John Trounson, a farm labourer, aged 29 years, single, received fatal injuries on Saturday, and died at the Dunedin Hospital to-day. He was driving a team drawing an oil engine from Milton to Glenledi. The horses were startled, and deceased, fell between the shafts, one of the wheels passing over both his legs. — Press Association. -Ashburton Guardian, 19/4/1920.
INQUEST.
Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M. (coroner), held an inquiry on Monday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the death of John Henry Trounson, who died in the Dunedin Hospital on Monday last after meeting with an accident between Milton and Glenledi on Saturday.
Edson Trounson identified the body as being that of his brother John. He said that deceased had recently bought a farm at Centre Hill, Milton. At the time of the accident, however, he was employed by Mr David Gardyne, of Glenledi, and was engaged driving a team of seven horses drawing an oil engine on wheels from Milton to Glenledi. Witness saw his brother in the Hospital on Sunday, when he stated that a passing motor car startled his horses, and they swerved to the side of the road, knocking the shaft horse off his feet. Deceased tried to hang on as long as possible, but was pulled between the shafts, the wheels of the oil engine passing over him. He was 25 years of age.
Dr G. P. Fitzgerald, assistant house surgeon at the Dunedin Hospital, stated that deceased was admitted to the Hospital at 5 p.m. on Saturday. He was suffering from a compound fracture of the left thigh and right leg, and from a fracture of the left shoulder. The fractures were immediately set. Deceased's condition next day was very low, owing to extreme shock and septic poisoning. He died on Monday at 3.45 a.m. The cause of death was heart failure resulting from shock and septic poisoning.
The inquest at this stage was adjourned to Milton, where it will be resumed on Thursday at noon. -Otago Daily Times, 21/4/1920.
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