ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 279, 18 April 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A CROP OF SUICIDES. By Telegraph.—Press Asnociatien. Auckland, Saturday. A married woman named Ellen Blair, nged 70, who was suffering from mental derangement as the result of an incurable disease, hanged herself with a fishing line over a balcony. She was quite dead when discovered. Nelson, Saturday. John P. Livingston, of Wakapuaku, a man of independent means, wag found shot at the back of bis dwelling tbis morning. No other details are yet to hand. Frank Gaiger, aged 30, recently employed on railway works at Tuf, was found on Haven road, bleeding from bis nose and mouth. A revolver, with on# chamber discharged, lay beside him. He died during removal 'to the hospital. Gaiger was formerly manager of the Trafalgar Hotel. Wellington, Saturday. The police have been advised thai Walter Fly, of Mongaorongo, a married man, shot himself on Thursday at hit farm. A MINER'S DEATH. Westport, Saturday. Julius Marx, aged 18, who wag in* jured some time ago through beiag crushed between tubs at the Stocktoa mine, has died in the Westport Hospital, GREATEST SACRIFICE OF ALL. Dunedin, Sunday. At an inquest on the body of Eileen Oullinan, who was drowned at the Heads yesterday, the Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death, and said it seemed probable that deceased had fallen Into the water while trying to save her brother from drowning. A BOY DROWNED. Gisborne, Last Night. An inquest was held on the body ol a little boy, Edward Trumper, aged 11, who was drowned in the Waimata rive* while bathing with two of his emallea brothers. Great difficulty was experienced in recovering the body owing to the lack of proper appliances, a constable bein'g compelled to dive repeatedly. The jury returned, a verdict of accidental drowning, and drew the attention o£ the authorities to the necessity of getling proper grappling irons. TWO CHILDREN DROWNED. Nelson, Last Night. While playing on the «ands near the quarantine station at Tahuna this afternoon, two sisters named Wilson, aged respectively ten and nine years of age, got out of their depth and were drowned* The bodies have not yet been recovered. The children were inmates of St. Andrew's Orphanage, and their father lives at Westport. A painful accident happened to the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Nicholls at Inglewood on- Good Friday, when, as the child was playing ahont with the pet fox terrier with which she had constantly played, the dog suddenly turned on her and bit a piece out of her cheek—the piece being subsequently picked up the on the lawn. Drs. Gault and lop were in attendance and, having placed the little sufferer under chloroform, drew the sides of the gaping wound gether and inserted the necessary stitches, it is as yet too early to say with what result—Record. <