INQUEST.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4436, 24 March 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

INQUEST.

Dr. Kilgour, the District Coroner, held' I an inquest at the Salutation Hotel, Mary I street, on the sth inst., on the body of J. Koughan, who died at the Hospital on the ■ 3rd. The following were the jury:— Messrs J; Osborne (foreman). W. Wood, C. Bacon, G. Crocker, M. Vaughan, B. Wolff, E.B. Ferine, Foy, Burton, D. Cloonan, G. Symington, and J. Taylor. Sergeant-Major Kisly attended on behalf of the police, and Mr McLaren, Mining Inspector, watched the case for his department. After the jury had viewed the body, Dr Payne declared that on the 23rd of February John Boughan'.was admitted to the Hospital suffering from burns on the right side of his back, on the left side of his chest, on both arms, and on his face ; which injuries were produced by an explosion of gunpowder in the Karaka mine. At the same time Mr Crawford was admitted suffering from severer injuries .from a similar cause. The patieut remained in the hospital from the 23rd February to last Saturday night. He was progressing favorably, the bums being all on the mend. Saw the patient about seven o'clock on Saturday evening last, was going on very well, and spoke of being pleased with his progress. His pulse was 98, and strong. Saw him about 12 o'clock the same night) and he was dead. He had been so about three minutes. Had no reason to believe at that time that death was caused by the injuries received in the mine. Yesterday, with Dr Callan made a post mortem examination of the body. The heart was covered with a moderate quantity of fat. In the right ventricle found a huge mass of fibrine four inches long, and I entangled in the chordea tendinea. In the ! right auricle found a mass of fibrinous i matter completely closing the auricular ventricle opening. In the left ventricle was a piece of fibrine three inches long, a portion of which had passed through the aortic valve into the aortic artery. The weight of the three fibrinous particles was 270 grains. The lungs were not in a healthy condition. All the other organs were healthy. ■ Attributed the cause of death to the fibrinous deposits in the heart. Death was not accelerated by the accident. The excitement might cause an accelerated flow of blood, but such excitement would not be maintained for so many days. Mr Crawford could not leave his bed to give evidence. Mr Crawford is not aware of .the death of deceased. Such knowledge would be injurious to him; . James Lanning deposed that he knew the deceased, and saw his body lying at the Hospital this morning. Was present at the Hospital before 12 o'clock on Saturday night, and saw deceased alive, had a conversation with him. About half-past 11 he commenced to breathe heavily, and continued to do so until his death, wnich occurred about half an. hour afterwards. He spoke until just before his death. Deceased was aged -about 40 years, and was 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,