Accidents and Fatalities .
SHOCKING AFFAIR ON THK WEST COAST. | UNITED FBBBB ASSOCIATION. | CiiniSTcuuKcu, 10th March. David Orango, a follnionßor, at Woohton, diod this morning from tho offrctß of taking i two bottles of chlorodyno. He was in financial trouble .1 , . ThjsDat. ' At the inquest on David Orange, who diod on Saturday from an overdose of chlorodyne, it was shown that doooaaod had been in the habit of drinking a small bottle fall at one dose without effect, and had rocontly used larger steed bottleß to induce sleep. The vordiot , wub Diod from an Overdose of Poison, taken inadvertently. Tho jury commented on tho indiscriminate Hale of ohlorodyno, and the Coroner promised to bring the matter before the authorities. f Westport, This Day. Whilo crossing Pox's Hiver, between c Brighton and Charleston, on Saturday morn- * ing, in a " chair," tho rope broko and the ' throe occupants wero thrown into tho stream * and oorried out to eaa by tho flood which was running nt tho time. The namos are William Ryan aged 50, John Nevin iged 12 f and Margaret Nevin aged 15. The bodies 1 havo not beon recovered. a
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Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 59, 11 March 1889, Page 3
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189Accidents and Fatalities. Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 59, 11 March 1889, Page 3
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