Harry Cornelius Cross Howe (abt. 1885 - 1898)

Ancestors

Died Jan 1898 at about age 13 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

This profile is part of the Howe Name Study.

Biography

Harry was born about 1885.

Harry died in 1898, at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, aged just 13 years. His father was listed as Hy Steph HOWE and his mother's maiden name as BROWN. ^[1] A notice was published in the local paper regarding his funeral, Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) Sat 29 Jan 1898 Page 1 Family Notices ^[2]

THE Friends of Mr. HENRY STEPHEN HOWE are respectfully invited to Follow the Remains of his late beloved SON (Harry Cornelius Cross) to the Bendigo Cemetery. Funeral to move from his residence. Booth-street, tomorrow (Sunday) at half-past three o'clock.

An article regarding the unfortunate circumstances of his death was published in the local paper, The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 - 1918) Mon 31 Jan 1898 Page 2 ANTI-SEMITISM IN FRANCE. ^[3]

SUFFOCATED BY FOUL AIR.— Mr. J. Illingworth, J. P., held a magisterial inquiry at the parents' residence, Booth street, touching the death of Henry Cornelius Cross Howe, aged 13 years, who was suffocated by foul air in an abandoned shaft at Phillips' Hill, Golden Square, on Friday afternoon. Senior-Constable Cantwell and Constable Walsh were present on behalf of the police. The deceased descended the shaft, which was about 40ft deep, to get a cricket ball. When near the bottom he was overcome by foul air, and fell. His brother, Henry Stephen Howe, in trying to rescue him was also overcome by the foul gases, and was only saved by the forethought of Mr. R. Whitford, who threw several buckets of water down and thereby dissipated the poisonous fumes. Evidence bearing our report of the occurrence, was given by Henry Stephen Howe, the deceased’s brother, Garnett Victor Thomson and Arthur Whitford. Dr. A. G. McGowan, locum tenens for Dr. W. H. James, stated that he was present when the deceased was brought to the surface. The body was then of an ashen grey color. He injected hypodermically, a hundredth of a grain of strychnine, and tried artificial means to restore respiration. There were, however, no attempts at respiration, and he could not feel the heart beating. After trying half an hour to restore animation he gave up the task. He had since made a post mortem examination. There were a few bruises about the chest caused when trying to restore respiration, but no bones were broken. The wind pipe was conjested (sic) , and contained mucus, the left side of the heart was contracted, the lungs engorged with blood, as also was the liver, spleen and kidneys. The cause of death was suffocation from bad air. A verdict to that effect was returned. The remains were interred in the Bendigo Cemetery yesterday afternoon.

Sources

1. ↑ Death Reg. no: 754 / 1898, Harry Cornelius Cross HOWE, Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
2. ↑ Trove, National Library of Australia, Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) Sat 29 Jan 1898 Page 1 Family Notices, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219781698
3. ↑ Trove, National Library of Australia, The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 - 1918) Mon 31 Jan 1898 Page 2 , https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184288548