Casualties
General regret is felt for Mr and Mrs Colin Macandrew on the death of their youngest son, Colin, which occurred on Saturday after an illness extending over a fortnight or so. The boy, who was in his fifteenth year, suffered an injury to his nose, and, although the wound bled freely, serious consequences were not feared. In a day or two, however, the symptoms changed, and the boy growing worse, extra medical assistance was called in. The young fellow rallied to some extent, but towards the end of last week his condition became very low, and, notwithstanding the best medical attention and the most careful nursing, he died on Saturday. Blood poisoning is said to have been the cause of death. The boy was a general favourite not only in the neighbourhood but at the High School, where he had been attending for the last 18 months. -Otago Daily Times, 19/6/1905.
PECULIAR CAUSE OF DEATH.
Result of a Trifling Accident
As the result of an apparently trifling accident sustained over a fortnight ago, Colin, the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Colin Macandrew, of Dunedin, died recently. The boy, who was fourteen, was poking a prop through his father's fence with the idea of driving back some fowls which had strayed. A by-road runs past the place, and someone running down it in his anxiety to catch a passing tram, pushed the prop out of his way, without realising that anyone was at the other end of it. The wood struck the boy on the nose, causing it to bleed freely. Serious consequences were far from being anticipated until a day or two later, when alarming symptoms set in, culminating in a sort of facial paralysis, which necessitated the patient being fed artificially. From this he partially recoveied, but subquently had a relapse, and in spite of the efforts of the medical gentleman in attendance, died on Saturday. It is understood that the cause of death was blood-poisoning. The poor lad was a pupil at the High School and a general favorite. -Wairarapa Daily Times, 26/6/1905.
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