ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 313, 1 July 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A FATAL OPERATION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. Owen Lynch, aged 03 years, died in the hospital while undergoing an operation for a throat complaint.

TWO INQUESTS.

I Wellington, Saturday. At the inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Mcllwraith, a widow, a verdict was returned that death was due to lysol poisoning, taken while deceased was in a state of utter depression. In the case of Patrick McAnally, who died *t the hospital shortly after admission, evidence was given tkat he had been suffering from a cold for a few days, and Mrs. Fisher looked after him. i Finding he did not improve, a doctor 1 was called in, and McAnally was removed to the hospital. A post mortem failed to reveal the cause of death, and pending the report of the Government Analyst on a portion of the contents of the stomach the inquest was ad}our*»d.

A LABORER'S SUICIDE. Dannevirke, Saturday. Edmondson Green, a laborer, 71 years of age, living with his married daughter at Kiritaki, committed suicide this moraiag by cutting his throat. Dannevirke, Last Night. At the inquest on Saturday on Edmondsen Or'"-, iaborer, of Kiritaki, 71 years oR who cut his throat, a verdict was returned that the wound was selfinflicted while temporarily insane. Deceased suffered from pains in his head, and had expressed a wish that lie was dead.

A MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Wellington, Last- Night. F. K. Marquand, a boarder at the Zealandia Private Hotel, died suddenly this morning. He was apparently well when retiring on Saturday night, but efforts at rousing him by a mate named John Garrett at 0.40 this morning were unsuccessful. Garrett waited in the bedroom till about 11 o'clock, when deceased sat up ki bed, opened his eyes, and then foil back dead. A post mortem examination will be made.

KILLED BY A MOTOR-CAR. Ghristchurch, Last Night. Hannah Dunn, 80 rears of age, a widoxv. residing at Sandyford street, Sydenham, was knocked down by a motor-ear in Colombo street, Sydenham, about 5.40 yesterday evening, and died from the result of the injuries received. At the inquest to-day, Thos. Guy, owner and driver of the car, stated that he was licensed to ply for hire. lie was returning to town on his proper side of the street when a motorman on a tramcar behind him rang- the bell and witness, in order to avoid a collision with two cyclists, who were on their wrong side of the road, pulled across. When. turning 1 to return to his proper side tho woman suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, and the next thing lie knew was that the car had knocked her down. At the time the motor-car was gointr between four and five miles an hour. Immediately he saw the woman he applied the brakes, and believed that he pulled up within five or six feet. The Coroner advised witness to always keep on his proper side of the road. He recorded t'he following verdict: "That the deceased was killed in Colombo street, Sydenham, by being knocked down by a motor-car, driven by one Thomas Guy, while on his wrong sid-e of the street." It is probable that the police will proceed further in the matter.