The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-12
CONSTITUTION AND FLAG DIED WHILE IN BATHING.
GEORGE FREEMAN sUCCUMBS TO
UNKNOWN CAUSE.
Went Swimming at Waikiki Annex, and
Next Seen of Him Was Body on Top
OF The Water.

George Freeman, a native of Ply
mouth, England, aged about 30, died in
the water, or Immediately after being
taken from 1t, at the Hawaiian Hotel
Annex, Waikiki about 4:30 Saturday
afternoon.
Freeman a short time before his death
had rented bathing suit and gone
into the water alone. Collector of In
ternal Revenue Chamberlain was i'm
the surf at the time. His attention
was first attracted to Freeman by sec
ing him floatir~ on the water and the
ripples of the water breaking over his
face. Chamberlain felt that something
was the matter and went to his as
sistance calling william Shuster,
passenger by the Fitzpatrick to help
him. They two carried the man out
of the water and DR.. Herbert who
ha opened to be there was immediatel
called. DR.. Murray who drove up at
the instant was called also and reached
the man few seconds later than DR..
Herbert.
DR.. Herbert says it would be hard to
say whether Freeman was dead when
he was called or not. He thought he
detected some movement of the heart,
but could hardly be positive. There
was evidence of some water in his
lungs but not much as though in the
quiver and struggle as the mortal
stroke touched him he might have
swallowed a little water DR.. Herbert
found the tongue was not bitten as
would have been the case had he had
a fit. Nor was there evidence of cere-
bral hemorrhage.
DR.. Murray says that when he reach
ed the man he was undoubtedly dead.
A post mortem examination was held
by Dr. ]. f. Mcdonald. He found
that the heart was diseased to the eX-
tent that there was incompetence of
the mitral valve, though in view Of
that fact that he was a stone mason do
ing hard manual work, this incompe-
tence did not seem quite sufficient to
account for his death. The kidneys
were severely and acutely congested
as was also the stomach. The liver
was not strikingly abnormal.
DR.. Shorey made an examination of
the contents of the stomach and found
considerable quantity of alcohol. He
/ also found unmistakable evidence of
morphine in the urine.
DR.. Mcdonald said he could hardly
state the cause of death except that
it was not drowning. There will be no
| inquest.
Freeman was employed as a stone
mason on the Young building, and
worked Immediately under II. S. Nc
Gilvary. He quit work shortly after
noon Saturday, had his lunch and de-
cided to go out to Waikiki. Mr.. Nc
Gilvary accompanied him. At the An
mex, Freeman said he wanted to take a
swim. McGilvary did not care to go in
and left his friend for town. The next
the employer heard of his man was that
he was dead.
Freeman arrived here a little over a
year ago on the bark Olympic from San
| Francisco. He had then been away
from England about four years. on
| the Olympic he was a sailor and OBJ
| tanned an honorable or mutual re-
! lease at this port. His first work was
under Fred. Harrison on the Hackfeld
| building as a stone mason. He was
/ there almost exactly a year. Eight
weeks ago he accepted employment at
the Young building. He lived with a
German family near the brewery on
| Queen street His neighbor in the
! house was W. Sherman, also a stone
mason. AS soon as Sherman heard of
the death of Freeman he had the room
locked and he took charge of the key to
hold for the proper authorities.
1t is understood that there is bank
book in the room and considerable per-
sonal property. Mr. Sherman states
| that he had been given to understand
that Freeman had property interests at
! Plymouth, but how much he did not
| know.
i Consul Hoare says: 'I know nothing
whatever of this man. If he is an
Englishman it would be my duty to
look after his effects. Nobody has
spoken to me. however and l do not
know how to follow the matter up. The
government is very strict in such mat
ters, and the proof of citizenship rests
with the Individual"
Freeman left no family here. He is
said to have two sisters in England
and a brother somewhere in the United
States.