INQUEST.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4420, 5 March 1883, Page 2

INQUEST.

Dr. Kilgour, the District Coroner, held an inquest at the Salutation Hotel, Mary street, to-day, on the body of J. Koughan, Slio died at the Hospital on Saturday night. The following were the jury :— Messrs J.Oisborne (foreman), W. Wood, C. Bacon, G. Crocker, M. Vaughan,B. Wolff; E. B. Penne, Foy, Burton, D^ Uoonan, G. Symington, and J. Taylor. Sergeant-Major Kiely attended on behalf pf the police, and Mr McLaren, Mining Inspector, watched the case for his department. After the jury. bad viewed the body, _Dr Payne declared that on the 23rd of i^ebraary. John Itoughan was admitted to the Hospital suffering from burns on the right-side of his back, onthe left sideof his chest, on both arms, and on his face ; w.bich. injuries were produced by an explosion of gunpowder in the Karaka mine. At the same time Mr Crawford was admitted suffering froni severer injuries from a similar cause. The patient remained in the hospital from the ■ 23rd February to last Saturday night.' He was progressing farorably, the burns being all on th« mend. Saw the patient about

seven o clock on Saturday evening'last, was gouig.qn,very well, end spoke of being pl^seUii wHli ::bis progress. His pulse was*9§, and string; Saw him about 12 o'clock: the sanie night, and he was dead. Efe |iad;been so about three minutes. Had nd>e^sOuUo believe at that time that death was Caused by the injuries received in the minei Yesterday, with Dr Callan made a post niortem examination of theibody. The heart was covered with a niojferate quantity of fat. In the right ventricle found a huga mass of fibrine four inches long, and j^lWgteditßKelsfffif.fteiTteffdineav In the rigKt auricle found a mass of fibrinous matter completely closing the auricular yentricle ogening. „ In the, left ventricle wa^a*pieceof fihrine three inches long, a portion of wTvich had passed through the aortic valve into the aortic artery. The weight of the" three fibrindus particles was 270 grains. The lungs were not in a begltby condition:./ .iAJMhe other organs were healthy. ; Attributed the cause of death to the fibrinous deposits in the heart. Death Was not :aope"lerated by the accident. Tjbie excitcmpnttniKht cause an accelerated fld^ofbjopd.butsuchexcitementwoiildnot be- maintained for so many day^i ; Mr Crawfprd|cpuld not leave his bedtb give 'evfderijcep; Mr is, notaware of the death; of, deieeased;:" !Sueh knowledge iwouldijiifi injarions to him. ; ; ' 'i" "Jam^lianniirj; deposed^that he knew the d^|Med, :and saw hisibcidy lying at the H||p^4l ;^iVjnprning:3^^? present "Sitard"«|o!}glit|;;-;jind: saw; dßceased alive, had '■'a'^hrei^jttpn-'''mik' : 'him.:- About' half-pas(Ji|:l he:|cdmmebced to breathe heavily, and coo|inUed to d? sp: until his death; w'ijpfc^urn&d^ aJFt^war^^iE^ipok^ until |u^t before j his death. Deceased was aged about 40 years, and wns married.

The Coroner directed the Jury to return a verdict in accordance with the^medical verdict, "and they found that deceased died from 'the effects of fibrinou sparticles finding their way to the heart.