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DEATH MYSTERY.
OVERCOME BY GAS IN
NULLAH
There were overal intorcating features in a death enquiry con ducted by Major Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon. The case concerned the death of an earth coolfe, who was overcome by gas in a drain" in Pedder Street. He was admit- tod to the GC. H. and discharged tho Zallowing day, aarcured. He died shortly afterwards, and some time elapsed before
ro the b body was buried OUT ASKING ON
Addressing the jury, Major Will son said the man died on July 26 from the effects of gas pelsoning. Ho was overcome. by gas. In the nullah in Pedder Street, kept in
the Government Civil Hospital för
a short time and then discharged as cured. He died shortly after wards.
The fury would have to enquire into the circumstances in which he came by his death and whether he had sufficient and skilful treat- ment.
Gassed In Drain.
It was stated that Dr. Valentine had left that day for Shanghai and therefore was not available to give evidence.. His statement on the case was read to the jury.
The father of the man said his. son went down the drain on July 25, was apparently gassed and taken to hospital. He returned home the following evening and during the night complained of pains in the abdomen. A Chinese doctor was called and he said the man, had no pulse, and did not prescribe for him. An ambu- lance was sent for, but his son died before it arrived.
Witness then went to an under- taker and asked him if he could get a permit which would enable witness to bury the body himself. The principal tenant of the house then took over the funeral ar- rangements and his son was buri- ed on July 28,
Body Decomposed.
Dr. Valentine's statement show- ed that the man was admitted to hospital in an unconscious con- dition on July 25. He was dis charged the following day. Coal gas poisoning had been diagnosed.
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Dr. Craig said the man was. taken to the mortuary on July 27 during the afternoon. The body. was in an advanced state of de- composition. Witness saw it on the morning of the 28th when it was impossible to tell the cause of death. An accompanying chit diagnosed sewer gab poisoning.
The history of the case was given as coal gas poisoning, but when' blood was taken from the heart and tested there was a negative · result. The report went to show that it was not a case of carbon monoxide or coal gas poisoning.
The principal tenant of the house where the man lived den cribed his work in connexion with. the funeral. He said he went to the Sanitary Department and, was in turn referred to the Dispensary at Wanchai, No. 2 Police Station and Bay View Police Station.
Rope Round Workers
On the 26th witness went to the undertaker and asked him if he could get a permit from the doctor lo bury the body. The undertaker, shid a permit was unobtainable that day: A Sanitary Inspector went to the house, however, and the body was removed to the mor tuary...
Witness admitted that there was. an ambulance at the police station, on the morning of the 26th, which later went to the house.
The overacer of the coolios-on- gaged on the work in Pedder Street said the man was working In a drain five feet below the sur- face. He had a rope round him
Major Willson Is it safe to send men down drains?Yes!” nd Why is the rope tied round them?--It is a Government rule.
In reply to other question wit- ness said the man could be pulled up by the rope. They did nothing else to ensure that it was safe for them to go down. Witnes had had several years' experience of similar work and had never had a similar case before.
The enquiry was adjourned un- til-to-day,
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