A WELLINGTON FATALITY.
A WHARF LABORER’S DEATH
[Per Press Association.]
WELLINGTON, April 23. An inquest on John JHislop, wharf laborer, who fell into the harbor last night and died later in the hospital, was held to-day. The medical evidence showed that deceased suffered from the effects of the immersion and of . alcoholism. Death was due to water in the lungs interfering with breathing. A verdict was returned in accoidance with the medical testimony.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2484, 24 April 1909, Page 5
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73A WELLINGTON FATALITY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2484, 24 April 1909, Page 5
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