ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4139, 28 October 1884, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.

Auckland, This day. At the inquest yesterday on the body of Mrs Wharton, who was killed at the Triumph picnic, a verdict of accidental death was returned . No blame was attached to anyone. Gisbobne, This day. Early on Saturday morning the body of a young man named W. Rowell was found floating in tho Turanginni river near the wharf. So far as known the deceased had no relations in tho colony, his father, mother, and sisters having been lost in tho burning of the ship Cospatrick. He is supposed to have fallen between tho wharf and the steamer Rowena, on which the deceased worked. He was probably under tho influence of drink. The deceased was 20 or 27 years of age. Mrs Gattcly.the wife of asettlcr at Ormand attempted suicide on Saturday morning by throwing herself into the river. She was promptly rescued by Capt. Winter, the county engineer, who happened to be near. Dwkdin, This day. At Table Hill William Hudson, a farmer was severely burned amongst some fern and died from the injuries. Nelson This day. Dr. Leggatt, Capt. of the Artillery, while engaged ?n superintending a firing company at the rifle butts this morning, was shot through the palm of his left hand, through the accidental discharge of a carbine. The injuries received were of such a nature that amputation at the wrist was found necessary.