THE DEATH OF ZUKERTORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9130, 11 August 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE DEATH OF ZUKERTORT.

Dr. .1. IT. Zukertort, the famous chess player, died somewhat suddenly on Juno -0. The deceased gentleman was playing chess at Simpson's 011 the previous night, when he was taken ill, and conveyed to the British Chess Club, where he lost consciousness. A doctor w.is immediately called in, but as Dr. Zukertort appeared to be getting worse, his friends had him conveyed to tile Charing Cross Hospital at three a.m. He received all necessary attention at that institution, but died at ten a.m., without having recovered consciousness. Zukertort was in his 47th year. At the inquest .lames Stammers, chess-room waiter at Simpson's, in tiie Strand, depo.-ed that Dr. Zukertort came there oil Tuesday evening, and commenced a game at chess. The first tiling the witness noticed was he knocked down some chessmen, and did not appear to know where to replace them, so he (wit ne.-'-( put them in position. It then became evident that the deceased was unconscious of what was going on. Thinking lie would be better at his club, where lie was known, witness carried him into a cab, and sent him (.0 the British Chess Club, and he was afterwards taken to the hospital. Mr. Frank Jeeves, house-physician at Charing Cross Hospital, stated that the deceased was partially paralysed and quite insensible when admitted. He died the next morning, at half-past ten. A postmortem examination revealed that the cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. The stomach was quite empty. The jury immediately returned a verdict of " Death from natural causes."