ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 66, 18 November 1913, Page 2

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

ACCIDENTALLY POISONED.

[Per Press iAssociation.]

Dunedin, /Nqyember 17.

An unfortunate, tragedy occurred, at Dellknowes, , this afternoon, when Robert Chalmers, .formerly a resident of Waitara, who; had retired.from; active pursuits, and was living at*s3, Preston Crescent,- : was' .accidentally poisoned* Mr Chalmers ' was suffering from influenza, and at midday his wife went to give-him some influenza mixture. Mrs Chalmers, ho'w'eveV, suffers from extremely defective oversight, and unfortunately gave her. husband a dose of .vapor cresolene, which had been kept in the house for:her grand children when they had been sufl'erihg from whooping cough. Mr Chalmers at once became unconscious, and although Dr. Evans was immediately; called in and tried every means to bring him round, he died at about 2 p.m. Deceased was 79 years of age. A BICYCLE ACCIDENT. Christchurch," November I.7 1 . " A lad named C, Wheeler ' rode through'a plate-glass-Ayindowfri Cashel Street and was badly*''Cut. He was —moved to; the hospital. 1 * lt"'is 'said that ho was dodging a pedestrian. LOST IN. THE BUSH. ' ' !:;.-;; - ' 'Taihhpe, November,lf." An elderly: man 1 named Childs' was lost' in the bush on Friday and, found near' Ohutu''• bit Sunday, morning' at three, o'clock greatly etfhaustecTj y