ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 22, 18 May 1914, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

[[Pis Pbess Association.] "Wellington, May 16. A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the death of Stephen Alderton, a single man, 20 years of age, who was killed in a goods lift on the premises of H. C. Gibbons and Co. The coroner said the evidence showed the lift to be in good working order. Hokitika, May 17. A fire occurred here this morning, when a four-roomed cottage, occupied by two old men, was destroyed. One of the men, James Ferguson, was carried out of the building before it was gutted, but it was found that he had succumbed. Deceased came from South Westland to attend the recent jubilee celebrations. He was a single man, 72 years of age, and leaves no relatives in the Dominion. Christchurch, May 17. An inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Mark Edward Isherwood, a motor-cyclist, who was found in a dying condition near Darfield on Friday night. Dr. Westenra, who conducted the post mortem examination, said that the deceased had evidently been thrown violently on the handles of the motor-cycle he was riding, causing injuries to his heart, which resulted in death. Another witness, named Harper, gave evidence that from the examination he had made of the locality it would appear that the deceased was riding his cycle along the macadamised part of the road, when he suddenly swerved to the side on to the grass track. The motor became embedded in a rut, and in trying to extricate the machine the rider would be thrown on to the handle bars. The inquest was then adjourned till Tuesday at Darfield, to enable further evidence to be taken,.