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is a likelihood that it would cause it. It is possible that that glass might have been lifted to one side, and the head of the light broke the glass | is a likelihood that it would cause it. It is possible that that glass might have been lifted to one side, and the head of the light broke the glass | ||
− | J: There would be something to cause the flame? | + | J: There would be something to cause the flame? A: There would be the light inside to cause the flame. You light that lamp and tilt it to one side and leave it there the glass will break. |
− | J: Then about the other lamp "B"? | + | J: Then about the other lamp "B"? A: This lamp M Matthews and I found at No 5 stall |
J: Could you find any other portion of it? | J: Could you find any other portion of it? | ||
− | + | A: No, sir. | |
− | J: Then about the other lamp, "C"? | + | J: Then about the other lamp, "C"? A: This lamp belongs to the man we last found, that was on the 22nd. I have seen this lamp in town today. There is nothing the matter with the gauge, and I don't think it had anything to do with the explosion |
− | J: Was this last lamp found where the cave in was? | + | J: Was this last lamp found where the cave in was? A: Yes. |
− | J: When did you find these other lamps, "a" & "B"? | + | J: When did you find these other lamps, "a" & "B"? A: The first day we went in to clean up the cave, cleaning the [back?] to get the cave in, and we [got?] that lamp "a" [just?] into where the man was found, at No 6. This lamp "B" we found in No 5 stall, about seven an 8 yards from the [face?]. I don't think this had the first thing to do with the explosion at al, for this reason: had it been possible for that lamp to have caused the explosion it would have been more violent than it was, because the other lamp would have been [?] by that time, and the explosion would have been more [terrific?] than it was. |
− | J: Did you see the Chinaman that was taken from under the cave? | + | J: Did you see the Chinaman that was taken from under the cave? A: Yes, sir. |
− | J: Was he burnt? | + | J: Was he burnt? A: That I couldn't say. He was so dirty and so black that I couldn't see whether he was burnt. |
BC Archives GR-0431 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Box 6 File 3 / Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia. | BC Archives GR-0431 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Box 6 File 3 / Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia. |
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is a likelihood that it would cause it. It is possible that that glass might have been lifted to one side, and the head of the light broke the glass
J: There would be something to cause the flame? A: There would be the light inside to cause the flame. You light that lamp and tilt it to one side and leave it there the glass will break.
J: Then about the other lamp "B"? A: This lamp M Matthews and I found at No 5 stall
J: Could you find any other portion of it?
A: No, sir.
J: Then about the other lamp, "C"? A: This lamp belongs to the man we last found, that was on the 22nd. I have seen this lamp in town today. There is nothing the matter with the gauge, and I don't think it had anything to do with the explosion
J: Was this last lamp found where the cave in was? A: Yes.
J: When did you find these other lamps, "a" & "B"? A: The first day we went in to clean up the cave, cleaning the [back?] to get the cave in, and we [got?] that lamp "a" [just?] into where the man was found, at No 6. This lamp "B" we found in No 5 stall, about seven an 8 yards from the [face?]. I don't think this had the first thing to do with the explosion at al, for this reason: had it been possible for that lamp to have caused the explosion it would have been more violent than it was, because the other lamp would have been [?] by that time, and the explosion would have been more [terrific?] than it was.
J: Did you see the Chinaman that was taken from under the cave? A: Yes, sir.
J: Was he burnt? A: That I couldn't say. He was so dirty and so black that I couldn't see whether he was burnt.
BC Archives GR-0431 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Box 6 File 3 / Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.