TRAMCAR FATALITY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 179, 18 April 1918, Page 9

TRAMCAR FATALITY

TXQUEST OPENED. An iiiquo-d. wns bccnii veslenlnv nftornooii by Mr. S. E. M'Cnrthy, S.M., info flic eireunisliinces attending tlio death ot Carl Axol Lindstrum, who was knocken over by a trnmcar in Manners Street on J'uesdiiy night, and died in flio Wellington Hospital early yiwrerdnv morning. Deceased, who was thirty-four years of iigc, was a fireman on nn overseas vessel. Uusfav .Bprgnmn, a fireman on -the same vessel as Iho deroased, stated (hat ho came ashoro on Tuesday afternoon in company u-ilh Lindslruni, and they had some drinks. They had about seven drinks each in the. afternoon. They were not drunk, but were slighllv under Hio influence: of liquor. Between 8 ami II p.m. witness left Lindstriim for about ten minutes, and when witness came back to deceased lie said: ".[ want to so across the street to see a mate." Lindstriim fhen started to hum- across tho street, and did not look to see if any trams were coming along.' Ho was caught by a tram and. knocked down. L'.ndstrum had the same ■ number of drinks as witness, and was under the influence of liquor. Witness did not hear the gong sounded, but it. might have been sounded: lie. did not take jiolicg of it. Johansu and witness remained with Lindstrum until lie was taken away m the ambulance to the Hospital. (.arl Julius .Tohansu, donkeynuin on an oversea vessel, said be met the last witness and Lindstrum about r>.:!o p.m. on Tuesday last, and his evidence was eorroborativo of that given by the last witness.. The inquest was then adjourned to Saturday in.or.ning.