CASUALTIES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10614, 12 June 1920, Page 7

CASUALTIES

A HONEYMOON TRAGEDY VERDICT AT THE CORONER’S INQUEST. ✓ TER TREKS ASSOCIATION’. CHRISTCHURCH, Juno 11. The inquest on the body of Sydney Caleb SnlaJl, who was killed in a motor accident- on M.ay 28th when in Christchurch on his honeymoon, was continued before Mr S. E. McCarthy, coroner,- to-day. A verdict was recorded that death was due. to a. fractured spine ana internal injuries received from the overturning of a motor-car. Shortly before, the accident tiie ear was being driven at a high rate of speed, but the evidence on the point was inconclusive, though the fact that the ear skidded going through a watcrholo and the failure to reduce speed in time to prevent it skidding, would sown to suggest excessive speed and the Jack of a vigilant outlook. AN AUCKLAND FRACAS. UNKNOWN SAILOR’S CRIME. AUCKLAND, June 11. At the inquest .into tbc death cf David John Stanley, a waterside worker, who was injured in a fracas on the Central wharf on April fifth and who died in hospital on May 14th, it was stated that the deceased was struck on -the head by a sailor cf foreign nationality who was seen standing over the deceased, who was prostrate. Deceased, at the time, stated that ho had been struck on the head with a bottle. A "Verdict was returned that Stanley died ns tho result of an nbcess on the brain, the result of a. blow from a man who has not been identified. ANOTHER MOTOR FATALITY. . AUCKLAND. June 11. Sydney E. Wright, aged forty-eight years, a sergeant-major artificer in tho R.N.Z.A., was knocked down by a motor-’bus at Dovonport to-night/ and killed. ' Dcceaed was a married man with three children, and had been in. tho forces for twenty-four ■ years. ACCIDENT AT COURTENAY PLACE. A man named George Ryan, residing at No. 4, Frederick street, was knocked down by a motor-car while crossing Courtenay place, at six o’clock last evening. He was admitted to tho hospital 1 at 0.20 p.m., where he was found to be suffering from shock, his injuries not being of a serious nature. SKATER’S BROKEN LEG. A young man named Henry Jackson, 18 years of age, waa taken toi the hospital at Invercargill suffering from a broken leg, tho injury being sustained wt the skating rink. The cause of tho accident was rather peculiar. He was skating round a corner when ho collided with another skater and fell heavily on the floor. MOTORISTS’ LUCKY ESCAPE. A serious motor accident is reported from the south Mr James Bayly, farmer, of Green Valley, was taking homo his wife and three children (one an infant), after a visit Ita Dunedin. Whilst ascending the bill he found that the car was not working well, so ho -turned round, with the intention of coming back to town and getting the car seen to; but tho oar got away with him, the brakes failed, and the whole concern was shot over a. bank. Mr Bayfy's nephew jumped from tho car, and escaped without a scratch. Mr Bayly stuck to tho steering wheel, and held the car as straight as he could, but it struck a stone wall, and broke clean in half, the back portion flying over tho front half. The occupants had a miraculous escape from serious injury. Tha boy had one of his arms broken; the girl was hurt in the jaw and one arm, but without fracture; the others got off with a severe shaking.