Living with a Knite Blade in His Brain.
On Thursday, Mr Wynne Baxter, coroner for East London, held an onquiry at the London Hospital reapooling the death of W. B. Eowland, aged 88, a carman, lately residing at 69, Brady-street, Whitoohapol, Oii the 20th July last, deceased was driving a pair-horse van.when oue of . jyiio horses shied, and deceased was pitched off his" dickey" on to his Lead. Deceased did not have a knife in his hand, He was admitted on Sunday to the Hospital as a case of kidney disease, and was afterwards •'. found to be suffering from pgthsis. Thepost-mortoniexauiination showed that the condition of the brain was normal, On opening the head there was found part of tho blado of a knife protruding through the left sido of the temporal bone about an inch. Tho brain .was uninjured, the blado £ passed between the convohi)f the brain. It must bavo heresomo considerable time, ' as tho bono had healed on the surface and there was no marks on tho skull, jj
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT18900516.2.15
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3512, 16 May 1890, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
171Living with a Knite Blade in His Brain. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3512, 16 May 1890, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in