ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2159, 15 August 1907, Page 2

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, August 14. An inquest was held to-day on William. H. Heares, an employe of the ' Municipal Council, who was injured by a premature explosion of a blasting charge in the Council’s quarry. He was doing well in the hospital - when tetanus set in and death resulted. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The Coroner held an inquiry to-day mto the circumstances connected with ‘ : "he death of Richard Sullivaii, late master of the cutter Flora, which was wrecked on the Devonport side of the liarbor on July 20. The jury returned i verdict that deceased was found dead on the beach but there was no evidence to show by what means he came into the water. WELLINGTON,- August 14. An inquest was held to-day on the bodv of a man found in the lianbor vesterday: A. verdict was returned >f “found drowned.” and that insufficient evidence of identification was. available. The jury was of opinion that the body was Joseph Ormond’s, . ' ■ DUNEDIN, August 131 eter Cilet, a wharf laborer, clietl suddenly at Port Chalmers to-day. He was helping to coal the Aliowera and hortly before 10 a.m. came out of the hulk s hold complaining of pains m his chest and . not feeling well. Going on board the steamer be rested m a seat, thinking that after a while lie would be all right A few minutes afterwards he gave a few gasps and dropped over on his side. Dr. Borrie ' pronounced life to be extinct. Death 'v is attributed to.failure of the heart. Deceased was 62. years of age. 'William Trotit, who was seriouslv iujured as a result of an explosion of ,-JZ? benzine in liis workshop in the rail-•v-av yard yesterday, died in the lies- a pital this morning. An inquest - held this afternoon. The tlieorv put fU forward by experts was that the ben-• sine had'been poured on live ashes-iit 'N-f the stove, thus causing tho cxplp- hT_ ; .. 5,0,1 • The jury returned a verdictto the effect that death was duo shock caused by severe burns tamed in an explosion of beiiziiiei>?; r ii ; ?V but tha.t there- was no evidence diow how the -explosion had: been \ caused.