ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2527, 14 June 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

AIARRIED WOAIAN’S PEACEFUL ENID(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 12. Airs Eva. Harrick, a resident of Lichfield street, Newton, saw her son and husband off to work yesterday morning The son returned to lunch and found His mother apparently asleep on a sofa. He did not attempt to disturb her. AYhen tho father and son returned home at night Airs Herrick w*as in the same position, and was found to bo dead. THROWN FROAI A HORSE. HASTINGS, June 12. Isabel, 19 years old, the only daughter of Arthur Harding, of “Siberia, Asliurst. was thrown from, her horse opposite the Heretaunga School yesterday afternoon, and fractured her skull. She died at 2 this morning. She was on a visit to Air AlcFarlane, of Clive Grange, with whose daughter she was out riding at the time of the accident. DEATH ON THE OPERATING TABLE. CHRISTCHURCH, June 12. An old man. named Andrew Johnstone, admitted to the hospital on Wednesday night, died while being operated on this morning. Idle post mortem showed fatty heart. DEATH OF A SEA CAPTAIN. NAPIER, June 13. The death occurred on Saturday of Captain Henry Kraeft, for many years in the service of the Napier Harbor Board. WANGANUI OLD IDENTITY DEAD. WANGANUI, June 13. Airs. John Bett, one of the* oldest residents of the town, died suddenly this afternoon, aged 76. She was m her usual health and spirits. T.he cause of death is supposed to be heart failure. ArOTOR CAR CAUSES CAPSIZE OF A TRAP. PALAIERSTON N., June 13. While. Dugald Alatheson, a wellknown farmer and liis widowed sister-in-law were driving to church yesterday morning, a motor car frightened pony in' the Square, with the result that tho trap was overturned. Mr. Alatheson sustained a scalp wound, and Mrs Alatheson had her left arm broken. Both were taken to a private hospital. The motorists went right on without rendering assistance.