John Marshall et al
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;- So that if there were four grown people in the front of the car they must have been either in the drivers seat or on the edge? A;- There was one passenger, I would not say whether he was standing on the running board and had his head inside; that I would not say. Q;- There were at least three people in the driver's seat? A;- There must have been three men in the driver's seat. Q;- So that the car after making the approach picked up speed again>? A;- To a certain extent. Q;- You didn't notice at all any reduction of the speed at all until you went over? A;- Nothing but the jar. Q;- Nothing but the jar in striking the gate? A;- It must have been small; it was just a short time between striking the gate hadn't time to think. Q;- A;- Well, I remember perfectly the car gong into the water, I remember perfectly coming to the top. I have no particular recollection how I got out of the top of the car into the open. Q;- Did you get the impression as the car went down that the car was going down headforemost? A;- I had that impression that the car was going down head-foremost. Q;- You didn't feel any jar or scraping of the car on the edge of the span? A;- I can't say I did. Q;- You didn't hear someone distinctly cry out before you struck the gate? A;- Oh yes; I heard someone call out before we struck the gate. Mr Ladner;- Mr Shortreed, could you see the driver that time? A;- I- Q;- Did you notice him? A;- I want wasn't looking that way. Q;- Did you hear him make any