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Another altting of the King Edward Hotel fire inquiry took place yesterday afternoon, in the course of which it was revealed pressure at the beginning of the outbreak was quite forceful.
Wu Yee, who had boon in the employ of the King Edward Hotel for nineteen years and was lately employed as a bar coolfe, was the firat witness called. He stated that on the night of the fire he was sleep ing in a small room behind the bar, He was awakened by what appear- ed to be a percussion. On looking up he saw flames shooting up against a skylight and lost no time in rushing out through a door on to the stono stairs by means of
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929.
Sergeant F. W. R. Allan, who About three minutes later the Ho was lying at the ton of the foot- had given evidence earlier as to the next sailor Jumped after first path, apparently having been mov- finding of the body of Mr. Willar throwing down his hat. He jumped by somebody else. Woods, was recalled.. Ho said that ed in much the same way as his ho arrived at the scene
In reply to the Coroner, Mr. the fire companion and landed right in tho at about 3.04 or 3.05 am, before middle of the sheets This sailoring aald with regard to the dif the Fire Brigade. He ran straight was picked up by Sergeant McLeod culty of locating witnesses who Into the front door as he found it and taken away.
s actually saw Mr. Robson fell, that wide open. Witness said that the
Answering the Coroner. Mr. At this juncture they were still hospital and he did not know the might get down to a solution of thany pointa which now appeared extent of his injuries.
to be mystifying, Conditions such Witness, in answer to Mr. King, as obtained at the time of the fire, said that the jumping sheet did not Mr. King pointed out, were not sustain any tear or damage.
holpful to a clear recollection by Sergeant Waglan was next called. witnesses of what happened or Identification of those whom they rescued.
staircase was completely alight at icing said that this man was at taking statements, but in time they
that time and there appeared to be
some baggage which seemed to be stores, which were then nearly all burned.
Sergeant Allan stated that he could not get further than the lift entrance owing to the smoke and
he for a but, not being familiar with the place, could not find one.
in
He
said he reached of the fire from the Central Police Station at 3.20.a.m. He saw two American aallora jump from the fourth floor.
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The Fire Brigade had arrived
Appeal for Eyewitnesses. when witness went out. He man round the Savoy into the lane at the
The Coroner suggested that por- back, and a Chinese told him
Police Officers' Evidence,
hape the Press might assist him
Drive It Out of Your. Blood that he had burst open the basemont
Sergeant. Wagland said he help and the police by informing any..
By Tonic Treatment With door. Witness went in and got oned to hold one of the jumping one who had scen Mr. and Mrs.
Dr. Williams Pink Pilis to the fire staircase. He was not sheets at the moment that two Robson that he would be obliged able to go any higher than the second floor, being then driven back American sailors wore seen to leap they would communients with
Because medical science bf the him or with Inspector Lane at the by smoke.
from the fourth storey
building. A Chinese Central Police Station. There still puzzling over the causes of Witness said that he next went burning Inte Lee House Street and assisted standing at the sheet next to wit-ware so many statements on the rheumatism is no sound reason In holding the jumping sheet. He heas suddenly let go his hold and first dew days in the Press of how why sufferers from this most. which he ran into the basement removed a woman and a Chinese ran away, when he saw the body Mr. and Mrs. Robeen fell, that painful and lowering malady Arriving there he found the base-male. The former had the ap- of the first calor hurtling down. If that person, or persons, would pains. The fact that Dr. Wil somebody must have seen them. should continue to endure Ita ment door already open and ran out pearance of a Japanese and seemed with the result that the sheet sac- of the building. On reaching the to be dead, the man also appeared god at that end and was toin from write or telephone to him, or alter lama, Pink Pills are a proven street he joined with others in rals to have died.
witness's grasp when the body natively to Inspector Lane, remedy for rheumatism with a ing the alarm.
Yeung Woon, an electrician of the King Edward Hotel, who slept in the basement, next gave evidence, He told the Court that ho WŁA awakened by someone at the back of the stone steps calling "Fire" Four men ran into his quarters and aroused him. He asked them if they had the key with which to open the basement door.
Witness explained to the Coroner and the jury that the key to the basement deer was usually kept by n watchman who was known as
Chau Pak, whe slept in a room on
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The Jumping Sheets. Mr. King at this stage azid that he had seen a photograph of Mrs. Tou! Kam-shiu who was killed in the fire and judging from that photograph Mr. King thought she might be quite easily mistaken for a Japanese in the dark.
ho landed on it. The sailor fell in a would be much obliged.
wordwido record of cures should Mr. King: I think I can pro- altting position; his feet touched the canvas, and he dropped back miss some information later, I be sufficiently convincing evidence must say that the firemen have not that heroin is to be found· a' to the ground and was killed.
The other sailor landed in the boon thoroughly canvassed for in-specific of more than exceptional
the time. contre of the sheet, which dropped formation, as we have not yet had merit. to the ground with him.
Resuming, witness cald the body Replying to Mr. King, witness of the Englishman was found said the canvas, held good insofar dressed in pyjamas and lying on as the material was not damaged its side. or torn by the weight brought to bear on it that night.
Witness continuing aald that there were about fourteen people
Chan Cheung, a watchman em- holding the fire sheet, most of whom
ployed at the King Edward, in re hung on to the outside (far alde) but witness was amongst those who European lady lying sideways over knew
Later, he found the body of a ply to the Coroner, stated that he of the existenco of
held on tho inside. When people the side channel, in her night-the stone fire escape, which led the disease. Dr. Williams' Pink
went to the ground.
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the second floor. Witness, did not get the key from Chau Pak. not shut he rushed out of the Describing his experiences, wit- door of his quarters and saw a glare in the lane. Realising that he could find no means of escape with out the key, he took a large hammerness said that he never held a jump
Answering the Coroner, witness said that there were no firemen holding the sheet, but there were several police officers, five Euro- peans and the rest Chinese. Wit-
heon left lying where it fell, and building. There was a door to seen the lady jump from the build- the lane, with a flight of stone had not been moved. He had not the basement which gave out on
stops,
ing.
Replying to the Coroner, inspec- tor Lane said the police had been unable to locate anyone who had
A Locked Door,
Whatever the predisposing causes,it is in the blood that the rheumatism polsons are conveyed throughout the body to the mus eles and joints wherein they lodge, causing the redness, stiffness, swelling and acute pain which are characteristic symptoms of
not only rapidly purify the blood, but they enrich the blood, thus importing new life, health and through it build up the nerves,
and strength to the whole system. If you are afficited with rhauma- tiam in any of its forms begin a '
of Dr. Williams' `: Pink
It was witness' duty to lock the course
and forced tho hasp off the door. Ing sheet before. There was a good seen Mrs. Robson fall or had even door and then to take the key to pills to-day and they will sure- ́ Several persons then went out interval between the jumps..
Sub-Inspector J. S. Dick, who her strike an overhead wire in had given evidence before, was falling.
through that doorway. Witness: could not say what the time was.
The First Alarm.
Answering questions put by the Coroner, witness said that Chau Pak went to bed at about 11 o'clock, at which hour the base mont door was locked. The door was the servants' entrance and was always open during the day. The watchmon were there during the day to see that no unauthorised person entered.
Lovel with the lane and above the basement, said the witness, there was another door which was opened only when scavenging coolfee and tradesmen having business with the servants of the hotel an rived or left. The key to that door was also kept by Chau Pak.
Asked if he saw Châu Pak run through the door in the basement, witness replied that he did not so him do so.
the compradore's room, which was ly do you good. Chemists every- situated in the basement, and there
recalled. He atated that he ar Witness, proceeding with his rived at the King Edward Hotel statement, spoke of the finding of it was kept in a drawer. This where supply them, or post free, dashed into the lounge and found following the fire, lying on what called a "bridge" room in the ac- Co., 60,,Klangse Road, Shanghai, just before the Fire Brigado. Ho Mr. Enos Seth's body on the night duty he performed at 11 o'clock $150 per bottle, six bottles $8 every night. He slept in what was from the Dr. Williams' Medicine the fire just under the stair running remained of the top floor of the cond floor near the stairs. up by the partition alongside the building, at a distance of about bar. An appliance soon arrived at ten feet from where the stairca.e
On the night of the fire the key
the front door and a hose was run would be. Witness could not form was in ita usual place in the base-
evening to put out two sailors' who
from that point into the hydrant at any opinion as to whether the ment. On the other side of the were having a row.
the junction of leo House Street and Dog Voeux Iload.. Witness took the nozzle of the hose.
The first are applianco, said the
water so soon,
body, in the position it was found, basement there was a flight of Between a quarter to three and would indicate that Mr. Seth was stops which led into the fica three o'clock to was roused from running towards the staircase scape. Over it was a grili, the sleep by the sound of police when he collapsed.
key of which was kept on the same whistles. Looking out over the witness, arrived at about 3.08 a.m.
Sergeant McLeod said that he string as the key of the door of verandah, dio saw a Chinees police- and witneis thought It was within
the basement.
man running down Ice House two minutes that he took the nozzle dleo helped to hold a shoot, and
By the Coronor: He did not Street into Des Voeux Road and into the lounge. He thought the the first person who dropped into nozzle was about one inch wide. it was a Chinese "boy" wo had know if besides Wong Man, any disappearing round the corner, Witness got as far as the telephone thrown himself from the second body also in the Hotel knew of Whistles were still being blown, room when water came through the floor verandah. A number of those keys. Ho had certain duties and witness had not lain down. nozzle. He was not expecting the Chinese were holding on to the specified for him to perform with again for three or four minutes and the pressure shoot also. They immediately respect to those keys, and outside when he noticed smoke. He jump- was so strong that it swung him picked him up.and carried him of that he could not say whether ed out of bed and opened the door right round,
under the verandah of the Bank of anyone else had used those keys leading out into the passage. It East Asia across the road..
in the course of the day. The door was full of smoke, and he rushed of the basemont and the grill were out to find that it was coming up” opened on occasions when it was the staircase. He descended to The Coroner observed that in
found convenient to move bulky the third floor landing, and an ha view of the fact that there had ap- By the Coroner: Some of the cases of liquor into the establish- ranched it he saw the staircase peared statements In the Press that Chinese who were holding the mont by way of the basement and below it collapse, and people rush- there was a lack of pressure at the sheet let go and the man fell on the fra escape. Those two exits ing up the steps to the top floor. beginning of the fire, be hoped that his shoulder on the ground. He wore also used when garbage was On returning to his floor, the. the papers concerned would give equal publicity to the witness's was alive, and witness helped to being cleared out by scavenger first persons he warned were Mr. coolles, this occurring almost and Mrs. Robson. He tried the statement about the pressure of the pick him up.
Coroner: I think ft must be dally.
| door of their room and also that The witness continuing. stated the man To Chat.
Mr. King remarked that I had of the room in which Mr. Enos that soon afterwards Chinese fire- Mr. King agreed, and said that beon his impression that the keys Seth was. Then he went to Mr. men arrived and took over the he regretted To Chat had eines were rarely used.
Woods' room which he opened, to nozzle. He then went out and as- died.
find Mr. Woods still lying on his nisted in the bringing out of, the
bed.
Pressure of Water.
Some Let Go.
The Coroner said To Chat's, life
Manager's Evidence.
Answering another question wit noss sald that he himself never ro turned to the hotel after 11 p.m. and could not say how the other servants, if they wanted to enter the hotel after that hour, got in.
Munshi Singh, an Indian con- stable, was next called. Witness stated that he was in Ice House Street at about 3.10 am. when he water. Arat observed that the King Ed- ward Hotel was on fire. He saw the fire on the first floor and immediate ly blow his whistle. Ho observed that a watchmen in a building op posite the King Edward Hotel was jumping sheets. Several Euro was uninsurablo, and explained Mg, J. Witchell, manager of the He shook Mr. Woods hard, and also blowing his police whistle. peans, two Indian constables, some that he meant to say that he had King Edward Hotel, eald he suc-said: "Come on, get out of bed and,
Witness said he saw no one en-European constables and seven or tering the front door of the hotel.
eight Chinese assisted in holding on the medical report which re- cooded to the position on the death run for your life." fr. Woods The constable went to the fire the sheets, Witness said that two vealed the deceasd to have already of his father, Mr. Job Witchell, said: "All right, all right
Witness then left to return to alarm at the junction of Des Voeux American sailors jumped from the boon in a very poor physical con-who had been manager for 12 or
13 years. Witness said he was a his room where he woke up his. Road and Feddar Street and anash sheet about a third in, and the
fourth floor. The first got into the dition previous to his mishap.
Resuming, witness said that the salaried man, and held no shares three children. They ran down ing the glass gave several pulls. sheet sagged right down. The next to jump was the Frenchman. in the business.
the stairs, but he brought them About 12:30 that morning, he buck and guided them up again to Bailor hit the road and witness could He fell in the same place as the not say whether the man was alive "boy" but being in a diving post-went into the bar to see it closed the top floor. The eldest got on to or otherwise. He did not know tion, his chin hit the ground. Wit-up for the night. Then he went the roof while he followed the then, but he believed now that theness could not say who it was that into the lounge and conversed for other two down the stone staircase nian was Seaman Klah.
removed him to the Bank, but he some time with Mr. William into the basement. As they left was not then dead.
Woods, before the latter retired the top floor, the whole staircase The ambulance which arrived to his room. Mr. Woods, said wit- collapsed behind them. later took away the Chinese, theness, was a sufferer from asthma. At this point, the further hear- Frenchman and the Englishman. Replying to the Coroner, witnessing was adjourned until this after- Witness did not see the latter fall, said that he had occasion that noon.
He then returned to the Hotel.
At this stage Mr. T. H. King, acting C. S. P.. announced that the alarm was given at about 3,06-a.m.
Front Door Wido Open,
In answer to the Coroner, witness said that about six persons jumped Into the fire sheets, two of them falling wide.
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In answer to Mr. King, witness said that Seaman Kish came down in an upright position with his feet slightly tilted forward. Those who held the sheet were pulled in..
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