THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 256, 18 April 1888, Page 4

THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

It is biumised that, a;- the decoded was bulling out (1)0 water, he was bei/.ed with'a buddcn lainttiest, and falling into the hole, wu-> huUocated while Mill uucon?ciou>. Unfortunately the water in the liole wat> no muddy that it was im-po-^ible for the disco\ereis to a->eci-tam in what position the body la). It has transited that shortly after 10 p.m. on tSatunlay, Mi^ Chamberlain cdled at the Anc'klancl Haih\ ay Station inquiring for Mr Chamberlain. None of the < mployce.s could furnifli any information regarding him. Thi- morning Mrs Chamberlain, ajj[)arently ha\ ing a premonition that something wa Iwiong, -was again at the Railway Station. She infoimed one of the clerk* Hint iMr Chamheilain subject to fainting tits, find that^he wa&afraidhehadfallenintosomo hole. Mrs Chamberlain alho stated that t-ome time ago Mr Chamberlain had fainted while in tin, bush, and r>hc had then made him promise that he would not tuuel about unaccompanied. After that he had on all hih pro:>pecting expeditions been accompanied by a youth named Biookm Mrb Chamberlain was so certain that nomething waa wrong that she took the train to Drury tliis morning, and upon an i\ ing at I'apakura blie heard the news of her husband's tragic death.