ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1963, 21 January 1914, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(By Telegraph.—Psrosa Association.! BED-CLOTHES. IN FLAMES. . READER A FORGOTTEN 7 CANDLE. ' Diinedln., January 20. Mrs, Christina Murray, a woman of ■'£ 33 or 34 y<yars'of age, on a visit to her mother (Mrs. Murphy, of Leith Street), was admitted'early this morning at-.th<j : ' Hospital suffering from severe burns. If, apj>onrs that she had wen reading in bed with n eandlo beside hoi-, and that sjio dropped off to steep; The bed-clothes « caught fifo and the household was nwtlrcned by tho dries of Mrs. Murray's litt-lo daughter, who is accompanying her from the Homo Country, -and who was .1 Rltejjuig in the fame bod. As a result of 4 mqnirvthis evening, it was 'elicited'that Sirs. Murray was suffering severely, from 4 burns and,shock, and her condition sis serious. THE FATAL DIP. ... { , n . DuhcdJn, January. J®.; * Mi - . L. C. Grab-am, district coroncr, held, an . inquest at tho morglio this 4 morning into the circumstances sur- ; rounding tho death of Thomas' Uno, who was drowned at St, Kilda beach on ! Sunday afternoon. Dr. Linden said that he was called t« f tho Oecn.n Beach on Sunday afternoon, where he saw deceased lying on tho sand. s, Efforts to restore animation were being very ably carried out when he.arrival', wild-witness continued them for aboj.it an hour and a quarter, Tho cause of death was drowning. Ada Rose Porter said that slyo accompanied deceased to tho-beach en Sunday ' afternoon v He sard that he trfts going surf bathing'. Sho remembered- seeing two others in .tho water], at; the, time. Shortly after lie trout in sheiheard 'someone call out for lielp, aiicl a mail brought in deceased's body. On the way to tile beach he was cheery and bright,.and in. no'wav'depressed. .Tosepli Pefoiia, a. member "of the R<?yal Life Sifting Society aild of tho Pacific Surf Bathing Glut), said that as soon as ho heard, a-cry from deceased his ran along the beach, taking off his heavy garments as he went. He then wait out to deceased, who was floating fate downwards. As lie caught hold of; hint tyro breakers-forced'him to release his grip. Tliov. were then'outside the. secbiid litio of breakers. Witness grabbed 'deceased again and swam ashore 'frith him. When near thfr shore ho called out •to that*. ' on tho beach to' Send for a doctor. Witness carried docea-sed to high-watoj - mark and immediately started to try to restore animation. Tho coroner said that he did not think , ■on tho evidenco that there was any ten- . deiiev on tho part of deceased to commit . suicide.. Ho would return a verdict of accidental drowning;. MAX KILLED AT LEVEL CROSSING. Wanganul, January 20. A married man named Tlios. Gleeson, aged 37, employed by the' Borough Council, was'killed at the , Harrison Street level crossing this 'evening.; Gleeson Was driving a drat across the lino when engine "F," coming from Araniotio, smashed into the vehicle. The unfortunate man's,neck-was broken, lint .* the body, was thrown clear, and was not mutilated. " • i '■■■■ TWO DEATHS BY DROWNING. • D&rgayillo, January 20. A ' Dargaviilo lad jiam'ed' Albert Wyatt, aged eight years, while playing , on tho wharf last evening, fell over ana was drowned. , In falling he struck his v ; head, and uorer rose again. Bis body has not been recovered. Hamilton, January 20. M.ay Yates, &p;cd 16, was drowned in the Waikato River lit Hamilton' while bathing. ■ DEAD, ' i Auckland, January 20. ' :j; Arthur. Struthcr Jackson., aged 69 • • years, was found dead in bed by his wife. Ho was -apparently in good .' VIS. health when ho retired. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT. A painful accident, resulting jn . a i. .- thumb being torn off and a linger lacerated, occurred to ft married man named . , v < James Campbell, in his shop in Victoria Place yesterday. Campbell was work' ing a. pinning machine at-his bench when his hand got eaught in the machine, resulting in the injuries mentioned. Ho. was removed to the Hospital, where lie is progressing as well as can be expected.

Tho inquest into, the circumstances of the death 'of James Waterstreet,coal hulk-keeper, who was drown* «d'ill Wellington' Harbour last week, is Etill pending, ns the bodv of-deceased has not''.ret' been recovered.