FIREMAN'S SUDDEN CALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 299, 16 December 1911, Page 5

FIREMAN'S SUDDEN CALL.

A PHYSICAL WRECK. The police were called to a boardinghouse in Victoria-street yesterday in consequence of the sudden death of a boarder named William Ward. The deceased was a fireman, and had been staying at Mrs Hastings' boarding-house for some weeks. On Thursday night, at about 11 o'clock, he. complained of pains in the chest, and vomited blood. A female boarder put a hot fomentation on liis chest, and n male boarder put him to bed and attended to him occasionally during tae night. On visiting the room at 4.30 o'clock in the morning this m.-.n found that Ward was dead. It is stated that Ward had been drinking heavily for three weeks. lis was a married man and a native of London, where he leaves a widow and two children.

At the inquest held by the Coroner (Mr T. GreshanO. Dr. de Clive Lows gave medical evidence to the effect that Ward was of very weak physique. Examination had revealed very extensive disease of 'both lungs, very extensive oldstanding and recent pleurisy, and diseased heart, liver, and kidneys. The cause of doath was acute hemorrhage of the left lung, but the condition of the deceased was such that death might have ensued suddenly at any moment. A verdict was returned in accordance with medical evidence.