Found Dead in Bunk: Doctor's Evidence as to Cause At the Public Mortuary, on Dec ember 16, Mr. I.. Morn Registrar, sitting as Coroner, con neted an inquest to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the death of T, Dougherty, an able'seaman, of the str. Meissonier, which arrived from Seattle several days ago.
Mr. A. W. White, the third officer; having identified the body, said that hho last saw accused on December 14 on board the ship. Deceas-was quite normal at the time an witness did not take much notice of him, "He had known deceased since Octoter 1 when deceased joined th ship at Barry, South Wales. This, was the first time that witness had!
Known deceased to take drink pro-ably because he had no chance to. get any on the way out from Seattle, At about 10.30 p.m. on December 14, witness was in his room when he heard a lot of talking outside and the chief steward came in and told him that a man was dead below. Witness went to deceased's cabin and looked through the door. He saw deceased in an awkward sitting position, his head being under the blankets. "The second officer took charge and witness went to bed.
Dr. Thomas Kenyon, of the Blue Funnel str. Cyclops, said that he was called to the str.
Meissonier, where he found the dead body of a man stretched across the bunk, fully dressed, Witness was, of the opinion that death was due to acute alcoholic poisoning. the cabin, there were five empty. bottles labelled "rum," in three: of which witness was able to detect a very strong smell of wood alcohol {in addition to the rum. There were. also 20 beer bottles, mostly empty, and there was a strong smell of alcohol about deceased, When wit ness'saw him, he formed the opinion that he had' been dead for about four hours.
The inquest was adjourned.
On December 18, a verdict of! death due to asphyxiation following excessive alcoholism was returned.
Evidence was given by a lamp: trimmer on the ship that a party: thad been held at. which the deceased! was the moving spirit. The witness "had enough" early in the evening and had left the party and was told later that Doherty was dead, THe National installed a wird Government has station Lunghua for the INDIGNATION is expressed by the Chinese press over the action of' the French authorities of Shan-who are said, instead of stopping operating the two Frenelr wireless stations in Shanghai as demanded by the Chinese author= 8, to have installed a new set reles apparatus at the Frenchy Park Station. The Mayor of Great: er Shanghai has requested the Waichiaopu to take up this matter strongly with the French Minister: wear ludicrous tufts which give them a very: clownlike expression.
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