DEATH FROM SUNSTROKE.

Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 309, 2 January 1879, Page 3

DEATH FROM SUNSTROKE.

+ An inquest was held this afternoon before Dr. Johnston, coroner, aqd a jury, of whom Mr. Fielder was foreman, touching the death of John Christie, aged about 76, who, as stated in our issue on Tuesday, died suddenly while mowiDg in a paddock belonging to tbe Hon. J. Martin on the afternoon of that day. Margaret Christie, an old woman, -who was much audcted, identified -deceased as her husband. He appeared to be in good health when he had his breakfast on Tuesday morning. He then left, but did not say where he was going to, and she heard nothing more of him until She saw an account in the Ev bring Post the same 4 av of an old man having dkd suddenly in the "Hon. J. Martin's pnddock. As he did not return, and a neighbor having told bar that she had seen him near the paddock thai day, witness became -alarmed and communicated with the police. The next morning she came to the Morgue and identified the body of her husband. She and her husband came to the col ny in 1851. Dr. W.. B Tripe deposed that on making a post mortem examination he found the brain generally congested, nod a small clot of blood at the base. The- right side of the heart and the lungs were gorged with blood. He attributed death to neat apoplexy, commonly called sunstroke. Deceased, it appeared, went to work in tbe sun immediately after dinner. This was an extremely dangerous practice, and caused large numbers of deaths from sunstroke in India William Gray, laborer, deposed that deceased canvj to him on Tuesday aud asked for work, which witness gave him. At about half-past one be suddenly dropped down while he was mowing. He struggled slightly, but did not speak", acd died in about Ive minutes. Constable Smart having also given evidence, The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes. -