The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-11-07 00:00:00

SUDDEN DEATH FROM COLD Al
WEYMOUTH.

An inquest wss held at the Railway Arch Tavern,
on Saturday evening last, before G. Symonds, Esq.,
coroner, on the body of a fine little boy named Frank
Guy, of Weston Terrace. Weymoath, who died gulden!,
under the following eirounistanoes.
Sarah Guy, mother of deoeased, said her son was
nine years old. He was taloa with • oold on Monday
morning. and she treated him with something warm,
and kept him in for two days. On Wednesday he was
quite well, and want out to play, being absent two
hours. He came home about two o'clook, and said he
had been with little Dennis, to milk the sows. He had
his dinner, aud went to play all that day, and his cold
appeared to be clean gone. On Thursday night be
wont to bed apparently quite well, and on Friday
morning got up and made • good breakfast, and wont
out in the batik scullery. About 10 he complained,
and said he wanted to sit down, as his head ached. She
made him up a little bed in the sitting room, and
treated him as for a severe cold, as ho was hoarse. She
put his feet in mustard and warm water, and wrapped
him up, and he talked to his sister about going to the
tea, and asked her to bring him some cake. About two
o'clock be seemed to be (getting hoarse, and she made
him some milk soaks, which he ate heartily, and about
four some more, when he said he felt bettor. His
father came home about six, and she asked if it would
be better to got a medical man. The father said he
thought not, as he was only • little hoarse, and she
went to Mr. Williams's, and described to him how the
little boy seemed, 3111 that ho had a tightness on his
chest, and Mr. Williams prescribed a powder and •
mixture. When she same back, he had more difficulty
In breathing, she gave him the powder, and took him
In her arm', and he seemed to be convulsed. Shb sent
1 for a deader and one after another three were engaged,
but the fourth was Ur. Nathan, who came immediately.
The deceased was a strong beautiful boy, not subject t 3
colds, and had had no illness since teething.
, The medicine was produced, and the label directed
• dessert-spoonful every four hours, and the powder at
bed.time, but witness said she gave the boy the powder
immediately, before the mixture.
Andrew Gay said he was home when his wife came
baok from Mr. Williams's with the medicine, and when
I his wife gave the little boy the powder. About an
hour after she gave the powder, he gate s dessert
spoonful of the mixture, and desieesel took it without
'diffiulty. Not five minutes after it was taken, there
was a change. Deceased jumped clean out of witness's
I lap, auldenly, and called for his mother. He tome.
diately became convulsed, and hie eyes fixed. They
I sent for doctors, and the fourth 041110. Deceased re.
mained convulsed from 20 minutes to hall.an.hour,
an i died immediately after Mr. Nathan came. Neither
powder nor mixture operated on the bowels.
Mr. Neale remarked that the powder was to be given
• at bed time.

The Coroner and °there s+ll it wan Lei thr.e fur a
*hail of that age. . . .

Samuel Steinian was callsid and eautioned t'iat he
could not be compelled to be examined in say matter
that might involve certain consequences.
Witness volunteered to give evidence. He vu
assistant to MS. Williams. Last evening, he lied just
finished his tea, when be came out, and sow Mrs. Uuy
in the shop, talking to Mr. Wiliam'', The litter coiled
him and said, "I have written something in the book;
will you please to make it up?' Witness did so. The
medicine was • mixture and powders, which witness made
up`acoording to Ur order,and directed it.Tnere
was one grain of indomel with • little sugar to increase
the bulk. The mixture was bi-carbonate of potash, 1
drachm; Ipeoacnanha wine, 2 drachms ; spirits of
nitre, 2 drachms ; tincture of squills, lj drachms;
ahlorolyne, 1 drachm; water to make 4 ounces. The
bottle produced was the one he gave. A tablespoon-
ful or more vu gone from the bottle, but • little excess
would not be deleterious. There was nothing dele-
terions but the chlorodyne, but he would be willing to
take the whole at ones now, though it would be • large
due. He used a drop Mktialite for the ohlorodyne, and
measured it accurately. Witneu had had fourteen
years' experience in dispensing medicine, and served his
feu Or five years before that, He had been six months
with, Mx. William, daring whielz time ko 1104 die.