The Fatal Fire in Wellington.
0 ' (Per Press Association.) Wellington, May 6. The inquest on the bodies of Isabel Patrick and William Francis Patrick (mother and son), who were fatally burnt at the fire in Tory Place en Friday night, took place to-day. Dr Ewarfc, Medical Superintendent of the Hospital, said the most serious burns on the woman were on the top of the thighs and the lower part of the back. With regard to the child, he said the whole surface of the body was burned, the deepest burns being on the hips. The face was also extensively bnrnt. Evidence was given that Patrick was evidently drunk the night of the fire. The coroner declared that if the jury were of the opinion that the man was in such a condition from drink that lie was unable to take steps to save his family as sober men would, they would be justified in returning a verdict tantamount to manslaughter. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and added a rider that if the man and wife had been sober the jury cannot but think the fire would have becu discovered sooner and life saved. Patrick still lies at the hospital in a serious condition, and little hopes are entertained of his recovery.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 260, 7 May 1895, Page 2
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