CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18400, 5 June 1925, Page 10

CASUALTIES.

SUDDEN DEATH. Miss JRita May Seaton, tho only daughter-of Mr and Mrs 0. W. Seaton, 12-1 Dean street, St. Albans, died suddenly shortly afternoon yesterday. At about 12.15 p.m. Miss Seaton,. who was aged 23 years, walked into Mr C. It. Xiver's, chemist's shop, at tho comer of Kilmore and Barbadoes streets.. As slic looked ill, ho at onco took her into tho sitting-room and endeavoured' to give her restoratives, but sho was -unable to take them. He then telephoned for Dr. H. L. Widdowson, who arrived at 12.35 p.m M but could only say that life was extinct. Deceased had not been attended by a doctor and had never been ill. The cause of death appeared to bo heart failure. An inquest was held last evening by Mr H. Y. Widdowson, District Coroner. Evidence of identification was given by Ormoiul W. Seaton, father of the young woman. Mr Seaton said that his late'daughter'was a music teacher. "She was very'healthy," he continued, "and never complained until two days ago, when she fell down in the breakfast room in what we took to be a fainting fit. After a-, few minutes she recovered and seemed to be in- perfect health. Sho always had a good colour end played* tennis a lot. At half-past nine she left home to, go for .music lessons as well as to give them. 1 ' ''She just came into my shop and said she felt faint and then she went off," stated Charles.'.Robert Kiver, into whose chemist shop Miss Seaton went shortly after noon. r 'ln the meantime Dr. Widdowson was called and ho eamo at once. However, when ho came he could only pronounco life to be extinct." ; ■ J x ''l am nnable to give any definite opinion as to the cause Of death," said

l>r. H. L. "Widdowson, who exasQM* | AiU ? Seaton soon after her death. f Tiio Coroner adjourned tho «wIF I? ior tJio purpose of allowing thojf logist at tlio Okristchureh Hospital tn h -make a post-mortem examination. (rKESS ASSOCIATION" TELEGEAV.} " % ifc AUCKLAND, Juna £itL John Clelaud, residing in Road, was knocked down by « ear to-night and suffered head Ho died soon after admission hospital.