SUDDEN DEATH AT DEVONPORT.
,- At Devonport yesterday-' afternoon: thecoroner: (Ifr. T. GreshamJ held an. inquest on the body of David Marshall, whet died, suddenly on Monday evening at his, home in. Abbotsfordrterxace," Devonport. : _ Marshall, who was a tail or .'in: the em.pToy of. Smith and Caughey; way a native at. Ireland," forty-seven years "of age,, an# arrived iaSew Zealand with, his wife and! six children.only three, months ago.- From fhe evidence: given yesterday; it appears that' Marshall and his wife and family vvent to_ Cheltenham Beach on Monday; and spent the. day picnicking; While on the beach the party met two friends, who 'returned home with, the; Marshalli and ;had tea with the' family. After tea. they sat for a while talking together, and while conversing Marshall, sitting.'in Ms .chair,, suddenly collapsed. tft-. *tlrin«m« .wasj at. once sent for, but was away at the. time Two nurses arrived, however, ;but they could-only declare-that the man was, dead, and notified Dr. Atkinson. The doctor, later on made a post mortem examination of the body, and found that ■the heart was- greatly diseased, and in his evidence gave it' as his belief that death was due to chronic valvular disease. : The. jury returned a verdict"fa- accordance vrith'tfie'medicaT testimony. '
SUDDEN DEATH AT DEVONPORT.
Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 4, 5 January 1910, Page 4
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