ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 11, 6 February 1909, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

DKATII FUOM A BLOW. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Chrisjtchurchj Last Night. 1 humus Sai'.nders, a young man who received a blow behind the ear i„ the Sumner hotel, on -January 20th, died in the hospital to-day. Oil the date melitinned, bamiders, when coming out of the hotel, tripped over a dog belonging lo Alex. Ividdey, and it is alleged Thai tlie last-named struck the blow, which has proved fatal. Kiddey was before the ! Court on Wednesday, charged with having assaulted Saunders, lie admitted having pushed .Saunders, but slated that he did not strike him. this evidence was corroborated, and the case was dismissed. The coroner has ordered a postmortem examination, and iL is probable that an inquest will be held.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Dunedin, Last Xight. Alice Davie, aged ihirty-on'e years, was admitted to the hospital this morning sullering from a wound in the throat. It appears she lias been despondent of late, hut her condition has been much brighter for the last week. Her husband, waking at live this morning. a-»ked hey what ki;id of night, she had passed. and she replied "right enough. An hour later lie missed her. and on searching, lie found her huddled u;> in the with her throat cut. An operation was performed at tin' hospital, and as far as can be gathered, the wound—which was made with her husband'* razor--is not likely to cause death.

CTiUSIIED TO DEATH. Timaru, La-U Xighl. David (Jiven, -lij years of age, foreman stone-mason on St. Marv's (English) Church building, mot with u shocking death this afternoon. Tic was engaged in dressing big slabs of Oamaru. stone, when, in turning one, a strong 1 south wind took charge and toppled the slab over, tiiven was knocked down and fell with his head and neck on a smaller block of stone, being crushed I between it and the big slab. Death was | almost instantaneous.

A CHILD JMiOWNKD lN r A K1 Vlii:. l'alnierstiui jN., Uist Nigh I. A child named Elsie Hanson, 12 years of age, was iliinvncd ia the ilanawatu liver to-day while playing at the waterside with others. The body has not yet been recovered.

DEATH IN CAOL. 1 Napier, Last Night. Joseph McCabe, aged 81 years, who was serving sentence of a fortnight's imprisonment in Napier gaol, died at that institution this morning, lie was a sufferer from heart disease. At the inquest .Mr. 11. \V. Ili'abant, coroner, found a verdict of death from senile decay and heart failure. I'ICKKD IT IN A DYINO CONDITION. Christchurch, Last Night. Henry Skinner, a bootiuakyr, was 'picket! up in a dying condition on JJealy Avenue to-night, and died whilst being conveyed to the hospital. WOMAN DROWNS HERSELF. Christchuivh Last Night. Ague- Klori'iice Adams. -J7 veals of ag.. drowned beisclf in tiie Estuary at tcih-lifls to-day whilst, her nurse was I telephoning fur a doctor (o treat do■•eased tor wax-match poisoning. A vcrdid was returned at (lie inquest ib.'.l iltrca-n'tl drowned herself whilst in a stair of iniMiimd mind.

MIKNINI; MAN I iU. N I). Word was received in Wavcrlcy yesteiday morning that Kdward Cartridge, who ha- been missing for four days, was found in Mr. W. 11. Watkins' nii'lkslied. The shed is about one and a Imlf miles from I'artridge's home. When discovered. Partridge was sound asleep, lie ha.s had no food since he nas been missing, and in consequence was very weak. A search party under Constable O llrien was selting out for the scene when news reached the town.--I'rc.ss. On Thursday morning a man named William Seowa lost three finger, whilst working at linker ami McMeehau's join■T.v I'aelorv, Elthain. 11,. ivn, dressing limber when his hand uas drawn on to the b'.'z/i'i saw.