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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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No 2
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A; - I have seen him drive towards me and drive past me.
Mr Cowan; How long had smith been driving over that road?
A; - I think three years.
Q; - How many times a day?
A; - Six or eight times, perhaps more sometimes.
Q; - He would go over trip and trip?
A; - I don't know.
Q; - As a rule two or three times? A; - Oh, yes; perhaps more.
Q; - The glass after the accident where did you find it?
A; - In front of the gates.
Q; - Its nearer the draw than the gates are? A; - Yes.
Q; - Just about where?
A; - In fact it was in several direction about the other gates.
Mr Ladner; Do you know whether the parts were rusty?
A; - No, sir.
Q; - Portions of these guy ropes? A; - No sir.
Q; - How long were they one? A; - About eighteen months ago.
Q; - What kind of poles were they A; - Iron.
Q; - What were they made of? A; - Galvanized iron.
Q; - I understand you saw the car approaching when you went about 6.30 about that time? when did the accident take place?
A; - I should think about twenty minutes past six or a quarter to seven.
Mr Jackson; - There is a steep grade just inside the approach, that elevation is about ten feet in seventy-five? It is quite a steep grade.
A; - I don't call that a steep grade.
Q; - How much higher is the level of the bridge than the level of the approach? A; - Not very much.
Q; - About ten feet? A; - I would not think that.
Q; - You say from the far side from the water is about twenty feet?
BC Archives, GR-0431 Box 10 File 4 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Inquisitions / inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.