ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2260, 21 September 1914, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

—: r-4 CURIOUS COINCIDENCE. On Saturday afternoon a single man. named John M'Laughlin was found lying in an (Unconscious state, outside the Terminus Hotel, Taranaki Street. Dr. Martin was called to attend the man, and found that he was suffering from concussion and a scalp wound. M'Laughlin, who residod at Harvey's Boardinghouso, Taranaki Street, was removed to the Hospital. Ho was progressing well last, night. . It is a coincidence that the injured man'B brother fell down in AVillis Street and fractured his skull,.death rosulting, on Juno 26 last. A PRISONER'S DEATH. A femalo prisoner named Jessie Hay, who had boen sentenced to one -month's imprisonment at the Terrace Gaol, became ill thoro on Saturday morning and was removed-to tho Hospital. . She collapsed and died, however, just as she' had been admitted to tho institution. DEATH FROM'SUFFOCATION. An inquest was held on .Saturday,; morning into tho death of John Grant Wright, Australian representative of Dormouill Freres, Paris and London, ■who was found dead in his room at the Royal Oak Hotel on Thursday last. Deceased was a married man; whose widow and children reside in Australia. A verdict was returned by tho Coroner in accordance with the medical evidence that,death was'duo practically to sufro- . cation following on acuto bronchial troubles. BRICKLAYER KILLED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, September 20. A contracting bricklayer named H. Wallace was buried under a brick wall that collapsed .in Newton yesterday morning and as a result of injuries received he died at the Hospital. A few days ago a lad named Harry Barlow got rather severely scalded in a bath at the Gear Company's works at Potono. It is ; stated that lie filled the bath, with boiling water, and whilst sitting on the edge he slipped, scalding his baok and' lege.