ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2217, 22 October 1907, Page 3

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Press Association

AUCKLAND, Oct. 21. A dead body found at Rnngitoto Island, has been identified as that of a remittance man named l’roderick Stanley Spreckley, nightwatchman on the schooner Ivaeo, missing since Monday last. Elvie Kelley, 17 months old, daughter of Mrs Mary Kelly, of Jervois road, Ponsonby, died on Sunday as the result of sucking the heads ol wax matches. „ iBLEXBBIM, Oct. 21 ■Margaret Jones, married, aged 29. was found dead at Fabers House. Kiailv, yesterday morning, with a pea rifle alongside the body, it is supposed to be a case of suicide. There are several young children. NELSON, Oct, 21. Tho Havelock correspondent of the Mail wires re the shooting of Mrs Margaret Jones. She was a daughter of.. Robert Forrest, and she was found shot with a pea rifle by the side of her father’s residence. She was 25 years of age. -She leaves two children, aged five weeks and thirteen months respectively. WESTPORT, Oct. 21.

■Mrs Mc-Neiglit, senr., was drowned while crossing tho Totai'a river in a trap with her husband. A trace broke, and the vehicle capsized. The old lady disappeared. Her husband searched till ho collapsed. The body bas not been found. LYTTELTON, Oct, 21.

Tho body of an unknown man, too decomposed for recognition, was found floating near the fishermen’s steps in Lyttelton harbor tli-is morning. Apparently lie was a middleaged man, oft Pin or sft lOin high, weighing about 12 6tone. He was clean shaved, with light brown or auburn hair, wearing a blue serge coat, grey tweed vest-, black worsted trousers, lace-up boots, striped tennis shirt and woo-llen singlet and drawers.

CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 21. Tho body found floating in Lyttelton harbor this morning lias been identified as tiiat of Frederick Ernest Coulter, formerly a seaman on tho Cygnet.