ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1735, 28 April 1906, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

a A SUDDEN DEATH. j {Par Press AMoffiatfon.) Christchurch, last night. * j J An inquest touchiog the death of Oiga | • Jenyns, a obild 17 months old, who met J 5 her death by being run over by a steam ! 5 tram, was held before Mr H. W. Bishop, * I ' Coroner, at the hospital this afternoon, I 1 E videuoe was given that the child had run | over to the track as the tram was approaching, and was run over by the eDgine. The driver was at the time putting soma j coke into the furnaoe, and did not nolioa... the child until the engine waß too dose to pull up in time. A verdict of aooidental death with no blame attachable to anyone v was relumed. They also, added a rider ’ that there should be two men on thb engine, and ohat oowcatohers should be "y put on the engines. An adjourned inquest touohing the death of the old man Darned Patrick Mo« ' Oormick, whose body had been found in the estuary near Sumner yesterday morning, was held to day, when a verdiot returned that death was due to drowning, but that there was no evidence to how deoeased got into the water. ■ Thames, last night. Charles Curhani, aged 53, died suddenly to-day. He complained of feeling unwell, and left his employment at the gasworks. He proceeded home and went to bee where he was seized with synoope ai died before medioal aseistanoe could

secured Heart disease was the oauto death,