ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 12 March 1907, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Per Press Association Nei, son*, March 11. An old man ridiiibd 1), formerly a saddler at Hokitika, "but now retired, attended at church yesterday as usual, but died suddenly on his return home while sitting in a chair He leaves a widow, but no children, ■in •■i-trd.i.Axd, March 11, A middle aged woman named Annie llorey committed suicide by hanging. Ihillip Sallon attempted suicide. lie was recently married and said that owing to troublo with his wife lio took some corrosive acid to frghten her His condition is not serious. Altkund, March 11 A man named Harry Linnell, aged 50, expired at tho hospital this mornmwlule b:mg placed under the influence of an anesthetic. The patient was suffering from cancer, and as he had recently had his tonguo removed, there nas a risk-ol death in performing a second operation. Dr Savage in formed Lmnel'. of the position, and that an operation was tho only chance of saving the patient's life. Linuolt elected to take the risk rather than wait for the dread certainty, end unlortuuately, he collapsed under the' chloroform as was feared. Dr Blair was administering the anaesthetic, and Dr Savage and Dr Aickeu were present, Dr Savage being about to pcrlormthc operation . Julw -Driver, a married woman, aged oO years, died suddenly last night She was seen in tho kitchen of her house by Mr Wm. Beadle at about 7 o clock on Sun lay night. At half.past six this morning Mr Beadle found Mrs Driver lying on her face in the Kitchen, lie called assistance fron. next door, and when picked up the noman had her face covered with blood, and was seen to hive been dead or some hours. Sl lc ] lU(1 beon tended b,y Dr Hooper on account of

CnuisTciruucir, March 11. A serious tramway accident occurred u few minutes before nme 0 clock to-night, the victim being Mr Benjamin Pilkmgton, who for a number of years was stationmaster „t Unstcliureh but who retired some time ago Mr Pilkmgton was return inf.' from town to his home at Richmond on the steam tram, and appears bet™. lllV '' lor ]um > )ed oir before a stoppage had been effected, ;"Kl the wheels of the car passed over us feet, Mr Pilkmgton was immediately taken lo the hospital, where it was found that amputation of both feet was .imperative The operation 1 as performed, but the patient's conditiou afterwards was grave iu the

... March 11. \ 'otor turner, 20 years „r , v . s drowned while bathing in t lie Creek. U,s companions, after dress--1%, misled lum an d a search was deeJVot J ' dtaeoTO «--» i» « Palmersion North. March 11 .TO engineers named lVtcrso,, and J w.' l i )n l llo y«d by Niven and C-o , i Mpn r ' orcct 11 lift al Abriifliin "lid Uil lams' store here, had a narrow escape this .morning. The lift fel' distance of 10 fed while bein 2 teste,!, while both men were on board. I'riiI t-linnl was not Seriously lmrt. bill Pelersoii sustained cuts aboui 'the h.vm b.v a barrel rolling „„ |,; m fl . lK| uft aa lie lay on the ground. (ilsborne, March 11. he tliv-v ye u-olij son of Mr \V. I'ullr;d;;e k;i ; drowned In a well al In.; jATaiid-pari'iits' residence yesterday, i he cliild had been missed nn'v a f"w miuiitc-s. iii.l! sv.k i; from Ihe water, bill "elVoris 10 i' mi citato h ni were fi-ii tics, a liniis:-.ii.i lli,' forehead iiidicaUiif; tliat. he had slruc I the -'ile of Hie well in fulling.

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