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- A REGRETTABLE ACCIDENT.

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A REGRETTABLE ACCIDENT. An inquest was held at the Swan Chambers, I Denbigh, on Thursday the 6th inst., touching the death of Mr Ed ward Ellis, late schoolmaster of the British School, Denbigh, which took place on September 3rd. It appeared that the deceased, who was about 85 years of age was visiting Rhyl at the latter end of August, and was knocked down by a dray and run over when essaying to cross High Street, which was in a very crowded state. After medical attendance had been rendered he recovered sufficiently to return to Denbigh where he was seen by Dr Lloyd. A week later cerebral hemorrhage set in and he succumbed on Tuesday. Before swearing the jury, the Coroner said he was sure they all felt very sorry to be called together to hold an inquest upon a very old friend of many years' standing, who had occu- pied a very important position in the town, and who, as headmaster of the British School, had no doubt left his mark upon many of those present. Afterwards, through advancing age, he was obliged to resign this important post. The deceased was an important member of the Calvinistic Methodist connexion, and held a responsible position under that denomination. Under these circumstances it must naturally be depressing and sad for them to hold an inquest upon the deceased. Evidence of identification was given, and William Arthur, 19 Abbey Street, Rhyl, said he saw the accident eccur. The driver of the dray cart was driving at a slow trot, the cart was not loaded, but contained a few empty cases. He (the witness) was driving behind the dray, and there were two other vehicles standing on the opposite side of the road. The driver shouted to deceased, but he was ap- parently deaf, and he was knocked down, and the off-wheel passed over his thigh. The driver pulled up as quickly as possible, jumped down, and helped to carry the injured man into the Lorne Hotel, and a doctor was sent for. The evidence of the driver-Taliesyn Jones, 1 Bedford Place, Rhyl-corresponded with that of previous witness. He also added that he immediately reported the occurrence to his employer, who at once sent to the Lorne to make enquiries, but the sufferer had then been taken away on the ambulance. Dr David Lloyd, of Denbigh, said he was called in at six p.m. on the evening of the day the accident occurred. He detailed the state of deceased, and said the immediate cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage, which he attributed to the accident. Deceased also suffered from heart disease. One of the jurymen commented upon the folly of allowing deceased-who was deaf and of such an advanced age-to wander alone about the busy streets of Rhyl. The Coroner, in summing up, said he could not see it was possible in any way for them to associate this accident with any negligence on the part of the driver. In his opinion there was no blame to be attached to anyone. Every attention evidently was paid to the deceased, and their finding should be that the deceased was aceidentally knocked down but that he died eventually from natural causes. The jury returned a veriict accordingly.

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