Ho was working for a- carrier named Ivorj's when a picco of timber fell across his abdomen. The extent of : his injuries aro not yet known..

At tho Dominion bowling tournament' on Tuesday afternoon iuo members of tho council from AVclliugton, cowprisT in'g Colonel.' Collins, and Messrs. A. Vcitch, T. Bush, and. J.J, I Roberts ■ (secretary af tho old Northern 'Bowling Association), played nn' , official , ln'&tch <$n the Duncdiu ■Green*, against a teain composed of Messrs. M.'Cohen, W. A. Scott, 11. Hanniug, and J. J, Mnrlow <prosident of tho. council). It was a very interesting pjamo. The contestants 'were iwck and neck , until tho seventeenth head, when tho Wellington men got their noso in front, tho score boihg 17—16. The Duiiotlii) players responded with 2, which Wellington followed up with 4, making tho sOoro 21—IS. The Dnnoilm re-pre-gentntivaa never recovered, and the ga.ma finished 22—10 in favour of tho north(mors,. Tho names of all registered dentists and medical practitioners_arc'published! in last night's "Gazette." "In gmting bail om lias hot. otilj to coustdor Wnothier tho defendant i« likelv to appear, bnt whether the ends of jiistico ere litoly to bo ucfeatal if the defendant, obtains liberty," said Mr. Evans, S.M., in the Court .testerday. The defendant concerned is awaiting trial on a serious charge, and Ilia 1 Afngistrato cxpressctl the. opinion that tho.ro wwo signs that witnesses had al- ! ready been iiiterfered with. Notice is insertwl in this issue tliirt x chsrgo of <k\. for nMts will be mailo for fldaiissiori on Thursday, Januaty 22, to ttio KewLown rark. I'ersous who have ciiteroil tlio park btfore 9.30 a.m. and nrilio rc'Ui.iin in after that hour are liabl* to pay tho iibovo ohprge. Tho Public Service CojnftiissioJior calls applications up tili uoou on Monday, January 2G for llio isosition of marriwi couple at tko Vfarefoa Exporiiuent V'arqi,