J. M'CONNELL'S DEATH.

Evening Star, Issue 14415, 11 July 1910, Page 4

J. M'CONNELL'S DEATH.

The -coroner's inquiry into fhe death, of! James M'Connell was resumed by Mr 1 Bartholomew this, afternoon, Mr R- Howwell being foreman of the jury. Mr Irwin, appeared for tho relatives, and Mr Darkf Wallace represented the Railway Depart* ro.eni.

Dr Roberts deposed as to the resulte of his post-mortem examination. He found a fracture of three ribs on the right ade. The pointed end of one fragment projected: into the chest cavity, wounding the lung and causing an escape of air into the chest cavity, the lung collapsing in consequence. The right chest -was also half Ml of bloocL Witness considered the cause of death was shock. It iras possible that the prassura within the thorax embarrassed the hearfe, action, and added to the dangers of the* shock. Something had impinged againstj the chest wall, and driven the fractured: ends in.

At Mr Irwin's suggestion; His WradrifH adjourned for a few minutes, so as to lei: the jury see the locality of the aeddaafc. On resuming Wm. MTSwen, ] said that between. 5 and 5.10 pan. on tba j Bth he was going along Burns street, audi when at the Rattray street corner saw! some trucks on the line, the front one a little over on the footpath,_ They seemed! to be standing. If moving they were, going very slowly. The dgnahnan, m tba middle of the street, sgnalkd to the* driver of a vehicle to keep back. Witness noticed a man going across the line. The comer of a track caught him. Tho trucks seemed to'be moving then, bat very slowly.. Deceased was knocked down. The signal- -| man did not see deceased knocked down. ■' The inquest was proceeding at 3U5 furw