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GASSED IN SUBMARINE'S TANK. -
Somebody's Negligence.
The hearing was concluded at the Magistracy yesterday after
no
The Coroner: Tarre was water in the langs-Yes. But I would expect in find more in the case of drowning. However, the application of art detul respira
ven to the deceased might have taken water from the lungs.
The Corange: Then is pas-
the Water und ww
non of the enquiry into the deathsible the deceased was overcome, of Tong th, 10. à paintscraper, fell inte
whes was asphyxiated by polegas, i drowned!?--Yes,
in No. 3 taak on board azb-
marine Star Naval Yard on
the morning of the 17th ult.
Coroner's Directions,
cneluued thr evidence
The inquest was conducted by In the course of his summing up the Coroner Mr. R. E. Lindeel, the Coroner reviewed the evidence with the assistance of the follow at length for the benet of the After quoting –– Judge ing jurors: Messrs. W. M., Pit jury. teadrigh, foreman, R. D. Bag Stevens' on manslaughter to the effect that if any person neglected tista and J. Gomes.
TYPHOON AT SHANGHAI.
Slight Damage.
Shanghai, Sept. 1. A typhoon has passed with the city. saly miner damage to There are three dead, two Chinese through falling walls and Japanese who was electrocuted.— Reuter.
SHANGHAI BASEBALL
Shanghai, Sept. T.
marines
The Peking
JAIL BREAKER ARRESTED.
have
According to the evidence, the to employ reasonable precaution, arrived for six games of baseball mant le covers of No. 3 and two where people were employed en in Shanghai-eater. other tanks were removed on the dangerous work that person might 16th, and the turks left open the he guilty of manslaughter, the! whole day. After the workmen Corner said that the jury had to had finished for the day the man- decide, whether angine had been hole covers were replaced. Next, gulity of culpable nezlicence in morning tank No. 3 was spened falling to take proper precautions and on the order of the sub-con-hefore these people entered tank
Four or tractor the deceased, with several which were not safe. others, went down to work. The live persons appeared to be direct- dezensed was overcome by fumes ply or indirectly responsible for the work on submarine 18. There and was dead when taken out.
Yesterday afternoon thew Mr. Brookshaw, the Coroner recalled Shin Kwal, chief en pwright, who gave order to the the work. vontractor for the supply of pain-chief contractor for
ters and paintscrapers to the The latter was instructed to con- received the Mr. Midely, the chargeman.
Shanghai, Sept. 1. Ralph S. Boyd has been re-l charge of jail-| arrested on
for trial- breaking and held #enter.
*
Naval Yard, who
and they were entitled to add a order for the work on board sub- "And what did he do?" continued rider censuring any one. marine 13 and who detalled Man the Kam, his sub-contracIDE, ta execute the crder.
Coronet. "He merely in-
Negligence.
| structed his No. 1 painter that the The foreman of the jury asked
boat was ready to work upon, and the Coroner whether it was posi that be could carry on. The No.ible. bring in a verdict of mans- asked Mr. Middis on the 16th, laughter and mention as partica-
were ready. Mr.tar person. the tanks
Examined by the Coroner, wit- ness said that he remembered being called to the office of Mr. Bro -haw on the 15th ult. He Midis definitely replied that they The Coroner replied that they was told to take with him Man were not. Apparently, without | must name some particular person Kam. He did not do as because it was then 5 p.m. and Man Kam was busy, but took instead an other man well acquainted with the work.
or persons.
any reference to Mr. Middia, the N. 1 sent twelve of his men into
The jury adjourned for fifteen the tanks on the morning of the minutes. They then returned at 17th, four men into each tank.”
verdict of accidental death, with Proceeding, the Coronar re- the following rider: "The jury ferred to the evidence of the No. wish to put on record their view Cheung Nga shipwright fore-painter that he had done ten that this fatal accident arose out! man employed at the Saval Tards of the same kind previously, of negligence on the part of some under Mr. Middis, a chargeman and that he had never had any person in the Naval Yard, in as дге virtual of shipwrights, deposed that on accident before. This led him to much as foul tanks the 16th, he opened up the tanks ppose that it was
Further Evidence...
not really death traps. The tank which the
en submarine L8 on the instruc-dangerous to go down into the deceased entered should not havé tens of Mr. Middie. The painting tanks. At the same time it was been accessible until it had been cholies had nothing to do with the generally known in the Yard that certified to be work.
Idition?
coles were
Witness, after some hesitation, replied: No.
The Coroner: So you thought they were safe?-I would not say they were safe.
to
go
free from gas.
:
On the 17th, he re-opened the tanks might be dangerous, Further, the jury wishes to bring the tanks, but was not present and that precautions had to be to the notice of the Naval Yard was sent authorities the necessity for en- when the gang of painters and taken before anyone
No.1 forcing measures which will pre! paintscrapers started that morn-down. Despite that the
painter ordered his mez
clude any recurrence of this catare: ing. Some of his
that a locked working on board. They took a straight down. The Coroner said and recommends party down into the interior of that whether the contractor or the grate be put across any opening the submarine.
No. 1 painter was guilty of cul- from which the manhole cover bas The Coroner: Did you know pale negligence it was for the jury been removed whilst tanks are in the tanks were in a dangerous con- to decide. Speaking of Mr. Middis the process of ventilation, that all statement, the Coroner said that tanks be certified in writing to be Mr. Middis knew that the tanks free from gas before work is com had to be tested with a lighted menced, and that a copy of such candie before the men were allow-certificate be handed to the con- ed to enter them. This test had tractor concerned and signed for not been complied with. Mr. by him."
A few minutes after the Court What would you say then?-1 Midis had admitted that it had knew they were unsafe.
been the practice of foremen to adjourned, the jury reassembled Dr. A. 3. Ealer, Government take their men and start work and asked to speak to the Coroner. That official having reappeared, Medical Officer, who had testified without reference that the deceased died of asphyxia, There again, said the Coroner, the the foreman of the jury said that was recalled.
jury had to say, whether that it was their desire to put on re- The Coroner: The question practice amounted to culpable ord their appreciation of the has been raised by the jury as to negligence against 31r. Midis, courageous conduct of F. C. Han- Cox, of the Naval Yard Police. whether this man was overcome If the jury found negligence of a by gas fumes, fell into the stag-calpable nature against any P. C. Hancox succeeded in rescu- nant water in the bottom of the son it was their daty to bring in ing two of the workmen gassed). tank and was drowned.
a verdict of manslaughter. If, on Dr Esler: I think it very the other hand, they found it was likely that was do, but at the post an accidental death but there was mortem examination the signs Li negligence, not f culpable with Vic Records gares the less resta found were more like those of nature, they would bring in * MODTRIES ---Exclusive asphyxis than of drowning. verdict according to their finding,"
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