The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

Workhouse infirmary. Deceased, George Gibson, came into
the infirmary in January. Saw him there every day after
he came in. He never complained to witness of anything.
He once refused to change his shirt. He was very dirty in
his habits, and used to swear at the nurses and other pa-
tients. He was removed out of No. 47 ward on Thursday,
after the visit of a police-officer. He was moved by order
of Mr. Bennett, the surgeon, and died on the Friday. He
was then ordered wine, eggs, brandy, and porter. He was
removed on the Thursday from No. 47 ward to No. 42
ward, an upstairs ward, where he died about four o'clock
on the Friday.
At this stage of the proceedings it was arranged to ad-
journ the investigation, and the body was directed to be
buried without delay, as its condition is truly frightful to
contemplate. In addition to its emaciation, the hair of the
head, which is very long, is completely matted together and
swarming with vermin, the nostrils closed up with filth,
the beard one mass of filth and vermin, and vermin swarm-
ing all over the body, which is covered with sores. Mr. J.
S. Beale, divisional surgeon of the D division of police, of
Paddington, has made a post mortem examination, and,
although his evidence has not been officially taken before
the coroner, it will correspond with the foregoing descrip-
tion, his opinion being that the condition of the body evi-
dences old standing disease, arising from want of nutrition
and poorness of blood, death having been occasioned from
effusion of blood on the brain, arising from that cause.
The inquiry has created a great amount of excitement
in
`te district.

Melancholy Death of Two Brothers,

Two brothers, named Joseph and John Bourne,
aged 19 and 16 years, the sons of Mr. Bourne,
builder, of the Vines, Droitwich, were drowned in
the pool of Westwood, the seat of Sir J. Pakingtou,
Bart., on Sunday afternoon. The two young men
met their deaths under circumstances of a most me-
lancholy nature. With a number of other people
they went to the park at Westwood on Sunday* ,
afternoon, and commenced skating on some old ice
which lay between the centre and the shore. Th
pool is a large sheet of water, of some 80 or 90 acres
in extent, near to Westwood House, and the centre
of it had been frozen over for about a couple of days,
and consequently was unsafe for skaters on Sunday
However, several lads and youths ventured on this
new ice, and amongst them was the younger Bourne'
The ice gave way with him as he made a turn vial
his skates, and he sank in deep water. °D;
rising his cries for help he caught the ears °I
people who were around, and his brother immedi-
ately rushed in to the rescue. While endeavouring
to liberate his brother from the perilous position ill
which he was placed the ice on which Joseph
standing proved unstable, and he was precipitatu:
into the water, and for some moments both Yolln'
men struggled together. Joseph eventually sure
ceeded in getting a portion of his body on the east
of the ice, and then he called loudly for hell)? IP'
tusi
the spectators seemed to be terrified, and no effe° I'o,
means were taken to rescue the drowning Plit'ear
Eventually a boat was procured, and carried as n
as possible to the spot, and then a hole was roadep.
the ice with axes, and a man named Gillman, °to
was secured by a rope, succeeded in raising the
young men with a boat hook, but not before iso
hour and a half had elapsed, and consequently
hopes of saving their lives had fled. As a°°;i4e,
possible they were conveyed to their father's
at Droitwich, a distance of a mile and a half,
Dr. Bennett, of the Droitwich Lunatic AsYlll
Crosier
Dr. Roden, the Mayor of Droitwich, and Dr. but,
tried every means known to restore animati°ll'4o
their efforts were useless. The deceased I°7 t
ad ills
were highly respected, and the elder lad
1
finished his apprenticeship as a draper, with dls%
Edkins, draper of Droitwich. An inquest
nsed with.