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The Bristol Times and Mirror. Tuesday 28 Jan 1890
Page 5 Column 4
INQUESTS YESTERDAY.
(Before the City Coroner, Mr. WASBROUGH.)
DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
At the Crown inn, Gloucester-road, on the body of Mary Ann BRAIDGTH. Elizabeth WILLIAMS, wife of John WILLIAMS, a labourer, and mother of the deceased, stated that the latter, who was 14 years of age, lived with her grandmother, at 18, Brick-street. The deceased complained frequently of pains in her head. She was ill some 14 months ago, and was taken to the Infirmary, and witness heard from a nurse that the deceased was suffering from inflammation of the brain. The deceased was taken ill on Saturday evening, and died on Monday morning, about 2.30. The grandmother proved that the deceased was taken ill on Saturday and died on the Monday. A verdict of “Death from natural causes” was returned.
FATAL SCALDING ACCIDENT.
At the Bristol Royal Infirmary, concerning the death of Frances Louisa OATEN. Mary Ann OATEN, wife of Harry OATEN, of 144, Bloy-street, Lower Easton, and mother of the deceased, said on the 14th January the deceased, who was two years old, ran into the kitchen suddenly, after having been playing, and upset a basin of broth which was standing on the table. The broth scalded the chest and arms of the deceased so severely that the child died at the Infirmary, on January 24th. A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned.
SAD FATALITY.
At the Royal Infirmary, on the body of Mary Ann SEYMOUR. Julian PIERCE said the deceased resided at Viacoff-buildings, Rope-walk. She was a widow, and was 73 years of age. Witness lived in the same house. On Christmas day witness was upstairs, but fancying she smelt fire, she went down into the kitchen and found the deceased lying on the ground, with her head under the fire-place. Witness did all she could for her, and on the day following had the deceased conveyed to the Infirmary. Witness visited her there, and learnt that the deceased, who had complained of rheumatism on Christmas day, had sat on a stool with her back to the fire. Feeling very tired, she must have gone to sleep and fallen backwards. A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned.
FATAL SCAFFOLDING ACCIDENT.
At the King's Arms, Meadow-street, into the nature and circumstances of the death of Thomas GAZZARD, of Charfield, who, while engaged on some structural alterations at the Midland Railway yard, St. Philip's, fell off a plank a distance of 30 feet, and sustained injuries which almost immediately proved fatal. John GAZZARD, of Charfield, brother of the deceased, said the deceased was a labourer, and was 25 years of age. He was working for Messrs. Roach and Sons, at the Midland Railway yard, St. Philip's. Witness was working at the same place. He did not see the accident. The deceased, at the time of the occurrence, was whitewashing the roof of the building, and was standing on a nine-inch plank. There was plenty of scaffolding, and deceased might have had more; but he considered the plank sufficient, as he had worked upon it before. Witness could not tell how the occurrence happened. The deceased was quite accustomed to the work upon which he was engaged. John TINGLE, in the employ of Messrs. Roach and Sons, said on Saturday he was about to join the deceased in working on the plank. Just before doing so the deceased fell. The plank appeared quite safe. Dr. William ALLEN said a little after elven o'clock on Saturday morning he was called to see the deceased, who was quite dead. There was no fracture of the skull. Witness attributed death to shock. A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned.
<NOTES: Frances Louisa OATEN is Frances Laura OATEN daughter of Henry or Harry OATEN and Mary Ann DAVIS>