ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 87, 7 December 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

A FARMER SUICIDES

(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, December 0. An inquest was held at the Styx yesterday on the body of Albert Edward Salter. If was stated that the deceased retired to bed at 7.30 p.rn. on Tuesday, apparently in his usual health. About six o’clock next morning, however, his wife found _ him hanging by a rope from a beam in his cowshed, quite dead. He had suffered from rheumatics, and was sometimes despondent, and had been worrying lately about some losses he had bad in his stock and crops. A verdict was returned that deceased committed suicide by hanging while temporarily insane. FIREAIAN FALLS FROAI TRAIN. Timaru, December 6. A serious accident befel B. Lyons, a young married man, a fireman on the second express from, the south today. While crossing the Otaio river, the driver, Hall, was looking ahead, and on turning round when over the bridge missed the fireman. He stopped the train, and Lyons was found in the river lied, having fallen, through the bridge and about 14 feet to the shingle below. One leg was broken at the ankle, and his hip and head were much cut about. He has probably sustained internal injuries. Ho was picket, up and brought to the hospital, unconscious from his hurts and .shock DEATH FROAI HEAT DISEASE. Invercargill, December 6. A married woman named Commit, living at Alakarewa, died suddenly this afternoon. She was found lying dead on the doorstep of her house, The cause of death is supposed to he heart disease.

THE BREWERY FATALITY. Christchurch, December GjAn inquest was held this afternoon on the body of John Wiseman Gray, a voting man who was found dead in a vat at the Union Brewery yesterday. A verdict was returned of accidental death, caused through asphyxia through inhaling fumes from the vat. FATAL FALL DOWN A HOLD. Wellington, December 6. John Thomas Hopkins, of the hospital staff, while engaged in fumigating the steamer Tonic this morning, fell down one of the vessel’s holds, fracturing the base of bis skull. He was removed to the hospital, where ho died soon after admission. Deceased was a married man, aged 35.