Chung Chi
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Q: And your reason, amongst other things is the position of the body?
A: I think so.
Q: You consider that the explosion occurred in ?
A: In No.6 stall.
Q: Why?
A: Because the force seems to have radiated from both sides; the force of the explosion goes both ways from that point.
Q: Now as to that body; what position would a body be in the case of an ordinary explosion?
A: That is hard to say. You get them in all positions.
Q: What position would it be in the case of a cave in?
A: It just depends upon the position he was in when the cave in took place. This man was lying flat on his back with a stick of cordwood across his legs.
Q: Would that be the position you would expect to find the body in in the case of a cave in?
A: No, from the position he was in I would infer that he died before the cave in took place. There might have been a little dirt down to begin with, but not the cave that was there latterly.
Q: Did you make a careful examination of this second south level after the explosion?
A: No.
Q: Any matches?
A: Well, I seen a chinamen come down to get a man's watch in No.5 stall, and I seen matches taken out of the pocket of a coat in the place where "B" lamp was found.
Q: To whom did the coat belong?
A: It belonged to a man in No.5. I don't know the names. You have got them there.
Q: A chinaman?
A: Yes.
Q: Was he one of those killed?
A: There was one brought up dead and out of that place.
Q: Did you find anything else besides matches?
A: That match-box and the cigarettes a little above it. I don't think they were more than a foot apart in No.5 stall, and about 30 yards from where these were found I think the explosion occurred.
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