CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16157, 11 March 1918, Page 4

CASUALTIES.

INQUESTS. The Coroner, Mr T. A. B. Bailej, held an inquest yesterday afternoon on tho bodv of Mrs Ann Bonnyman, /I vears of age, who was living by nereeit at 30 Berry street, St. Albans. lhe evidence showed that deceased had been with her daughter—who lived next d-oor —the night before. She had complained of not feeling well for some days previously, but attributed her indisposition to indigestion. On going to see her mother yesterday morning the daughter could not gain an entry to the house, but on assistance being obtained it was opened and the body was found' on tho floor. Dr. Pairinan gave evidence that all tho symptoms pointed to the fact that deceased had died from a heart attack, and a verdict was returned accordingly. On examining the house it was clear that there had been a very narrow escape from a fire,'for it was obvious that in her fall the deceased 'had knocked down a lighted candle, which, luckily, had been-smothered before it had time to set alight to anything. The body of Henry Richard Tracy Matson v was found about 6 p.m. on Saturday in his house in-Tonics road, Papanui. An inquest was held by Mr T A. B. Bailey, Coroner, yesterday morning. A brother-in-law gave evidence that deceased, who was a single man, had been living with him for some time. He had last seen him nt breakfast on Saturday morning, and deceased at that time, appeared to be normal in his manner. As he did not return a search was made for him, and his body was found in a room in the house, in Tomes road, which bad been closed up and the gas turned on. Dr. Thomas gave evidence that lie had been attending deceased for some timo. Deceased had suffered from neurasthenia, bordering on melancholia. A verdict of suicide whilst, of temporarily unsound mind was returned. I

(PRESS ASSOCIATION" TELKGRAM.) WATR.OA, Maxch 9. Peter Jensen, a single man, twentyeight years t>f age, farmer, of Tuaekuri, was drowned sit the Waiini crossing yesterday. He attempted to cross the flooded river, but the horse failed to effect a landing, and when recrossing the horse collapsed, and the rider was swept awav. WELLINGTON, March 9. The body of the young man, Percy Ellison, who disappeared from Petone last Sunday night, was recovered from the harbour this morning some distance south of the signal box at the entrance to the Petone railwav station.

It is difficult to believe when we read of the miracles of modern surgery that a little over a century ago there were less than a hundred physicians in London. The apothecaries numbered over •trOO. In those days physicians made coffee-houses their rendezvous, and Sir Richard Blaekmore : "I am only a hard-worked doctor, spending my days in coffee-houses, receiving apothecaries, or driving over the stones in my carriage'visiting patients."