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;- And if the emergency brake be in defective order then you would not be able to act, you don't know in what distance you could stop retracted the car? A;- No. Q;- Now what what would put this emergency brake out of gear? A;- Wear and retracted tear. Q;- Especially with that prepared lining the resbestos? A;- Well it would not make very much difference with it and the brass. Q;- When it mis was bolted down? How is that fibrous lining attached to the shoe? A;- It is rivetted. Q;- What kind of rivets.? A;- Copper. Q;- When this fibrous lining is worn down on that car would that leave the rivetting exposed? A;- It all depends on how much copper rivetting is exposed. Q;- Should it be exposed, that lining attached with the rivets should it be exposed at all? A;- It would be sage enough, but it is not exposed, it is counter sunk. Q;- You didn't examine the machine the last time the machine was brought in? A;- No. Q;- retracted You swore it was in perfect shape? retracted Coroner;- He said he was told by Mr Smith. Mr Cowan;- As a matter of fast you don't know what condition the machine was in the day of the accident? A;- No. Q;- It must have been in bead condition as far as you know? A;- I don't know about that. Q;- You only know the condition it was in in October last? A;- Yes. Q;- Or in what condition were those second hand brakes? A;- I knew they worked before. Q;- You knew they were not twins, one was brass, and one lining the shoes? A;- Yes. Q;- And you knew the rear end was a winton rear end of a second hand machine? A;- Yes