Ym rr mn <i Sa Amn § TR wa para opr cis bts | fig PAGE FOURTEEN PURELY ACCIDENTAL] WAS .VEBDICT OF JURY ON (WEATH OF TWO MEN Who Werte Struck By Train At Bridge At Kingston Mills Thursday After- noon--Twp, Trains Met On Bridge. That their death was. purely of an accidental pature, was the finding of the jury summoned by Dr. 'D. E. Mundell, Coroner, in the Police Court room Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to enquire into the sad death of Philip Chigley and Elaire Carron, who were struck by the International Limited coming from Montreal Thur- sday afternoon at 1.48 o'clock gt the bridge at Kingston Mills. The engineer on the train stated that the two trains met on the bridge owing to the fact that the one going east was fifteen minutes late. Such a thing might not occur again in five years, He liad blown ' his whistle ® reaching the bridge, but thought @ noise of the other train had pre- vented the men from hearing - his train coming. George Hunter was foreman of the jury which was sum- moned by Constable Samuel Arniel. The first witness called was a young man pamed, R. Crawford, who witnessed the accident, In his evi: dence he said: "I was standing at Mr. Anglin's of- fice and was noticing the east-bound train go. by. 1 saw the two men ading bn the east end of the bridge « were talking. Two trains grpssad on the bridge. When the east-bound train was almost off the bridge, the 'west-bound train came the bridge. I saw the engine hit ey. His body was hurled into {he air about twenty-five feet and it 1 into the'creek below. I do hot think the train hit the other man. 1 thipk he overbalanced himself and fell off the bridge." David Whyte, special constable for the Grand Trunk Railway, employed guarding the bridge at the scene of the accident was sworn. He did net witness the accident. He noticed the west-bound traf stop and went to the bridge and discovered two men lying under the bridge. One was Chisley and the other Carron. The latter was engaged as a special constable for the company, and was on duty when the accident occurred, Witness seid special constables were supposed to 'patrol the bridge when no trains 'were. passing. ~~ Witness sald there were about four feet from ,the outside rail and the edge of the bridge. Constables had definite in- structions not to patrel the bridge while trains were passing over it. Witness had never known any of the constables to violate the orders. He had been caught on the bridge when trains were crossing, and had to run to escape. There "was sufficient room for a man to stand on the side of the bridge but the suction of the train would draw him in. In the middle of the bridge there was eight feel where a person could throw him- self down, and thug save himself, "I believe that Chisley was hit and that his body struck Carton and knogcked him off the bridge." said the witness. There was a change made in the timetable en Sunday last, and the coroner asked if the men might have been confused by this. "It might have been $0." !'veplied the witness. Dr. J. F. Sparks told of the injur- les recglved by deceased. He view- the body after it was recovered the water. The skull and one of his face was crushed, and t bods. 'were several bruises on his h must have been in- Rp 1, engi omas 8] ; @ngineer on the 1 Intemational ail, on sald that} Xhenco shar dated east of King- sion ils bridge perhaps about one updred and. fifty feet, he noticed a Wed step acrass- the north side of the west-bound tracks: He could wera not clear of the train. hn 1 noticed that:they didnot | off the tracks I blew the whis- 'the brakes, but in} i] minute we struck the men. We: were aang 'about thirty-five or on fer" our. . The train was on time." ness: the did not think the on "Aoticen west-bound train as tepped off the track to let the Foy train go by. ' He belicy- the noise of the one train would ent'them: g the other. They net hear t whistle . blown by withoms. The trains. fhst happened to meet on the bridge, as the east. hound train was fifteen minutes late; The two trains: might not meet on the track again in five years. William, Taylor, who was painting on the bridge was called, but he did not know anything of the hodtdent Witness mid that Ghisley iwas on: his way tp get Some oll for th oil for the painters. MANY GERMAN FAI FAILURES | War Severely Felt By Alien Enemy In Brith Colambin: Vancouver, B.C., June 5.--Many German coi igs, some of which have for years ope Columbia, are going out of business after Making huge losses. One of The 1916 Overland iso a sentially the same as the 1915 Overland --the famous Model BO that sold for $1425. But' the price is $375 less. 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