A SEAMAN'S DEATH
FOLLOWS EPILEPTIC FIT. (Per Presa Association.) TIMARU, Last Night. An inquest was held to-day into the' SVilden death of Henry Thomas Green,, aged 57 years, a donkeyman on the s.s. Woodarra, who died at sea 24 hours before the steamer reached Timaru on Sunday. The evidence of his mates showed that deceased had been in good health, and never complained. At midday on Saturday ho was found on his i-.nees and head on the floor in a lavatory, and when carried out for the doctor to see him, he, was dsad. An autopsy by Dr. Gabltos revealed no possible cause of death except a small cyst on the brain, and the -lo:.tor concluded that this had caused an epileptic tit. and I that death was due to asphyxiation 9 through deceased falling in a fit In ;j a position that obstructed breathing. I The Coroner found a verdict accord* I ingly. I
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2124, 16 May 1922, Page 5
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155A SEAMAN'S DEATH Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2124, 16 May 1922, Page 5
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