ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1974, 3 February 1914, Page 9

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Br Telegraph.—Pres* AiJoolaUon.) —:— COMPLICATION OF TROUBLES. ■ Auokland, February '2. Mrs. Hoarn, wife of a'seafaring man, residing in Newton, died under peculiar circumstances oil Saturday.. She ha.d been ill as the result of a fall. A dispute arose between lief father and the representative of a firm of furniture dealers,' and Mrs. Hearn jumped out of bed, and rushed into a neigh-' hour's house.. She became seriously ill, and'died. The doctor pronounced death to be duo to natural oauses. At the inquest on Mrs. Hcarn h Dr. Williams gave evidence that death was due to failure of the heart, induced by the shock of a miscarriage, combined with, pneumouia.. He heard there had beeu sortie threat to take her furnitures away; this would have had a disturbing effect on a woman in her .condition,' but he would not have expected her to live six months longefj considering the state •of her lungs.' At the request of the police! the inquest was adjnurried, ta : enable the 'production 6f fU./thef evidence. • . • -

CRUSHED BY ENGINE. Hokltlkaj February 2. Oh Saturday evening Thomas Barrett, an employee in the Railway De-, partment at Greymouth, was crushed between ah engine and the engine-shed ,af Hokitika. . His chest and ribs were badly crushed.. The injuries are serious, but riot dangerous.

. FALL. FROM A LADDER.', •■ 'A single man named Alexander Dafch fell a distance of ten feet from a ladder 3'esterdfty morning, whilo employed on the building that is being erected for the Automatjo ' B&keries in Taranaki Street. ; As-the result of the fall ho sus.tained severe, .injuries .to. his bacli. Ho was taken to tho Hospital in an unconscious condition, but hie last night was reported to be out of danger, and progressing satisfactorily.