Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19141102.2.34
Bibliographic details
COLLAPSED IN A TRAIN, Issue 15639, 2 November 1914
COLLAPSED IN A TRAIN
FARMER’S SUDDEN DEATH. Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., district coroner* held an inquest ;;1 tho morgue this aftei noon on the body of Malcoim Macdonald, P.i years of age, a retired farmer, wlio collapsed in ho Clinbon-Dunedin tram mar Allamon this-morning, and expired almost ira-rc-crliately. Deceased, who was well known in the Omakau district, whore he had been farming for many years, had lately resided at Taieri Mouth, and left this morning te come- to Dunedin together with a sou and daughter. Dr Colquhoun said that deceased consulted him ecrly in January of this year, when he was suffering from a very grave form of heart disease, which made a sudden death quite j likely event. Witness warned deceased and his friends o? the, danger, and pave him a stimulant to he used in case of any sudden, attack. Witness had been informed by deceased’s daughter that her father was coming to consult him. Ho had examined the body, and the appearance was that of death from sudden failure of the heart. He was quite satisfied that the causa of deatii was tuddea heart failure, tho result of disease of that onran.
decree Macdonald, farmer, residing at Oamani, said that he was aware that bis father’s heart bad been affected. Witness visited him on Thursday night, when he found him in a, low state of health, complaining of pain in the region of the heart. Tt was thought advisable that he should be brought to town to consult a medical practitioner. and accordingly they left Titrj station ihi; morning. On the way to the station bis father took two bad mins, and once parsed a remark to the effect that ho was done. In the train deceased took another bad turn, but they were unable to get any .spirits for him, and a few minutes later he took a further,bad turn, collapsing and expiring before they could do anything for him.
Con«dable Findlay gave formal evidence as to faking charge of (he body on arrival of the train at Mosgiel. lire Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with (ho medical evidence.
COLLAPSED IN A TRAIN Issue 15639, 2 November 1914
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
-
New formats
Papers Past now contains more than just newspapers. Use these links to navigate to other kinds of materials.
-
Hierarchy
These links will always show you how deep you are in the collection. Click them to get a broader view of the items you're currently viewing.
-
Search
Enter names, places, or other keywords that you're curious about here. We'll look for them in the fulltext of millions of articles.
-
Search
Browsed to an interesting page? Click here to search within the item you're currently viewing, or start a new search.
-
Search facets
Use these buttons to limit your searches to particular dates, titles, and more.
-
View selection
Switch between images of the original document and text transcriptions and outlines you can cut and paste.
-
Tools
Print, save, zoom in and more.
-
Explore
If you'd rather just browse through documents, click here to find titles and issues from particular dates and geographic regions.
-
Need more help?
The "Help" link will show you different tips for each page on the site, so click here often as you explore the site.