OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 118, 19 May 1892, Page 6

OBITUARY.

Mrs^Honie, relicb of the late Tit./ Home, of Parnell, is dead, aged 80. f /

Mr John Earlo, an old Thames resident', died at Paeroa on May 12 of lung disease.

The Hon. J. Martin, M.L.C,' died on May 17 through failure of the hoard's action. «.-: Serge.-Major Bevin, who was 'one of the famous Six Hundred, and has-i conducted 'police case 3in Dunedin for many years, died on May 11th after a short illness.

A farmer named John Mattuon died suddenly at Pakurangn on the ni ghb of May 3. He was a middle-aged man, with a grownup family, and had been in bad health for some time past, suffering f ronu heart disease.

The death of Mrs Frsd Earl took place ob her residence on. May Ist, at tho curly age of twenty. 3Jrs Earl was confined recently, and since then had been laidupwithinflammationandfever. Mrs Earl was the only daughter of Herr Carl Schmitt, and had v large circle of firionds.

■ A young woman named; Matilda Bovill, daughter of James Bcvill, a resident of •Tuakau, died on May 2ud. She was only ailing a day or two frcm quinsey, so that her decease was rather unexpected. Miss Bovill was 23 years of. age, and highly esteemed by those who know her.

Tho funeral of an 'Old settler in tho person of Mr William, Leslie, aged 87 years, took place on tbo afternoon of May 4th ab the English Cemetery, Otahuhu. Mr Leslie was a sergdanb in the 95th regiment, and has resided in Otahuhu for the pasb44,joars l respected by all who know him.

Very general regret is felt- in Onehunga ab the death on May 12th of Mr Roberb Neal, of Epsom. Mr Neal was for many years a Lodge Deputy of bhe 1.0. G.T. organisation, and in conjunction with Mr Wesley Spragg did good service in Onehunga for the temperance cause.

A seaman named Charles Hawkins, belonging to H.M.s. Ringarooma, was buried ab Waikomiti on May 13. Aboub 130 of the man's comrades accompanied the captain and officers to the Cemetery. Ab the grave the Rev. Mr Lush officiated, and bhe customary volley? were discharged by a firing party of 30 marines. The cause of death was paralysis.

The funeral of bhe late Mrs Boylan, wife of Mr J. T. Boylan,of this city,took place at tho Symonds-sbreeb Cemetery on April 23rd, and was very largely attended by old residents of Auckland. A mortuary service was held in Sb. Benedict's Church, and the funeral procession was preceded by the orphans of St. Mary's, Ponsonby, for whom the deceased lady had laboured for many years.

After a brief illness of twenty-four hours Colonel Green, C.8., late of Bengal, died at Gisborne on May Gth of internal hemorrhage. Doceased was on a visit to his mother and sister, and was jusb about to leave for England via Hobarb. He had jusb retired from service, having had a distinguished military career, gaining fame in the campaign against Cabul in 1879.

Mr Angus, of Mount Eden, passed over bo tho great majority on April 24, and Mr Service, of Karangabape Road, died nexb morning shortly before six o'clock. Both gentlemen were highly esteemed, Mr An»us having been for a long time connected with" St. David's Prosbytorian Church, and Mr Service being one of tho earliest members of the Newton Congregational body. A service in memoriam of bho late Mr W. Service was held on May lsb in tho Newton Congregational Church.

A well-known habitue, of the Stock Exchange, Mr John Henry Salmon, died ab 4.30 a.m. on May 6bh. Mr Salmon was one of bhe number of gentlemen who formed the Brokers' Association about a quarter of a century ago. Subsequently he lefb Auckland, bub returned again after an absence of some years. He resumed business as a broker, and was a regular frequenter of tho Exchange until a few months ago, when, owing, to ill-health, hofailed to appear a.3 regularly as usual. Deceased was well advanced in years, and leaves a wife and iamily to mourn their IOSB.

Tho funeral of the late Mr Samuel Christie Baird, which took place ab the Obara Cemetery on May 10, was largely attended. In the districts lying between Auckland and Waikato there was probably no man better known or liked. He came to New Zealand at- an early date with his father, who purchased from the Government the farm afc Otara known as Fairview, and another farm at Ramarama. Deceased married a daughter of tho late William Goodfellow, and leaves his widow, bub no children, surviving.

Mr John Bycroft, of tha firm of Bycrort and Co., died" afc his residence, Onehunga, at an early hour on May 6th. He had been ill aboub six weeks with typhoid fever, and was attended by Drs. Scobb and A G Purchas. Mr Bycrofb was married to' a daughter of the late Mr C. J. Stone and his wife survives him, as do also a family ot oi"ht children, the eldest son John being 2l"years of age. Tho deceased was a native of New Zealand, having been born at Onehunga 48 yeara ago, and his mother is still living at Onehunga.

Mr William Ca.r,dy, mate of th« Northern Chief, died suddenly on April 29th at his residence in Stewart-street, off Marysbreefc, Mount Eden. Deceased was fortytwo yoars-of ago, and leaves * wife and two children to mourn their lorn. He had complained of being unwell, and stated

thab he had a pain in hi 3 chest. Ho went to bed . about nine p.m. and when lasb seen alive was reading, and his wife then wenb over to her mother's house on the opposite sido' of tho street. She remained there until her mother's husband returned about 12 o'clock, when she wont home. Upon entering tho bedroom Mrs Candy was horrified to find her husband lying on the floor, wrapped in tho bed clothes. Ho waa then dead. Dr. Roborton was sonb for, and was promptly in attendance, bub could do nothing beyond pronouncing life to be extinct. An inquest was held before Dr. Philson, when "Dr. Roberton deposed that ho had made a post mortem examination of the body, and found that death had been caused by heart disease. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.

One who has passed through a varied career died in tho Costloy Homo on May 17. We refer to Sir Charles Wentworth Burdetb, seventh Baroncb of Beuthwaite in tho colony of New York. Tho title was created in 1665, and the deceased was the cider son of tho sixth baronob who bore tho same name, and was an officer in tho Easb India Campany's Service. Tho doceased was formerly a lieutenant in the 54th foot, and subsequently in tho second Staffordshire Militia. About 30 year| ago he camo to this colony and saw eervico as a sergeant in the Waikato No. 2 Militia. Afterwards he was in the Armed Constabulary Force for nearly 11 years, and received his discharge in 1874. fc'ir Charles wtia admitted to the Auckland Hospital in ISBS, and upon his discharge was sent to the temporary refuge in i'rincea-sbreeb, being transferred to the Costloy Homo in 1890. Death rosu'ltod from excessive hemorrhage. Doceasod was.f>s ye.ir3 of age. Ho loaves a wife and three children, tho son Charles Grant Burdcbt —who is sixteen years of age —boing now tho oight baronet.

Mr John M. Alexander, a well-known solicitor of this city, died suddenly ab his rosidenco, "Sherborno," Mount Albert, on tho morning of April 22nd. Mr Alexander had been very ill for somo time previously, but ha ho had onco again resumed businoss, his friends ,had hoped that ho was out of danger and fairly on tho way to completes recovery; henco the announcemonb of his death came upon them with shocking suddenness. Aboub 1 a.m. Mrs Alexander was awakened by her husbaud being, what she thought, oub of bed. Ho then fell on tho floor, and sho gob oub of tho room and aroused tho servants. Somo brandy was given to Mr Alexander, and he commenced to vomit. liv was pub to bed, and was struggling tor breath. Ho did not speak, bub had one hand to his forehead, as if suffering pain. Ho was placed in bed in a sitting posture, and was aboub to Ho down again when he died. Ho leaves a widow and coven children, four boys and three girl,?. An inqucsb was held next day before Dr. l'hilson. Evidence was given showing that tho deceased had been pressed for £4,000, trust money, and that it had been decided upon to arrest him at noon on Friday, April 22nd. In tho meantime Mr Alexander hud died. Drs. Daw.«on and Rowncy made a post mortem examination, and caino to the conclusion that death was caused by "etluxion of serum to tho bruin." An inquest was ordered by tho police, and a further post-mortem was made by Dr. Mackellar, but, the rontonts of the stomach not having been preserved, he was unable to say whether it contained any poisonous substance. The jury returned tho following verdict: —" There is no evidence to show how deceased came by his denth." An analysis wn? made by Mr .J. A. Pond, Government Analysis, of portions of tha brain and eplcon of tho deceased, also towels which wore used immediately prior to death to ascertain if possible the cause of death. Mr Pond found no trace of any poisonous substances likely to cause death.