SUDDEN DEATHS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 33

SUDDEN DEATHS.

A man named James M'Donald, about 60 years of age, who recently arrived in Dunedin from Christchurch, was found sitting on the steps of the Bijou boardinghouse, in Stuart street, shortly before 10 o'clock on Saturday night, in a very tnfeebled condition. He was taken charge of by the police and removed to the Hospital, whore he became unconscious, and died about an hour later. When found by the police he complained of feeling unwell, and stated that he had no money and did not know where, to stop. Dr Falconer states that the cause of death was heart failure, and under the circumstances an inquest is not consideied necessary.- Deceased re-,idod at Sydanham, Christchurch, where hii wife lives. (From Oitb Own Correspondent) MILTON, October 17. A painfully sudden death occurred at Mon'winore Milton, this morning, when Mr Cdiltun. of the Elliotvalo flaxmill, die(o orcd a farmer named Thomas Man^on h mfc tle.id at hi-, v-te. Dr M'Cormack, \.ho v'. <'.^ >-C!it for, p onouncH life extinct, ard ah hough he Lad attended the deceased for an internal foub!r> a long time ago, would not, gi\p tho i.ece^ary ceitificate, and an inquest will bo hold £ti Monday snoiriijig. Deceived, who com.es from Canterbury, had been in this district come two \"?a~. He wa-> greatly re.*pected for Ins genial and kindly manner. He was in Milton with his wife on Friday night, apx»ariMiily in trood health, and his friends ic-c<M\od a ?e\r-re thock to hear of his sudden death. He \\a<? a middle-aged man. married, but had no family. The cause of death i- >-uppo c ed to be heart disease, brought on by fits.

Whilo the Rova.l Mail steam Packet Com-T-anv's steamer Trent was lying in harbour at Kingston oh August 1 a passenger named Hans Ole Wilheim "Wind was found dead in his chair. Several empty whisky bottles were discovered near him, and death vas due to alcoholic poisoning. He was on his way home to Denmark, and had with him nearly '"•B3OOO, which he had won $6 a lottery prize two months before.