ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9022, 9 December 1907, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Per Press Association. Dvmedin, December 7. Mr George Stirling, storekeeper at Peliehet Bay, died suddenly, seemingly from heart disease. Mrs Helen McTaggart, aged OS, was found dead by Iter husband on the floor of her bedroom.

At the inrjuest on the body of H. L. Johntson, who died on Thursday morning, a verdict was returned to the effect that death was due to excessive bleeding from a wound in the head, the cause of which there was not sufficient evidence to show, aggravated 1-3' the excessive use of alcoholic stimulants. Mrs Johnston said she had not seen her husband sober for years. New Plymouth, December 0.

William Joseph Gamblin, a middle aged man, sexton at To Henui cemetery, committed suicido by cutting his"throat last night. He had been confined to bed with kidney compaint and the uurse left him about 12.30 a.m., quite comfortable. A few minutes later she heard a noise and proceeding to the room found him with a terrible wound, mado with a razor, which had apparently been concealed under the mattress. Pahiatna, December 9.

The 20 months old infant daughter of Alfred Mace was drowned on Saturday morning through falling down a well. At the inquest held yesterday a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned, a rider being addsd to the effect that the Borough Council, or the proper authority, should see that in future all wells in the Borough are securely fastened. Dunedin, December 0. Charles Henry Fordham, aged 15, died suddenly at North East Valleyyesterday. He had been an invalid for three years and caught a cold a week ago. Ashburton, December !). A young man named Andrew Harris engaged in the Mount Somers coal pits had his right foot badly crushed while engaged in his work on Thursday. He was removed to Ashburton Hospital whero it was found necessary to amputate the injured limb at tho ankle joint on Sunday. Last evening the body of a man named George Cochrane was found in an advanced stage of decomposition in a hut at Elgin, Wakanui, about four miles from Ashburton. The case was evidently one of suicide, as a gun containing charged cartridge was found lying with the muzzle pointing towards the body and a box of tho same kind of cartridges was also in tho hut. Deceased was a singlo man about 30 years of age aud had lived all his • life in Wakanui district. All his relatives reside in tho vicinity. An inquest w ill be hold.