ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 281, 26 November 1901, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

fbb rua AHOOUXIOV. Auckland, November 2S, News comes from Kennedy** Jhf that a man named Buries, boatawain off the barquentine Benoritt, was shot dead yesterday. The police, a doctor, and the Coroner proceeded to tbi soene of the fatality to-day. No farther particulars are to hand.

Alexander Fergurson, a carpecttfr} fell ten feet from a lift at the ft«t Office to day, sustaining severe co m> sion of tbe Tain.

A Ghinamm named Ab Choog «M > found on the betch yes •rday, who admitted he had tried to drown himself* He had jumped dowo a cliff 40 feet, > but the tide "as out, and be landed on the beach. Ho was shaken and braised, and was taken to the hospital. WiiiisOTOK, November 25. With reference to the Tuatnerio* sulfide, the authorities of tfie Wellington Asylum state that Irvine, who wag 38 years of age, was discharged from the asylum a few days ago and west to Pictoiv. His parents live at Bright* water, Nelsoo. Names, November t& A youth about 16 years of a«ev named Frank Pulford, ton of Mr, Henry Pulford, a farmer as OHve> mm found dead on the road between Whakatau and Olive tbi* morning, U appears the lad was taking milk to tb» creamery at Whakatau, and choagh the) occurreDoe was not witnessed by asf person it is evident that the boras mat* bave bolted and the young fellow beta thrown out of the cart, as the boo* and cart were found some dtstaooa away. The body now awai s an inquest. BuamEiM, November 25. At an inquest on the body of Jama* Irvine, which was found in Tiiamarin* creek, a verdict of suicide while tem~ porarily insane was returned. Deceased, who was unmarried, and waoatpatents live at Brightwater, wa» die- 1 charged on 13th inst. from 1 Lunatic Asylum. When saea ia Pto^' '% ton he was despondent, he wa§» hard up and had no wnrk to -o to.