The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1882-04-01 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE I. NJECTION OF MORPHIA, I. L:ndon, on where seven-eighths of the ships were British. While sday, Dr G. Danford Thomas at Boston, he visited the lately deceased poet Long- held an inquest at the Providence-hall, Paddington, fellow, who told him that Americans were only ugon, o the body of Captain Walter Rowley Gilby Englishmen under a different sky, and the language anney, u, of No. 18, Portseasplace, Hyde Park. in which he referred to his desire for the closer intimacy of the two nations and his belief that they General William George Hamley said the deceased, his son, had a common work to do in respect of which was a captain in the Lancashire rifles, and was they were bound to make any sacrifices, he (Mr. in comfortable circumstances. He last saw him on Morley) should never forget. Longfellow 'was Monday week, and he then appeared well. He did a man full of interest, enthusiasm, and be- not hear or see anything of him after that till Friday lief in England. (Cheers.) He thought England evening last, when he heard that he had been found and America should unite against their common dead in his bed. The deceased, who wawa high-spirited enemy, whatever and whoever that enemy might be. man, had never threatened to commit suicide, and the Two results of the assassination of President Garfield witness was not aware that his death was from any were the drawing together in closer bonds of unity other than natural causes. between North and South, and the expression of a Mrs. Jane Hughes, of 18, Portsea-place, deposed greater desire for the closest alliance with England. that the deceased had resided there since June last and To the latter result the gracious and truly sympea seemed to enjoy good health. He was, however, thetic messages of the Queen mainly contributed, frequently in the liahit of staying in bed during the Nothing could exceed the satisfaction which those day, and did so on Friday last. About seven o'clock messages evoked, in the evening she sent her niece upstairs to call Chicago the lecturer described as a wonderful city Captain Hawley. Receiving no answer, she requested in which, while 40 years ago there were not 500 the witness to come up. On going into the deceased's people, there are now 550,000. It was marvellous to room the witness found him dead in bed. The candle see how suddenly the disastrous effects of the fire had was burnt into the socket of the candlestick and been overcoue,and to view the great dry goods there was a book by its side, as though the deceased iitoree, occupying a whole block, which were now 2 had been reading. She at once sent for medical asraised. He was greatly interested in the free public sistance. school system of America, which needed the exercise Dr. Rayner said when called in to see the deceased of no compulsion to get the children to school. The on Friday evening he believed that he had been dead parents were most anxious that their children some six or eight hours. There seemed a distortion should attend school and receive the best pos- and discoloration of the features not altogether Bible education. Nine-tenths of the rich men natural, and on looking about he found several in America—and there were richer men there bottles, some labelled poison, and an instrument used than here—had rather amassed their wealth by specu- to eject morphia under the skin. This induced him lation than by leading that anxious, laborious life to examine the body, and he then found evidences of which ended in success in this country. Though there injection having been made quite recently under the was no Established Church in the State., there was no skin of the thigh. He had since made a post-mortem lack of accommodation for religious worship. examination and, there being no disease to account for (Applause.) As to American working men, although death, he came to the conclusion that it had resulted their wages were greater than in this nation, their from an overdose of narcotic poison (morphia) taken earnings did not go so far, one workman assuring him by injection. that two guineas in Nottingham were worth three in General Hamley said the deceased suffered from Philadelphia. sciatica and used morphia injections to alleviate pain. In conclusion? Mr. Morley expressed a hope tha 1 He WM very impatient of pain, and would do any.