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As part of the Chinese Historical Wrongs Legacy Initiative, we’ve digitized a small selection of inquests and inquiries from 1872 to 1934, found in series GR-0431. These were chosen to reflect the experiences of early Chinese immigrants to B.C. – their living and working conditions, and their unfortunate accidental or unusual deaths. They range from a woman working in a brothel in Barkerville who died of natural causes to three sawmill workers who died from malnutrition. Learn more.
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Q;- About how fast would you judge you were going? A;- I don't know because it was after dark and we were going. Q;- How long does it take the ferry to cross from Ladners? A;- I have been crossing a number of times but I never took the trouble to see how long it does take. Q;- Quarter of an hour? A;- Quarter of an hour. Q A?;- And you connected with the bus on this side just as soon as you docked. Q;- Do you know what car you would catch? A;- I always catch the first Fraser car coming this way. Q;- You don't know what time? A;- Well, no. Q;- Did you hear any passenger asking the driver to catch that particular car? A;- I never heard a remark of that kind. Q;- You have no idea of the speed it was travelling? A;- I don't know what rate. We were travelling at a fair rate. I do not know the rate. Q;- Do you think the car with twelve passengers on approaching lights on a bridge should travel an excessive rate of speed? A;- As a matter of opinion, I would think that a car, in any case should slow down on the bridge. Q;- Owing to the over crowded car you could not see it? A;- Well, I could not say. Perhaps, I might have seen perhaps not. There was a small light in the jitney in the roof. It was going up and down. Q;- Did you notice whether his headlights were good strong lights on the car? A;- I did not. Q;- Did you notice if the windshield was fogged? A;- I didn't notice. Q;- And the side curtains were up? A;- Yes. Q;- All enclosed? A;- Yes; all enclosed. Q;- Did you notice any stopping of the car, any stopping of the motion of the car about the time you were approaching the swing? A;- Well, I didn't notice.