ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9097, 17 March 1908, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Press! Association. -Ashburton, March 16.

At the inquest held on Sunday touching the demise of Denis Ooakley who was found dead at his home at Ashburton Porks on Saturday the jury returned the verdict that death was caused by heart failure.

David Lusk, well-known in the district as clerk of Works for many important public buildings here, died suddenly on Saturday night as the result, x of breaking a blood vessel. Deceased 'was married on Wednesday last. Auckland, March 16.

A young man named David Ernest Forest, 19 years of age, committed suicide at Mayfield in a most determined manner. Forest, who was a carpenter employed at Chelsea (Sugar Works, left home saying that he was going to shoot rabbits. Later his brother found a letter from David stating that he was going “dotty” and intended to put an end to himself. He proceeded with his mother to the spot indicated in tiie letter and found the body with a gnu beside it. Deceased had apparently placed the muzzle of the gnu in his month and pulled the trigger. The head was utterly shattered. He had spent many sleepless nights and fear of an operation preyed on his mind. Wellington, March 16.

A tram following another from Karori, ran info the front car yesterday afternoon, through, it is said, the brakes failing to act. The passengers were knocked about, aud half a dozen of them injured. A little girl named Lyhurg received concussion of the brain.

Christchurch, March 16,

Hamilton Shaw, aged 65 years, was found in a dying condition iu an outhouse iu Victoria street, today. and died while being removed to the hospital. The verdict at the inquest held to-night was that deatli whs caused by cardiac failure and chronic Bright’s disease.