The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-23 00:00:00

Local anb 19istrit.t Odom

SUDDEN DZATH oi • PAS/ill:NOIR AT
DORORISTIR RAILWAY STATION.
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Lbout mid-day on Wednesday • &hooking ease of
sadden death occurred at the Great Wessels railway
elstica, Derailed's!. Mr. Rioltard Killer, market
gardener, from bear Wesbury-on-Trise, by Bristol,
with hit wife. had been on • visit for • week to the
mother of Mr. Miller, at Radlpole, and on Wednesday
morning. returning home, walked to Gorey to take
the train • but, there only being • Sonth-Weetern
ht that time, they arrived at Dort:theater at the
wrong station to proosed to Briatol. They deolioed to
cross to the Great-W.stern by the omnibus, but walked
hurriedly with their lugger. There was five minutes
for them to go from One IltatiChi to the other, and they
arrived in time, took ticket., and croasol to the up-
platform. Aloaciat immediately Mr. Miller fell lifeless.
luspeotor Morrison with Mr. Manley and Mr. de
Lanoey of the Opera Company, were talking on the
down platform. and, easing what happened, ran caroms
to the poor man, and lifted him op. It wee thought
he had fainted, and water was sprinkled on hie loos,
but ithou: avail. it being soon apparent that he was
dead. Medical a:1 hail teen ,ont for, and Dr. Robin.
ion, was Ow first to arrive, but nothing could be
done. Mr. E .on, Or. 11,11., and Mr. To tor also
same. To, d.ceaa.l was reinov.xl to one of the rooms
at the, station.
Ito the al ternnoe, Mr. R. Look. deputy-oesner, held
an Inquet sub. Great Western Hotel. Mr. T. Voss was
*horn forowan of the jury.
Ma Miller said they ft Radloole about half.past 10,
sad walked to Upwey, 'oh re they took the 12 27 train
which wan en the South We tern line, for Dorchester,
Aur be, at 12 40 tt err,t they nurriid from the
South Western to the Great Western station, their
train being due to leans at 12 45. il• walked firmly
scrota, but nom t initied of Laving • spasm in the cheat.
He sal ho felt short of !,reatto its they were on the way.
They went to the Vatform, and, after stayit: 'o-re
few minutes, he dropped. do bad frequently oge.
plained of in the en.• et. On the melons even-
ing soir, !: 'me from Weyithuth ho was oblige Ito stop
on nee unt f it, It was about two months since he
had MOO a doctor. At that too the medical .:t'ati.•mas
said " hpi heart wee bun, and sines be L... bvo in
fair he.lth—his usual oondition. ft* had Neu ti•norly
In the rpring from the same symptoms, std dyspe;ele.
On the Aar to Dewey tb y tv.ilked vary alone, and he
never c.ieni liked a! ail, .t! breakfast time he said he

ir:l1-1;liotrs, and- be o-miy ha • bit of dry bersd sad •
IMP of te-. ii wa• 46 ye irs of ago.
Mr. W I Artl Merrier,. Inspector on if. Oral
western Ratloot. 6.14 he nee Una on V., a...a
platform at 'torched. r &hint a quaster to one, to °on-
venation with Mr. Natl.., aid Mr. de Let coy, of the
Open Company, when the latter coiled he attonUon to
• men falling down oa the other side. They both ran
sorer, book boll of the man, and lifted up blab...
He asked the lady with him if abe were his wife and
tile sati yea. Ile ingnirel if the man saffored from
haat disease, and As suarroret no. lie sent for water
sad sprinkled the mrsa's fairs, and deepittebed • porter
for a surgeon. In the meant me, witness pot 1.1. hand
to hie heart, and found the le art had °easel to best;
he DOOM ed to have died directly. They removed him to
• waffler room.

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lir. Batson, surgeon, easel, being called, he handed to
the station, and fount the p or man on elle up•platform.
He Will quite dead. He examined the dews;
aid Lai no deubt his desth arose from per..
featly natur.l esoses—that very rapid decay we, going
on In the lady and that the heart was affected by it—
most liaely there was fatty degener.tion of the heart.
Tine was difficult to detain dorihg life. and frequently
led to al idea death. What he bed heard •teted by
Mrs. oonfirmed the opinion be bad previously
formed, The fatigue of walking from Weymouth
hurrying from one station to another, and basin had
little food, would ocoonnt for what had happened.
The Lary returned a verdist of "Death from Netural
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