ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 172, 7 December 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

A FARMERS' DEATH. By Telegraph—Press Association. ■Cliristcliui'ch, Last Night, An inquest was held at the Styx yesterday on the body of Albert Edward Salter. It was stated that the deceased retired to bed at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, apparently in his usual health. About six o'clock next morning', however, his wife found him hanging by a rope from a beam in his cowshed, qiiite dead. He had suffered from rheumatics, and was sometimes despondent, and had been worrying lately about some losses he had had in his stock and crops. A verdict was returned that deceased committed suicide by hanging while temporarily insane.

FIREMAN FALLS FROM A TRAIN

Timaru, Last Night. A serious accident befel B. Lyons, a young married man. a fireman "on the second express from the south to-day. While crossing the Otaio river, tlie driver, Hall, was looking ahead, and on turning round when over the bridge missed the fireman. He stopped the train, and Lyons was found in the river bed, having fallen through the bridge and about 14 feet to the shingle below. One leg was broken at the ankle, and his hip and head were much cut about. Ho has probably sustained internal injuries. He was picked up and brought to the hospital, unconscious from his hurts and! shock.

DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE.

Invercargill, Last Night. A married woman named Conroit, living at Makarewa, died suddenly this afternoon. She was found lying dead on the doorstep of her house." The cause of death is supposed to be heart dis ease.

THE BREWERY FATALITY. Christchureh, Last Night. An inquest was hold this afternoon on the body of John Wiseman Gray, a young man who was found dead in a vat at the Union Brewery yesterday. A verdict \v:is returned of accidental death, caused through asphyxia through inhaling fumes from the vat.

KILLED liY A RUNAWAY. Wellington, Friday. At the inquest on Arthur Ixirko, who was killed hy a runaway horse in Willis street, a verdict was returned that death was due to fracture of the base of the skull, due to injuries received from a horse which had escaped and galloped down the street.

FALL DOWN A HOLD. Wellington. Friday. John Thomas Hopkins, of the hospital staff, while engaged in fumigating the steamer lonic this morning, fell down one of the vessel's holds, fracturing the base of his skull. He was removed to the hospital, where he died soon after admission. Deceased was a married man, ngod 35.