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FATALITIES AND
ACCIDENTS.
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BIRKENHEAD SHUNTING ACCIDENT.
It has been pointed out that the shunter
who was injured at Birkenhead on Friday
night was Mr. Fred Brown, and not Mr.
Thomas Brown, as previously stated. His
foot became caught in the rails whilst at-
tending to the points, and before he could
release himself a truck passed over it.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN INFANT.
The Port Adelaide police were notified
on Monday that a child, aged 4 weeks, son
of Mr. James Steele Taylor, who resided
with Mr. George Brookman, Queen-street,
Alberton, had died suddenly late on Sun-
day night. The infant had been ailing about
a fortnight.
MISHAP ON SOUTH-TERRACE.
As Mr. T. Zyderoeldt was jumping from
a vehicle he had been driving along South-
terrace yesterday afternoon, the horse be-
came fractious and set off at a gallop. In
endeavoring to stop the runaway the driver
was knocked down. He was treated at
the Adelaide hospital for a cut over the
right eye. No damage resulted to the
horse and vehicle.
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A GIRL'S SUDDEN DEATH.
Kooringa, April 19.
Myrtle Mary Lovell, aged nineteen, who
has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Tester, at Mount Bryan, and was being
brought to Burra on Sunday evening for
medical advice, became suddenly ill on
the way down. She was taken to the
Bon Accord Hotel, and died almost im-
mediately.
An inquest was held this afternoon, Mr.
E. W. Crewes, the Mayor, being the
coroner.
Dr. Steele, who made a post-mortem
examination, stated that apparently death
was caused by diabetes, but he had re-
fused to give a certificate. The police
have forward the stomach of the de-
ceased to Adelaide for analysis. Pending
the result of this the inquest was ad-
journed for a week. Miss Lovell was a
resident of Middleton.
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FELL INTO A RUBBISH TIP.
Kapunda, April 18.
On Friday afternoon, as Mr. Edwin
O'Callaghan was emptying a load of
rubbish at Mr. Matthews' quarry the
horse backed the dray into the quarry
which fortunately was not deep. The
horse was cut about considerably as a
result of the fall.
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MELBOURNE EXPRESS DELAYED.
Tailem Bend, April 19.
The Melbourne express was delayed here
over an hour on Saturday night. The en-
gine of the goods train broke down at Cooke's
Plains, and as the train was too long to
shunt on to a loop line to allow the express
to cross, an engine of the express was sent
to Cooke's Plains and brought the disabled
train to Tailem Bend, when the express was
able to proceed.
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BENZINE FUMES CAUSE A FIRE.
Stansbury, April 19.
Dr. Malcolm McColl on Saturday even-
ing, with the assistance of Mr. A Hick-
man, had dismantled the engine of his
motor car and was engaged in cleaning
some of the internal parts with benzine
when the fumes came in contact with an
acetylene light. The result was a flare-up.
One of Dr. McColl's hands was consider-
ably burnt, and he will be incapacitated
for some time. At the time it appeared
as if the shed and contents would be de-
molished by the flames. However, Messrs.
Hickman and Charles Matheson, who were
also present, extiguished the fire before
more damage than the scorching of the
body of the car was done.
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KILLED BY A MOTORCYLE.
Sydney, April, 19.
While walking in one of the drives of
Centennial Park on Saturday night Mr.
John Hovenden Benson (67), commercial
traveller, was knocked down by a motor
cycle, and received injuries from which
he died in the Sydney Hospital. Mr.
Benson was walking along the drive at
about 9 o'clock, when the cycle, which
was ridden by Mr. Alfred J. Ogilvie, of
Great Beaconham-street, Redfern, and
had a young woman seated on the back,
it is alleged, struck him and knocked
him down. The cyclist endeavored to
avoid the collision, but failed to do so.
Mr. Benson was rendered unconscious.
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CUT IN HALF BY TRAIN.
Melbourne, April 19.
A shocking discovery was made last night
on the Caulfield railway line near Toorak
station. Two men noticed a woman lying on
the up Melbourne line. The officials were
informed, and an investigation disclosed
the fact that the xvoman had been cut
in halves at the waist by the wheels of a
train. The identity of the deceased has not
been disclosed.
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KILLED BY TRAIN.
Melbourne, April 19.
At the morgue today the body of the
woman killed on the railway line, under
the Malvern-road-bridge, last night, was
identified as that of Miss Marion Lelliott
(40), of Osborne-avenue, Toorong. She
was last seen alive last evening, when she
left home to go for a walk. She had been
ill recently.
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EXPLOSION IN A HOUSE.
Sydney, April 19.
Henry McGrath, aged 11, picked up a
fuse detonator on Saturday night, and on
arrival at home he endeavored to empty
the cylinder. It exploded and wrecked the
walls of the room and badly damaged the
furniture. The lad had his first and second
fingers and the thumb on his left hand
blown away, and his mother and little sis-
ter, who were in the room, had a narrow
escape.
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MOTORISTS IN COLLISION.
Hobart, April 19.
A motor accident, which caused very
serious injuries to a young man, occured
on the Lovett Huonville-road, when a
large motor car belonging to Councillor
Fitzpatrick of Port Cygnet, and a motor
cycle, ridden by Arthur Allen, crashed into
each other. The scene of the accident is
on one of the many bends on the road at
Craddock. Mr. Fitzpatrick's car was
being driven by his son, Frank, and the
car also contained Mr. and Mrs. Fitz-
patrick and two other ladies. The
party was returning to Lovett after
a run from Geeveston. When ap-
proaching the bend just by Clark's road
the driver, it is claimed, was well on his
right side of the road, and was hugging
the banks, as the surface of the road was
greasy. Suddenly he saw the motor cycle
approaching, and, though he applied the
brakes, it was too late to avoid a col-
lision, as the cyclist was already within
10 feet of the car. Mr. Allen had hardly
time to realise the situation before he
had struck the car with great force. He
struck the bonnet, which on these cars
struck the bonnet, which on these cars
is well back, and was shot up against
the radiator, which is behind the bonnet.
After medical treatment, Mr. Allen was
returned to his home. He is the son of Mr.
William Allen, orchardist, of Franklin,
and is 19 years old. His injuries consist
of a broken thigh and several deep cuts
on the head.
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THROWN FROM HORSE.
Second Valley, April 18.
Mrs. Noah Chergwin was riding a young
horse yesterday when the animal stumbled,
throwing her from the saddle. Mrs.
Chergwin sustained sustained a slight to her
face and a severe shaking.
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AN EXPLODING CARTRIDGE.
Booleroo Centre, April 19.
Allan Harris, aged ten years, on Satur-
day afternoon found a live cartridge. Boy-
like, he proceeded to investigate its con-
tents. Picking out the shot, he lit a
maton and ignited the powder, which
exploded in his face, severely burning his
neck, face and fingers. His eyebrows
were scorched completely off, and had he
not instinctively closed both his eyes he
would probably have lost his sight. Dr.
Hunn applied remedies, and the young
sufferer is progressing as well as can
be expected.
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