Daily British Whig (1850), 28 May 1919, p. 5

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Kinnear & d'Esterre CAUSED THE DROWNING OF 'WIL- How Sickly Women May Get Health|= If they could only pe made to see LIAM JOHN QUINN, jihat hall their ills are caused by im- Coroner's Jury Considered Case On Tuesday Evening---Scaflold Rope Attached to Insecure Part of Steamer', : At the coromer's inquest into the death of Wiiliam John Quinn held in' the police court-room on Tuesday evening the jury remdered the fol- lowing verdict; "That William John Quinn came to his death by drown- ing due to the rope holding the scaf- folding on which he was at work be- ing aitacned to an insecure and de- fective part of the steamer." Dr, W. W. Sands, coroner, presid- fll] ea, ang the jury elected William A. Newlands foremad, The cther mem- bers of the jury. were: J. Russell Forster, Robert Henderson, Thomas Nash, G. O. Aiken, N. A. Smith, E. 'Cain, Samuel Hamilton, James An- grove, EK. Hartrick, C. Gray, E. Hunt, The first witness called was P. C. James 'Downey who told of being called to Swift's wharf at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, of the recovery of the body amd te means employed for resuseitation, David Cummings, who was the foreman in cliarge of the work on the steamer St. Lawrence, said that the deceased came to him on Friday or Saturday of last week and want- éd a job." He gave his name as J. Iowin, 'He came ta work on Mon- day morning and scrubbed all day Monday on the side of the boat---ilve steamer St. Lawrence. H6 came back on Tuesday morning and turned to at the same work on the same side of the boat. When the accident hap- pened we were at the stern, He commenced this morning wihere they left off Monday night, Somewhere and 10 am, I was put- nother triangle to put a the same one they were My attention was drawn h in the water, When 1 the triangle wus gome and two men were in the water. 1 took the triangle I had with the rope and handed it to the boy to catch hold of. There were two in the water. Young Wright was the ome I saved. I told him to hang on to it. When I look- 'ed up the other man was lying with his swomach on the plank. Wright dalled out and when I looked again I saw bubbles wheré thd other man sank. We got ropes and things to try and tind the other man." Cause of the Accident. Question by member of jury: "ere there any life preservers on the boat? Answer--"Yes, but not where we were, they were down on the main deck, There was no person to go for iz Ocean Sisamship Ticket . C..8. Kirkpatrick them. A rope was thrown to the man as soon as it could pe got." "What was the causé of the scaf- fold falling?" , "The railing the scaffold rope was fast to, broke away." HWhat was 'thie 'dduse of it 'break- 86 Clarence St. Phone B8Sw. MOORE'S "Fhe Only Place They Re-build Old. Tires Look ; for thom, 0 the cars. There are 'hundreds of our RE-BUILT TIRES In Service on Kingston Cars and Giving SATISFACTION Our name is on every tire. Have one of your tires REBUILT and you wil be another satisfied customer. Telephone us and we will send a repre: - sentative to interview you, MOOR ES The Only Fla Place They Re-Build Old Tires 200-8 Wellington Street. ing away---was it due 'to the condi- 4 tion of the wood?" "The nails drew out. The wood is not very rotten. The rail was put there about three years ago." "Did you look to see if the wood was rotten?" "1 did." "Are you sn official of the com- pany or a contractor?' "I was just hired for the job." "Who attached the ropes to the railing?" 1 - "Did You think it strong enough to hold the two men?" "1- did. The rope was still attach-~ ed to the railing." "How many planks were on triangle?" "One plank." "Did 'you fasten the ropes to the railing all the way along the side." "No, one rope was fastened to the stern rail." "In other years did you do the samo thing?' "Yes." Richard Wright who was on the scaffold with the unfortunate man Quinn, being sworn stated, "Both of us were working together on the same plank and scaffold between 9 and 10 am. when the first thing I knew we were in the water. Went down and both came up togeth- ] ot 1 saw 'him (Quinn) making for the plank.; I was making for the triangle, 'When 1 got to the triangle ad got hold of it I tooked around the seen. Question: "Did Quinn get as far a8 the In on Wer." did 'not see him get | car. "Can yott swim?" Hl "Yes sir, 1 wvam to the and then got on the a it in " Yen the trinsigle pentoon.'" Would it be 'possible' to aver i ed Award of the ca to see. Quinn and he was ot to beth in the sme position as | = 1 vas shout ten thr reom 3 push it}l pure blood, it wouldn't take long to care them with Dr. Hamilton's Pills. vigorates, strengthens, renews: Every tired, worn out, woman that tries Dr. Hamilton's Pills will im- prove rapidly, will have better color, increased appetite and better diges- tion. No better rebuilding tonic can be found than Dr. Hamilton's Pills which are safe, mild and health giv- ing. For forty years Dr. Hamilton's Pills have been America's most val- ued family medicine, 25¢ per box at all dealers. and ran out, but I did not see Mr. Quinn. Question--*Did you Tope?" Answer---"No, he was gone. The other man, Wright, had hold of the other rope." throw the ------ Examined the Steamer. At this point the jury expressed 8 wish to examine the steamer where the railing 'to. which the scaffold 'was attached collapsed, and after their return Silas Grim- shaw was called by the coroner, He sald: "I visited the scene of the accident and saw where the scaffold went adrift. Questiony--"'In was it?" Answer----'It 'was in good condi- tion. It was screwed on by oné and a half inch No. 12 screws. The wood was in good, condition." "Are you employed by the com pany?" "No. "How thick was the plate screws went through?" "About half an inch. The plate was nalled to the covering board, which was bolted to the deck beams. The screws had been pulled out." "Would the pipe have broken and have pulled off if the rope had been made fast to the bottom of the up- right?" "No." "Would that not have been the logical place to attach the rope to avoid leverage?' * what condition the "Da 'you do any work Canada Steamsiip Lines?" "No." Witness identified a screw ex- hibited by one of the jury as belong- ing to the rail but ft was"not an inch and a halt long, and some of the wood adhered to the rust on it, Witness said he thought thé serews were longer. Dayid Cummings, thé foreman of the work on the steamer, was re- called by the jury and questioned further as follows: "Don't you think that it would have been better to tie the rops to the Juner al] or the rings in the deck os, it wonld: but we have al- ways tied it tothe rail." "You didn't test the rail?" "Yes, 1 did with my knee." "Would that have broken rail pipe?" A "Nov! I think it gave away at the rear end first and then the pipe connection pulled apart." : NEW "ALL SLERFING CAR TRAIN. S---- Trans-Canada Limited Daily-<Mon- treal and Toronto to Vancouver, On Sunday, Jone 1st, new train will be placed in service to 'operate daily to Vancouver via Canadian Pacific. \ Train No. 7 will leave Montreal 3.30 pom. 'Train No. 9 iL leave Toronto 7.15 pm, Trains will consolidate at Sud- bury and operate Sudbury to Van® for the the couver 10,00 a.m. the fourth day. Further particulars from Canad- ian Pacific Ticket Agents, or ---~W. B. HOWARD, 'District Passenger Agent, Toronto, Four New Boats fof Cunard Service. Cable advices from Liverpool just received in the New York office of the Cunard Line announce the acqui- sition of four mew cargo' steamers. Three of 9,600 tons dead weight are to be called the Vardulia, Vasconia and Virgilia. * One of 8,600 tons dead weight has been named the Ver- We | bania ~ A Bicyelist Injured, Richard Atkinson, 114 Victoria injured on when he was bicycle. 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