At the resumed inquest at H. M Police Court on Tuesday, regarding the death of Mr. Richard Waugh, an engineer in the employ of the Shanghai Dock & Engineering Ca., whose body was recovered in the Huangpu last week, the Coroner (Mr. G. W. King) returned a ver-diet of death from drowning as 2 result of a collision between the steam launches Vulcan and Meifoo TU, on October 20.
Dr. E. G. Gauntlett gave evidence as to examining the body at the mortuary. Death appeared to be due to drowning. The right arm was broken just below the shoulder. The injury was due to a fall or a blow on the outstretched hand or elbow. Deceased had evidently tried to fend off something that was approaching him. The injury must have been extremely
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