Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1892-03-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUSPENSION OF A CLEVELAND IRON FIRM.  SAD DEATH OF A MUSICAL ; COMPOSER.  ' The boly of the gentleman who was isiled by a train entering West Hampetead Station on Sunday night hew been identilied as that of Mr A. Goring Thomas, the musical composer. Shortly after six o'clock, as a train from Willesden we. aptpreaching the station, he whil seen to i.row himself from the platform on to tl.e lines. The body, which was found under the firebox of ' the engina, was extricated with some dirlculty and ' taken to the Hainpatead Mortuary, where it was 'subsequently identified. It is stated that he had recently suffered from mental eberra • tion. The decea:ed composer was the youngest son of the late Mr F. Thomas, el Ration j Park, near Eastbourne, and was born on November 21s1, 1851. In 1873 Mr A. Thomas ! determined to take up musical work seriously, an idea which had up to that time been discourkmd. Be received his musical education under M. Emile , Durand, with whom he studied privately for more I than two years. iie went to London in 1875 and ! studied three years with Sir Arthur Sullivan and IMr l'ront at the Royal Academy of Music. twice gaining the s.nnu.i.l medal for composition. He wrote an opera, on Mooro's Light of the Harem," which led to a commission from the late Mr Carl Rosa to write " Esmeralda," which was produced at Drarydane in March, 1883, with great &cocoas. It was produoed German at Cologne in the same year, and at Hamburg iu , 1885. Previous to this his most important woe' given in public was the The Sun Worshippers,' I a cantata written for the Norwich Festival, 1881. In 1885 he composed an opera on a libretto by Julian Sturgis entitled " Nadeshda." This was also produced at Drury-lane, with Madame Valleria in the title rae. Mr Thomas has also written a comic opera in three acts, and has published three , volumes of French and English songs and duets, I as well as many detached pieces.—An inquest was , held at Hampstead on Weiltiesday.—Mr Charles H. Thorns-% brother of the deceased, deposed that Ithe latter had recently been residing with him, and bad been in bet health end under medical treatment for roma time. Deceased ' had given his friends great ADS isty about ' his mental condition.—Dr. W. Turner stated that he had known the deceased three weeks, and on Sunday wont cut with him for a walk as compan.on and medical nun. he knew that deceased was likely to commit suicide. Deceased appeared very depressed, and Iwhilst on the platform of the station he suddenly sprang on to the metals, and was rim over by a Harrow train before he oould be rescued--A postman and the driver of the train, both of whom witnessed the occurrence, having given evidence, the jury returned a verdict that "Phi. deceiwed BLESSING To Laza. committed suicide whilst of unsound mind." rpm mos4rWRACULOUS MEDICINE &deo for on irregularities or the NARROW EBCAPIS Or AN E nee. -- Mr -IL system aad mimes all etietruoties. Tbbs wyctys.. Ernest Rhys, the well-known author, and the DIERFUL REMEDY resolve aU distressing editor of the Camelot series, was on Monday gimplonigi, *