ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2104, 12 June 1907, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Press Association. NAPIER, yesterday

A fatal trap accident occurred at Petane last evening. A trap containing two married ladies named Marshall, and the infant son of one of them, was proceeding through a cutting near Wairoaiti, a short distance from Petane, when the horse attached to the trap commenced kicking, with the result that the vehicle was capsized; and the occupants tbroivn out. Tho baby was killed instantaneously, his skull being fractured.- The child was 10 months old. - WANGANUI, yesterday. A serious trap accident occurred in Victoria Avenue yesterday afternoon/resulting in a serious injury to an elderly settlor named Samuel Wilson, a resident of Mars Hill. As the result of a collision Wilson was thrown out, and sustained concussion of the brain. At a late hour last- • ovening he had not regained consciousness.

WELLINGTON, yesterday. At an inquest held yesterday concerning the death of a woman who expired at .a city restaurant, on Saturday, the jury found that death was caused by pneumonia followed by heart- failure. There was no direct evidence of identification, but from a communication received from Masteiton the deceased was supposed to be Annie Ilobbins.

INVERCARGILL, yesterday. -The post mortem examination on Arnold James Kingsland, the boy who (lied jinder chloroform while having teeth extracted, disclosed healthy organs, and the doctors could not explain the occurrence of death. At the inquest a verdict of death under chloroform was brought in, no blame being attachable to anyone. WANGANUI, yesterday. Samuel Wilson died this morning

from the result of ail accident last evening, when, through a collision, he was thrown out of a trap on his head. He never recovered consciousness.

PAHIATUA, yesterday

At an inquest on Beaufort, killed by falling down a staircase, the jury found that death resulted while under the influence of liquor. DUNEDIN, last night. ' At an inquest touching the death of tho infant child of G. P. Campbell, Dr. Evans gave ns the result of a post mortem the opinion that death was due to suffocation,, probably caused through the child sleeping iii the same bed with its mother: The

jury returned a verdict of death by suffocation, the evidence being insufficient to show how it was caused, AUCKLAND, last night.

Au inquest was opened this afterneon on tho body of Henry Elder who was killed by a tram-car last night in Victoria street. After evidence of identification had been given by the dead man’s brother the inquest was adjourned until 10“ o’clock next Tuesday.

Henry Smith, a cab driver, aged about 50, died suddenly this morning.