Show DROPPED DEAD DAVID AVID PICKED N FALLS AND DIES WHILE AT WORK IN THE SILVER IRON iro WORKS it was rumored about town this morning and the report was speedily confirmed that a man moan named david ricken picken an employed at win J silvers iron ron works north temple st wa W had lad fallen dead while at his work dr 11 1 I J richards was summoned and pronounced renounced it a case of heart disease coroner tay taylor lor loc and a jury held an inquest at halt past 10 a in at which the following facts were elicited the deceased was at work trimming min a casting and held in his hands a hammer and a chisel when at about ten minutes past 8 he fell ell f to the floor and never spoke af afterwards ter ile he was discovered by george silver who called to francis allen alien an employed who was in the shop and told him picken was sick allen alien rushed to the side of the prostrate man and after carrying him out of the shop they gave him a little water the only symptoms of life were the rolling of the eyes and a rattling in the throat the man was dead air allen alien as a witness at the inquest stated that the deceased was f learty hearty and cheery as usual this morning though night before last he said he had given hi himself a bad twist and felt acain a P a in his left side but had not been heard to mention it since ile he had previously been troubled some with rheumatism and was off work a while in consequence lie he was at a party last night and remarked this morning only a a short time before his death what a good time he had had ile he was a native of balsle paisley scotland and was 45 years of age he e leaves a wife but no children mr nir allen alien said he believed with dr richards that the cause of death was heart disease henry T jones another witness corroborated allens aliens testimony and added a few additional particulars the deceased told him that he was never sick in his hig life till the last two months he had had rheumatism in the right shoulder he cje had been a soldier in the british army and for five years did service a in af africa rica where there he be was wounded in the arm and breast by a zulu who pierced him with an ile he also served five years ears on the mauritius island in the indian indian ocean we learn leam the same from other sources and also thattie that the deceased came to this country in 1882 he was of a very cheerful genial disposition honest hardworking hard working and industrious dust rious rions and was well liked by every body who knew him the Iver S verdict diet of the ithe coroners jury was death from natural causes the jurors were robt patrick william asper and james barton since the foregoing was written we le leam leab a m that deceased embraced the gos pie in glasgow in may 1870 the funeral services wui will be held at 11 11 a am on sunday at late residence in the ward |