The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-05-18 00:00:00

I SR4U&ST AT THE ARTILLERY BARRACES,

On Monday morning an inquest was held at the
hospital of the Royal Horse Artillery barracks, before Mr.
(Mae Symonds, coroner for the district, touching the
death of Edward Ready, aged 25, belonging to the
B battery, lab brigade, Royal Artillery. Ur. J. R. Taylor
was chosen foreman of the jury.
Edmund fledgling, shoeing-smith, said the battery was
en route from Devonport to Hlisea. On Friday night they
belted at Brig!Port, and prepared to march for Dorchester
on Saturday morning. The deceased was a driver, and •
little after seven ant. had just brought his pair of horses
from the stable, and was leading them to his gun No. 2,
when another pair of bones passed in front of him, and
one of them—an habitual kicker—the near horse, kicked
out at deceased, striking him in the bowels. He was the
full length of the horse. heels from it. He was struck
with both feet. The man stood for a few minutes.
Witness was about ten yards off, and as soon as he could
went to him, and led him to the splint of a waggon,
where he lay down. He said he was very bad, hut did
not complain much. After a bit he mounted his horse,
without assistance, wanting to do his work, lie remained
on the horse about a quarter of an hour. Just as they
were going to start he complained that be did not feel so
well, and he was dismounted, taken back to the forge
waggons, and put in one of them. So be travelled to
' Dorchester, and witness saw him on the road from time
to time. Gunner Lee was in the waggon with him.
' The Man did not like to be talked to, so he did
not disturb Kim. The horse witness had known for
eighteen months : it was very vicious, always kicking
, when in harness. It was the driver's riding horse, the
I leader in No. 5 waggon. He would not go in the 'hate at
1 all—would kick things all to pieces; but he was quiet
enough in stable. When the accident happened Ready
was doing his duty in the ordinary way, without any care-
lessneu. By the foreman: The man was perfectly
sober.
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Staff .Surgeon John William Purefoy said he was attached
to the battery for the march. The accident to deceased ,
was reported to him. lie at once saw hint and examined
where he complained of pain In the bowels. There were ,
t o external marks whatever. Deceased said he had been
kicked by a horse about five minutes before. After asking
Ready various questions to enable him to judge of the
seventy of the accident, he concluded there was no
Internal laceration. As the man wished to conic on, and
knowing hie good character, he placed him on a waggon
Where he would he most comfortable, and detained an
orderly to remain with hint Did not know that the man
had mounted his horse, but beard that on the march he
wanted to do so. Witness yaw hint frequently on the
march. prescribed twice for him, and gave hint
medicine himself. Vs'itness rode behind the waggon,
spoke to him, and was constantly in attendance on
him. He complained of pain, varying sa to intensity.
After some hours he vomited, and subsequently at
intervals. On the way he walked from the forge waggon
to change his position by his own request. On
arriving at Dorchester he was murk exhausted, and men
carried hip to the hospital. Witness came with him,
saw him got to bed, gave written directions as to his dMt,
and wrote prescriptions for medicine to be administered.
Witness examined him • second time, and had no reason
to change hot former opinion, that there was no rupture
or laceration; and that the great danger was from inflam-
mation of the intestines. About five o'clock witness saw
him again. The occasional vomiting and pain had con-
tinued. He consulted with the surgeon at the barracks
here, who had seen the Titan between witness'. visits. On
, Sunday morning witness came& little lefore eleven o'clock,
but he was dead. During the night the doctor at the
barracks had seen the man three times and rode with him
In the morning. He had since made a poe-mortens
examination, and found acute inflammation of the whole
intestinal tract, which would account for the great Pain
and sickness the man suffered. He had never before epee
I so much inflammation. Acute peritonitis lell4 tilts MUG
of his death. There was no rupture. The lungs were also
greatly congested. There was no ambulance attached to
, the battery on march. As there was no immediate danger
to the man at Bridport and knowing there was a military
hospital at Dorchester, he thought it best to bring him
on, heeides, ioxving him behind would have induced a
I state of nervous depression which would have been very
injurious to him. Ilslf way from Exeter a man fell off
I the limber of a waggon. and the wheel pushed him along,
by which he sustained severe contusion, and he brought
him on in the same way.
'By the foreman: Did not give him stimulants, but
directed him nos to have any administered opium fre-
quently and chloroform.
• bY : The journey to Dorchester did not
Mlle diii InnanOnantaom.
By the Coroner: Whether he had reinamed behind or
not the result would have been the same. He was • very
geed man, and a great favourite in the battery iand was
very anxious to coin. on. Men in the army thought a
great deal of continuing with their comrades, and if left
would be depressed and in a state of panic.
The foreman said be was very pleased with the evidence
of the doctor, and the kindness shown the man.
The Jury concurred.
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as far as they could fudge the man WAS
in his ordinary duty, leading his horses in the ordinary
way. whim be WAS kicked by a vicious horse. The appear-
ances did not indicate anything serious, and the man
himself did not think he WIN much hurt, for he got on his
bone, and wanted to fulfil his duty. But, as Dr.
Pureloy told them, inflammation supervened, which
might himpen to any of them: it was of • very extensive
character; and the man died from acute peritonitis.
The Jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and
expressed their approval of the conduct of the doctor in
re to e deceased.
regard the
sail before they started he applied for an
amhulance and a trained orderly, but was told it was not
usual.

OPENINO oF THE NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL.
DORCHESTER,

Begun in faith on Whit-11 maday. Me, the new chapel
of the Wesleyan body in Dorchester. is completed on
Whit-km:Wad, PiZ, and n Mat day waa formally opened
for public worship. The hittory of it. rue and progress
shows ma energy and zeal of the members of this denomi-
nation in the Dorchester gin oil, and their example. thus
,er at any rate, deserves the notice of other, religious
bodies.

or many years the Wesloyans had held their services
in a small chapel in Durngatrstreet, not making any great
E7freand being much in pedal in Sunday school work
u'
lis inconvenience of the chapel premises. About two
years ago, • few of the leading members of the connection
made up their minds to effoct an improvement. and cir-
cumstances favoured the efort, for an excellent site in
South-street, opposite the ?use-office, became available.
Mr. Berard Stun, M.P., ved generously gave the house
formerly occupied IT Mr. Turner—equal to a gift of &SO
—and the Woo.l and-stone 'in was exchanged with Mr.
Sturt for the obi chapel awl ChM, Mr. Andrews disposing
of the corner house to the Taustees for Xnali. So the Wood-
and.stozeesublie.house,and some old buildings in front of it
were to the ground, and made way for the new
Wesleyan chapel. As it wm expected that about 1.3,500
would be required to complete the structure, the question
of the funds occupied the earnest adoption of the com-
mittee from an early pencil of the work. On Jan. 14,
meetings were held, when tic project was warmly adopted
by tst.tre gatherings of the denomination, and promisee
were given to the amount of over £3,100, in sums varying
from is. dd, to fI2S. The doy's proceeds also added about
a score pounda All kinds if devices for raising money
have since been adopted,. deluding • bazaar On the day
after Christmas, ls7l, whoa, Droved most successful, and
augmented the building funilby &hood tltsik The memorial
atones were laid on Whit 3londay, tell when Mr.
Barlow. of Bolton, eve Liu, Mr. T. F. C. May, of Bristol,
it,. ll of seool. inn tlo• .•irroit .C3l, and
the ilate or' I'm mmle ion a In do! of :khoot
A tio.ign for the cliai.-1 hail been prepared WIT Mr. W. S.
AllardP4'. .i
iddlogtoo. orchotect and surveyor. and
Mew-. Davis and Bon, boalere, of Dorchester, who..
was the Ins vet tender wee entrusted with the work.
Throughout the year the Mita, he, been carried
on
with uniform success, and sow that it is completed the
chapel is -sue of the chief buildings of the town, and
Mews. Davis and lion merit high ...matton for the
excellent manner In whlel they have carried out the