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Doctor M Jones having been duly sworn in medical evidence states I remember the explosion occurring at the Wellington Colliery last week. I saw all the bodies The bodies were three of William Rennie, Appolas Dainie, Gmord[?] Campbell, John Haskin's Rueben Gough, Louis Relli, John Dixon.

I examined the bodies to ascertain the cause of death. Rennie was evi- -dently killed by mechanical injuries there was no marks of fire on his body, Damie was killed by me- -chanical injuries there was marks of fire about the head & porehead. Campbell was uninjured but was slightly burnt. John Hoskins was uninjured but was badly burn- -ed about the body. Rudea Gough uninjured & no marks of fire about his person, Rellis was slightly burn. I should say Campbell, Hoskins, Gough, and Relli came to their death frome Choke damp, Dixon was badly injured mechanically & badly, worse burnt that any of the white men. The Chinaman named Ah Choo was killed by mechanical injuries, another Chinamen named Ah Hoy was

BC Archives GR-0431 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 2 File 6 Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.