SUDDEN DEATH ON A BOWLING GREEN

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 41, 12 November 1917, Page 4

SUDDEN DEATH ON A BOWLING GREEN

MR. te. W. SEATON EXPIRES.

Tho bowling community of Wellington, and particularly those who wero playing on tho Thorndon green on Saturday ax- 4 ternoon, received a shock on it ing known that Mr. Everard AV. Seaton, an o[d and much-respected member or the Thorndon Club, had fallen dead on. tho green. Ten minutes before ho lwd partaken heartily of afternoon tea 111 the pavilion, aud exchanged pleasantries with several of his follow-clubmen and _ visiting bowlors. Mr. Seaton was playing in No. 3 position in one of the luornaon. rinks against Petone in the mter-olub competition, and the memberß of the rink, having played their bowls, were walking up the green to change ends with tho 6Kips, wlifia, without warning, Mr. Seaton pitched forward on his tace, and lay on tho green. As this happened, Dr. Boss, of Petone, was playing opliosito Mr. Seaton in tho same game, and L and Dr. Pnttio (Mr. Seaton s own medical o.dviseV), who happened to bo on the green, at once examined Mr. beaton, but the only thing they could do was to I pronounce life extinct, tho heart having suddenly failed in its functions. Dr. Pattie testified, and some of tlio deceased's intimate friends, that he had. "beon Bufioring from attacks of heart trouble for some timo past, and those who know tho truth wore the least surprised. When it was aeon that Mr. Seaton was past all aid, the Cm ° Y !w/ tho members of the club to his residence, 159 Molesworth Street. , All play on tho green was immediateIt abandoned for tho day, and the club s flag as lowered to half-mast ami the ladies* Croquet U.ub who 1160 the lower green) alf ,° suspended all play for ho afternoon. It was recaleld J' le , members. in talking over the Bad event, tuac an old club-mate of Mr. Seaton s had died in cxaotly the same manner on tbe Wellington Club's green eomo years ago. That was the lato Mr. formerly Inspoctor for the Post and -ciegraph Department. . , . Mr.- Seaton was tho fienior partner in tho firm of Seaton and Sladden, gineers and surveyors. Ho was anEng fishman by birth, the son of an Anglioan' clergyman, but had been resident in New Zealand'for over .a quarter of a century. Tho late Mr. Seaton, who was 68 years of age, leaves a widow, two sons, and one daughter. /The sons are Mr. Jocelyn Seaton, who has just returned to New Zealand on furlough, after spending some strenuous months .with the Bntish Naval Motor Patrol in Home waters, nnd Mr. Arthur Seaton, who is a Judge's associate. Miss Mory Seaton is the daughter. Owing to jjie exact stato of Mr. Seaton's health having been known there will be no need to hold an inquiry.