Tragic Choking Death on South G Street
A local man succumbs to a sudden and peculiar accident in his home.
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Charles Dupre, aged 51, died under peculiar circumstances about 5 o'clock this morning at the residence of his sister, Mrs. LeDoux, 1105 South G Street. The deceased slept in a room adjoining that of his sister, and when the latter awoke, she heard water running in his room. She went to investigate and found her brother dead. Dr. Parker and Dr. Flinn were called and expressed the opinion that the deceased had choked to death, as he was suffering from a goiter on the neck. He had evidently gotten up to take a drink, and on lying down had suffocated.
“She went into the room to investigate and found her brother dead.”
Accidental deaths at home remain a somber reality of urban life, though medical understanding of thyroid conditions like goiter has advanced significantly. The South G Street neighborhood in Tacoma retains its residential character, standing as a quiet witness to the city's long history of domestic tragedies.
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