ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 31, 7 October 1913, Page 7

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

A DANGEROUS' CORNER.

[Per Press Association.]

Christchurch, October 5. The adjourned inquest touching - the death of George Bernard Xicholls, organiser of the' Canterbury No-License League, who succumbed to injurit s received in an accident, was resumed to-day. The accident occurred at the corner of St. Albans street and Papanui road, on Thursday. Deceased, who was riding a motor-cycle at the time of the accident, collided with a tram car. At the previous sitting the medical evidence went to show 'chat the immediate cause of death was fracture of the skull. Evidence was given that Xicholls; came out from St. Albans street, and | 'in trying to get across Papanui road ■ 'm front of an electric car coming to- j wards the city, he collided with the I front portion of the car and appeared I to be dragged' about three yards before * the car stopped. When the car stopped, deceased was thrown between the two lines 'of rails. The tramcar 'aad just passed the stopping place, and appeared to be going at a walking pace.

The motorman stated that lie could not by any moans have avoided the accident, neither could deceased, owing to the speed at which he was travelling. It all happened like a flash. Ho rang his gong before he came to the crossing. ; The Coroner: It’s a horribly dangerous corner. Anybody might meet with an accident there. A verdict was returned that deceased was accidentally killed. INQUEST ON THE VICTIMS. Auckland, October 6. At the inquest on the victims of the fata! fire at Birkenhead, Constable McGilkin, in charge of the Birkenhead station, said he bad known both deceased for about 35 years. They wore a couple used to indulge in iheavj drinking bouts. Witness knew the bouse in which they lived. It was a two rodmed shanty, one room being separated from the other by a screen. On Saturday evening witness was called at about 9.45 o’clock. He found Given’s house partially destroyed, though the ruins were still burning. He saw two objects Jm the flames., which be. took to bo the bodies ! of human beings. ,These: he took to the police station. Witness-, had little doubt that the remains were those of the two Giypns. Ar verdict was returned by Mr Cutten, district coionei, to't:m,ojfffcT that dgpqdsod’ had met their deaths, by burning, through Their bpnsftdbeing burned< He added that thereij Avas ; no evidence ito show hqiv, tbe' fiW had originated.