SUDDEN DEATH AT ST ALBANS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5259, 15 May 1895, Page 3

SUDDEN DEATH AT ST ALBANS.

Early this morning Mr James Alexander died suddenly at bia residence in St Albana Road. Deceased was in Christchnrch yesterday attending to some business, and went to bed in his usual health. He woke up about threw o'clock this morning and complained to his wife that he was unwell. He died shortly afterwards. Dr Murdook had been attending the deceased, who had suffered from heart disease for some years years past. On Sunday evening a man named John Horler, a labourer, residing at Upper EiccartOD, was thrown from a trotting sulky when driving borne, and received injuries to the head, rendering him unconscious. He was picked up and taken home. On Monday night Dr Moorhouse was called to attend him, and, finding him still unconscious, advised that he should be removed to the hospital next morning. He was taken there yeßterday evening, arriving about six, o'clock, iv a dyingcondition. He expired twenty-five minutes later. An inquest will be held at the hospital to-morrow morning^ About a quarter past five o'clock Mr John . King, the well-known grocer and soap and candle manufacturer, of Oashel Street, died very suddenly. He had been in poor health for a considerable time, but had not been attended by any doctor for a good while, and went to business as usual yesterday. About 5 p.m. be went out, and soon afterwards fell down on the pavement near his shop in Caahel Street. He was carried into the shop by his son, Mr J. King, jnn., and a young man named John Brocker, in his employ. Dr Prina was at once Bent for, and soon arrived, but Mr King was dead when he came. The body was, removed, by permission of the coroner, to the deceased's house at Addington, where an inquest will be held at 9 a.m. to-morrow. Mr King, who was Beventytwo years of age, was a very old resident, and began business here thirty-three years ago. He started the first soap and candle factory in Canterbury at Addington in 1862, and conducted that and his grocery business until his death. Owing to failing health, however, he decided to close the grocery, and "the stock was to have been sold by auction to-day. He took no part in public matters. He was for a considerable time subject to epileptio fits. He leaveß a widow and one son, Mr J. King, who has for several years been associated with him in the business. ... :