John Sayer, employed as a clerk by Messrs Ross and Glendining, Ltd., was admitted to the hospital shortly before 8 a.m. to-day in an unconscious condition, and suffering from severe injuries to his head and one of his wrists. He was riding a motor cvcle on his way to the city when he ran into a stationary car at the corner of Duke and Cumberland streets, and was thrown heavily to the ground. The injured man, who is about twenty two years of age, resides at 14 Miliar street, North-east Valley. At 3 p.m. the hospital authorities reported that Mr Sayer was still unconscious. -Evening Star, 20/11/1923.
The condition of John Sayer, who was injured yesterday through his motor cycle colliding with a car in Duke street, is reported by the hospital authorities to be much the same as it was yesterday. Mr Sayer received injuries to the head and to one of his wrists. -Evening Star, 21/11/1923.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
THE Friends of Mr and Mrs Alfred Sayer (and family) are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of their late son, John Edward, which will leave their residence, 14 Millar street, N.E.V., on SATURDAY, the 24th test., at 2.30 p.m., for the Anderson’s Bay Cemetery. Friends will please take Bay car at the Gardens.
R McLEAN AND SON, Undertakers. -Evening Star, 22/11/1923.
DEATH IN HOSPITAL
JOHN SAYER SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.
John Sayer, who was admitted to the Hospital on Tuesday, suffering from severe injuries to his head and one of his wrists, died early this morning. The injuries were the result of a collision between a motor cycle, ridden by deceased, and a stationary tramcar at the corner of Duke and Cumberland streets. Deceased was about twenty-two years of ago, and resided at 14 Millar street, North-east Valley. He was employed as a clerk by Messrs Ross and Glendining, Ltd. An inquest was held this afternoon.
INQUEST OPENED. Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., sitting as coroner, opened an inquest at the hospital this afternoon.
William Alfred Sayer, father of the deceased, said his son was twenty years of age and resided with witness at 14 Millar street, North-east Valley. On the morning of the accident he helped deceased to take the sidecar off the motor cycle. He had not ridden this particular machine without a sidecar before, and was taking it out for a trial.
Dr Kingston, house surgeon, Dunedin Hospital, who saw deceased on his admittance to the hospital on Tuesday morning, said he was then suffering from concussion of the brain, severe injuries to the right wrist, and bruises on the scalp. He was in a semi-conscious condition. Dr Batchelor saw him later and agreed with witness’s diagnosis. Deceased improved all day, in spite of the fact that there was a fracture at the base of the skull. On Wednesday he continued to improve, but early this morning witness was called and found him moribund. The cause of death was either hemorrhage of the brain or oedema of the brain following injury. At this singe the coroner adjourned the inquest till Monday morning. -Evening Star, 22/11/1923.
No comments:
Post a Comment