SUDDEN DEATH WHILE AT WORK

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 3

SUDDEN DEATH WHILE AT WORK

/,;;: '.',..,',.. THE INQUEST.,' ( . 'An inquest was held at the morgue yesterday '-afternoon by Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., coroner; concerning the death of the. man John Chance.' who died suddenly on Thursday afternoon, whilst,, working lit -Murphy's-, pipe and brick- yard... Dr. :J?ytfe, who. oxamined the body of deceased,, "detailed the result of the «xnmination/ ■and stated that the cause, of death was heart failure, due to pneumonia ill the right lung. y' \\ 7 illiaD) Carswell, labourer, stated' that deceased ."was. working at: MurphyV brick yard, i'eediiig a brick machine, for which witness was' wheeling'clay.. At about 3.15 p.m. on.Thurs- -.-, Chance appeared healthy and well, but a -few-minutes later, when witness returned with another load of clay, Chance was lying on the staging, apparently dead., Etforts were made to revive.deceased, but without success, and medical .assistance was ..sent for. John Horatio Chance, potter, son of the deceased,. stated that his father was 56 yoars of ago, and: had always enjoyed excellent health , ! up(to last week, when he stayed-away from work for the week, on account of a cold. At : midday on Thursday he (was in tho best of .health and spirits. ~-. A .verdiot was . returned ,ia aooorddnce with] fha medisal evidence, ■~-.-■ -, . : . j