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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Coroner;- That would be eight inches? A;- Yes. Q;- You say it was probably eight inches? A;- Yes. Mr Donaghy;- From the right hand side of the car? A;- Yes. Q;- You were sitting on that same side? A;- Yes. Q;- Did you look over this obstruction? A;- Yes. Q;- You could see clearly? A;- Yes. Q;- Where was it placed, on the lower section of the glass? A;- It was placed on the lower. Q;- Did your view run to one side or ahead? A;- Yes. You see I was pretty well acquainted and as we went along. Q;- You say the top was up, Was there one? A;- Yes. Q;- Were the sides all on? A;- Yes. Q;- Did you feel any jar when the car struck the gate? A;- No; I prepared for that. Q;- Was there any jar? A;- No sir, no jar Q;- Still if the car were going slowly there would undoubtedly be some jar striking the gate at that velocity? A;- I don't think so. Q;- If you were running in this you would feel a jar? A;- Not very much. we have a controller. Q;- You are a regular iron man? A;- Perhaps not. Q;- So this car went through this gate without feeling any jar that you noticed? A;- Yes, I felt no jar at all. Q;- That would seem to indicate it was going at a high velocity with the throttle wide open? A;- About two and a half notches I should think. Q;- Did you hear any noise when it struck the gate? A;- No; I didn't hear any noise. Q;- Well, you have some difficulty in hearing me fifteen