ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2582, 17 August 1909, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

DEATH THROUGH CART ACCIDENT

[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 16. James Whittle, 58 years of age, was found seriously injured under his cart, which had broken down. He subsequently died at Pukerimu on Saturday. STRUCK BY A TRAMCAR. WELLINGTON, August 16. A single man named William Demansez was seriously injured by an electric tramcar in Vivian Street to-night. He and another man had been giving assistance in re-loading some sacks of chaff that had fallen from a lorry. Demansez dropped the last sack, which rolled on the tram line, and when he attempted to remove it be was struck by a car and pushed some yards along the street. Most of the ribs’ on his left side are broken, and he has a scalp wound, besides other injuries. His condition is stated to be critical. BURNED TO DEATH. At the inquest concerning Thomas Hickey, who was burned to death, the evidence showed that the deceased was in the habit of smoikng in bed. Mrs. Hickey said she left ner husband on Friday because he was drinking. A verdict was returned that the deceased was burned to death in his own house, probably because he smoked in bed while under the influence of alcohol. ALCOHOLIC POISONING. CHRISTCHURCH, August 16. At the adjourned inquiry on John Edward Robinson, held at the morgue on Saturday, the coroner, after hearing the evidence of A. A. Bickerton, Government analyst, A. E. Symes, and other witnesses, returned a verdict that death had been caused through alcoholic poisoning.

A NARROW ESCAPE. ASHBURTON, August 16. A. Garland fell from the top of a high stack of oats at Cbertsey on Saturday, spraining both bis wrists and injuring his neck. He is now progressing favorably, although the doctor states til at he had a narrow escape from breaking bis neck. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. DUNEDIN, August 16. George R-obinson died in the hospital yesterday morning, from injuries received in an accident while shunting trucks at Milburn a fortnight ago. The deceased was a married man, and was in the employ of and Gray, who have a contract to remove material from the lime kilns to the railway siding.

DEATH FROM SHOCK. CHRISTCHURCH, August 16. At the inquest touching the death of Thomas Franklin Main, a cabman, who met his death from injuries received by being thrown from bis vehicle through collision with an ambulance van, William Metcalfe, who was driving the ambulance at the time of the accident, said that when nearing the showgrounds someone wheeling a 7ucvcle stepped off the footpath, and lie had to pull his horse up. Immediately he pulled his reins be felt a bump, and looking round saw that Main’s cab had collided with the waggon, striking the front wheel. Witness was on his left side, and was close to the side channel. Main should have passed witness easily. The coroner returned a verdict that death was caused from shock through Main falling off his cab. GORED BY A CALF. Mr T. A. Bailey, coroner, held an inquest at Springfield, concerning the death of Wm. Rushton, farmer, who was found dead in a paddock on the previous afternoon. The evidence showed that Rushton was hoeing turnips, when he was gored by a calf, the horn of the animal opening the femoral artery near the thigh, death resulting from loss of blood. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

DEATH FROM HEART FAILURE

INVERCARGILL, August 16 Mr R. Trist Searell, organist of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, died suddenly on Saturday evening at a practice of the Municipal Band. He had just started to conduct the band, when he sat down, and almost immediately fell back unconscious. A doctor was called in, and pronounced life extinct. The cause of death is believed to be heart failure. Deceased came from Christchurch .about three years ago, and was well known in the musical circles of New Zealand.