ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 27, 15 January 1912, Page 3

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, January 12. An inquest on tho body of George Palethorpe was held this afternoon. George Gillis, a boilermaker, said he visited New Brighton the previous day with deceased, at about 9 p.ni., by tram. They kept together all the time. They were going to catch the 10.40 p.m. car on their return to Christchurch. Witness boarded tho car first and Palethorpe made to get on tho first trailer from the wrong side while the tram was in motion. Ho got on the back step of the trailer, and while leaning out he struck a tram pole and was knocked between the first and second trailers. His arm and leg fell across the rail, and the end trailer went over him. Witness jumped off the car and sang out for the tram to be stopped. Palethorpe was dragged some distance bofore the car pulled up. Witness picked Palethorpe up and took him to the footpath. Witness left'him there and went for a doctor, who bandaged him up, and he was taken to the hospital. Palethorpe was quite sober. The coroner returned a verdict that deceased met his death from injuries received as the result of boarding a tram from the wrong side. Two lads named Phillip and Harold Crampton, living in Albert Street, Linwood, were somewhat severely burnt owing to tho tent in which they wore sleeping catching fire. Tt appears that early yesterday ' morning the elder lad, Phillip, was awakened by smoke, and found the tent and netting ablaze. He awoke the younger lad and they both rushed outside, but they were unable to escape before they had sustained bad injuries. They were both admitted to the hospital, where their injuries were attended to. One is progressing favourably. The younger lad is the more badly burned, having sustained injuries to his body, as well as his face and hands. The older lad was burned about the face, hands and feet. An inquest on the body of the seaman Campbell,/found in the harbour, was iheld at Lyttelton to-day. Wil'iam White, nightwatchman on the Waipori, stated that at 1.30 a.m. on the sth instant, the deceased came Town to his ship with a message from 'he lamp trimmer of the Wakatu. Hama sed had a bottle of beer, but witless refused to have any of it, arid told him to go on board his ship. Deceased, who was under the influence of iquor, went off in the opposite, direction, and as ho did not return witless went to look for him, and found dm asleep on the railway lines at the mouth of the tunnel. Witness ook him part of. the way to the wharf where the Wakatu was lying, rnd then went back to his own ship, which he ought not to have left. Debased must have fallen off the wharf liter .witness left him at 1.45 a.m. The coroner returned a verdict that deceased jbeen found drowned in byttelton -Harbour., ! An elderly /woman named Mrs Moris,'residing in St. Asaph Street, was qmid dqad in,,bed this, morning, by, ier daughter, who is deaf and dumb. Mrs Morris had been suffering from isthma, and had been attended by a lector.