ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 21, 29 May 1913, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

t ACCIDENTAL SUFFOCATION-. [Pub Press Association.! Christchurch, May 28. ' 'An inquest was held this afternoon before Mr H. W. Bishop, coroner, touching the death of Peter Murdoch, df Masgiel, farmer, whose age was 48. Murdoch came up with a party of children, who were visiting the New Zealand, The evidence of the manIgor of Coker’s Hotel, whhre deceased stayed,’ was to the effect that deceased', after registering about 9.30 p.m. on the 19th went to bed. He had a single room, with a gas jet which had an ordinary burner on a bracket from the wall. It was in a position which could not bo reaches from the bed. It was not an easy burner to turn on, and was one with » stop, which made it clear that it was either on or off. The impression witness had formed was that the deceased had got up to light the. gas and had turned it on and then dropped • back on his bed, as he could not find matches. His position suggested that. Other evidence was given as to the means adopted to restore deceased to consciousness. A verdict was recorded that deceased died of accidental suffocation by gas.