SUDDEN DEATH.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22213, 15 March 1900, Page 2

SUDDEN DEATH.

An awfully sudden death took place in our midst on Tuosday last, when Mrs White, wife of Mr Geo. Whit", tobacconist, passed over to the great majority. Mr White left homo as usual for business shortly after 8 o’clock, his wife at the time appeared to be in her normal state of good health and never complained in any way, in fact was, if anything, brighter than usual. Mr White, on- returning to dinner about 1 o’clock, was horrified to find his wife lying on the floor ; he at once- procured- the services of Dr Smith, who happened to bo in Te who could only pronounce fife extinct,. During the early part of the morning dec ased had attendod t>< her usual household duties, and hen-eight-week’s-, old baby was found in its cot, where it had been place t with its bottle alongside. The funeral will leave deceased’s lata residence at 2.30 o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon. In another column the members of Court Aroha A O.F. are summoned to attend the late Mrs White’s funeral. INQUEST. _ A coroner’s inquest touching the circumstances of tho death of Mrs Mary Agatha White,.wife of Mr J.,Ct; White, hairdresser, Te Aroha, was hold yesterday in the Court-house before Mr W. Forres' - , District Coroner. The jury was composed of the foil >w ing : Messrs W. Hetherington, J. M. Bell, W. Biggs, F. G. Lawn and W. Hill ; Mr Hetherington.being elected foreman. The jury having be n sworn, proceeded to tho late residence of. the deceased where they viewed the body. They then returned to the Court-house,., and while Dr Smith was making tho necessary post mortem examination, evidence was heard from Mr White detailing the ci cum-tances under which he found the body of his w'fe,. and also from Mrs Blencowe and E. Rowe, touching the cireums ances under which they last saw deceased alive. Dr G. T.Smith deposed that when first called he found deceased lj-ing on the fi or in nn easy and natural positi n, and no bruises were found on the body. In accordance with the Coroner’s instructions ho made a post in mieiu examination of the body. He found all the organs in a natural condition except, tho heart, which was enlarged and soft. There had been an excessive discharge of blood, and' he attributed death to failure of the heart’s action caused by the-shock of sudden and excessive loss of blood, the heart being' at the time in a diseased condition. The jury found a verdict in accord! ; anre with the medical evidence.