544 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH DECEMBER, 1877.
No. 250.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Contagious Diseases Commission.
On the motion of the Honourable W. KESWICK, T. C. HAYLLAR, Esquire, Q.C., was elected Chairman of the Commission.
His Excellency the Governor, on the recommendation of the Commissioners, has appointed. Mr. CHUN-AYIN Secretary to the Commission.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th December, 1877.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
No. 251.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Letter from the Coroner, forwarding Returns of Persons killed and wounded on the occasion of the Yesso calamity, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th December, 1877.
[No. 2,765.]
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
CORONER'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 3rd December, 1877.
SIR,-Referring to my letter of the 1st instant, I have now the honour to forward lists of names of persons killed and wounded by the explosion of one of the boilers of the S.S. Yesso, on the 22nd November, 1877.
The first List, marked 4, is an alphabetical return of persons killed who died almost immediately after the accident, as well as of those who have succumbed up to the 30th November. This return gives all the details which can be ascertained, I believe.
The second Return, marked B, is a list of persons wounded who were surviving on the 30th November.
The third Return, marked C, shews the Passengers killed and wounded.
And Return D is a list of Residents, (persons other than passengers), killed and wounded, as well as an analysis of all the lists.
I also forward similar Returns in Chinese, which it might be advisable to publish in the Chinese issue of the Gazette.
I have used the term "Residents" as opposed to "Passengers" for the convenience of having a general expression, but it must be understood to include members of the crew and others who were not known and identified as passengers.
An analysis of these Returns shews that of 84 deaths resulting from the explosion,-
36 are known to have been passengers.
5 were not identified.
9 were of the crew.
13 were boat people.
21 were boarding-house runners and others.
Of the 30 returned as surviving on the 30th November, I regret to have to state that O-Kwok-Leung and WONG-A-HON died on the 1st December at the Tung-Wah Hospital.
I take this opportunity of acknowledging the great assistance Mr. WAI-A-KWONG, Mr. Leung-A-ON, and Mr. FUNG-CHEUNG rendered me in obtaining exact information about the dead and wounded.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable J. Gardiner Austin,
&c.,
Colonial Secretary, &c.,
&c.
J. RUSSELL, Coroner.