We (Daily Press) sincerely regret to have to record the death, on the Ist Feb., of Mr. F. W. Mitchell, jun., at Hobart, Tasmania, under ciroumatances narrated below. Me, Mitchell, who was the eldest ud only surviving son of the lute Post~ General, came out to Hongkong ing of 1868, and entered the Hong-and Shanghai Bank almost immediately afterwards. Ho served the Bank 'e, at Shanghai, Foochow, and Hankow, latterly as sgout at Saigon. He wi much esteemed for his kindly disposition and social virtues by a wide circle of; friends, and at Saigon, where he also was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Municipal Council, hi and premature decease regret. Nor will the sad event be less deplored in this colony, where he has been #0 long and favourably known. He leaves a widow and two infant sons, The following extract from the Sydney Morning Herald gives an account of ti circumstances which led to "A remarkable death, through accident, is reported in the Hobart Mercury of February Sed. It appears that a Mr.
Fr rands the theatre on the previous Monday, Where he fainted. Mrs. Mitchell stated at the inquest that her husband had lately been subject to fe fits, and when, at his wish, they went to the theatre, she took.with her the only restorative she deceased "went off ina-dead-faint-at the end of "the" firat' act,"and-she~held the bottle to his nose with one tried "to lift him with the: other.- hand shaking, ome of the liquid was past on his nose, but she thought it would only help to bring him to, not-knowing the danger that was attached to its being there. He was taken out on to the corridor until he revived sufficiently to be taken to Dr. Giblin's, whence he. was was taken home, and he died the next morning. Dr. Giblin had attended to him, and saw him frequently between the time of the ocourrened and the hour of bid death, next day." He complained of pains in his chest-and feelings of suffocation. in' gave medical testimony, apperranco of the body, internally, especially about the n throat, he was of opinion that the'cause of death was the collapse resulting from the administration of a' small quantity of strong ligitid ammonia, " He discovered no organic disease, and the wenk atato'of the system was owing to an attack of diarrhoea from' which deconsed had Intely been suffering. "About 30 drops of the liquid, or less, would be likely to cause such injuries as he detected. The fumes even were very pungent, and of themselves very irritant. To " juryman, Dr. Giblin said that-ammonia: was used for fainting fits, but not generally in this form, whic! was adapted more for cleansing purposes."
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