FATAL ACCIDENT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 175, 22 July 1878, Page 2

FATAL ACCIDENT.

_A very sad accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of a little boy named George Elvy, the son of Mr El vy, a painter, residing in the Wood. Together with a number of other children he was running about in the street when the footballers Were leaving the Botanical Reserve in tWd carriages, by the latter of which .the' little fellow was .run over; and received such severe in juries that he died a few liou'vs Jaier. This is the second violent deat'ii that Has occurred in the same family within the last few years, one of the children having been killed by falling over the cliff in front of Mr Cross's gate. An inquest was held at the Bush Tavern this afternoon when evidence to the following effect was takeni— George Elvy; father of the deceased, oil being sent for on Saturday afternoon found his son lying., as ha thought, in a dying state in a cottage in Bridge-street. He, put him into a cab with the assistance of I)r Marks and took him home. He died stlddenly in the evening. He Bpoke to him several times; His last words were that he wanted to die. Dr Marks was passing Mrs Batchelor's cottage on Saturday afternoon when he was called in to see deceased, who was tying on a bed insensible and quite cold. He took him into the kitchen and laid him on a blanket before the fire, and gave him a little stimulant. He revived a little, and I recommended his being taken home. I went with him and helped to undress him, but could see no external signs of violence. I left at 630, intending to return at nine, but before that received a message to say that he was dead, i I have since examined the body outwardly, and found a long narrow bruise across the loins; and the Ibft groin and right leg much bruised. No bones were broken. The chest was much distended, from whick I inferred that the lungs might have been injured. He never recovered f torn the collapse occasioned by the shock. Henry Hodgson: I was in the four horse coach leaving the grouud with the football players. Ours was the leading conveyance A pair horse trap full of passenger* was about 15 or 20 yards behind us. Deceased ran from the side of the road after our coach. Some of us called out to him to keep off the road, when he stood quite still and looked after us The near horse of the other trap then knocked him down on his face, and I saw the front wheel go over the small of his back, and the hind one, owing to the driver trying to swerve the horses, passed diagonal lly over his legs. I then saw a man pick him up and carry him into the house. The horses were going at a slow trot. &Byajuror: I don't think the driver could possibly have pulled up in time to avoid the accident. I'here were twenty or thirty little children running about the. street. William Simpson: I was coming into town in Haase's cab just behind the one that ran over the deceased. He was lying on the ground, and our front wheel went just on to him before Huase could pull up and back his horse. I got down and picked up the boy who was insensible, and took him into a house close by. We were driving slowly at the time. [The inquest was still proceeding when we went, to press.]