DEATH AT SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 January 1920, Page 5

DEATH AT SEA.

FATALITY ON THE ROSAMOND, EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST. An inquest concerning the death, of-ft seaman, William Hall, who died on tin Union Company's steamer Rosamond on Tuesday, whilst on the voyage from Wellington to New Plymouth, was held ' at the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, the ■ Coroner. t Dr. W. R, Wade deposed that he had 1 examined the body of the deceased and - found that the cause of death was an > internal haemorrhage. C. R. Wilson, second mate on the - Rosamond, stated that at 2-30 pjm. on i Tuesday he had occasion to take the temperature of a Bick man who was in i a bunk, and at the same time deceased, ; who was sitting on a form, complained' - pf feeling unwell, so witness took his - temperature also, but this was quite nor- , mal. Witness gave deceased a gargle . pf vinegar and water, after which deceased appeared well again. At about i p.m., witness was informed by 0»e of the sailors that Hall Was dying. He went below and found Hall purple in the face, lying half out of his bunk. As be was removing him, deceased collapsed, And died immediately. Deceased was about 52 years of ago, and was a very stout man. He was an able-bodied seaman. Witness understood deceased had a wife living at Dunedin. When det ceased collapsed, witness administered first aid. John Bax, seaman, said deceased comr plained about a sore throat about a ,] »eek ago. Witness was lying in his bunk sick on Tuesday, at about 2.30 ; p.m., when he heard a gurgling sound I from deceased, who said he wan chbkinf. n Witness hit him on the back and called 8 the crew. Deceased spat blood, lfllt, h after the second officer administered some medicine deceased appeared to »« v cover. Witness was of opinion that 9 everything possible was done for , leceased. £ The Coroner returned a verdict in acs cordance with the medical evidence. o '