FATALITY AT QUARRY

Evening Star, Issue 16784, 12 July 1918, Page 8

FATALITY AT QUARRY

THE VERDICT.

The* following completes our report oi tho proceedings at th© inquiry into the death of Jamea Cotton, which was con* ducted by the coroner (Mr H. A. yesterday afternoon. In addition to tho ■counsel mentioned yesterday, Mv W. C. MacGregor attended to watda the intereats of tho City Cotporation George Rule Hudson laborer SS gf&if^ emploved at tho quaiT} said that he fl»^ tho loiem in doing some blasting ahont <5 i month Tt a spot about 15ft to tho left of whcio the accident occurred Thl» brought down Btt oi 9ft of stuff bttt left I ix> rotk, noi did it aflect t«j i fice Iho itt« oi the qtiariv generalki wis all up ibove HaiiT-on inspectw , I the f ice before ork wi-s beiun lo Mr bincliiir At**r Ua«.H?i2r tafetg |phve no work would fc« dew at ttse apci) i whcie tha shot Ind leas iu»d until u«E& div and not until tLe foisjman considarell' it s fe | To Mi Hit Harrison took a!! reasos.) I abh precautions th it morning as ho U* watb did xhe mjunnT o! Cotton waa, la j his opinio i pureh ai actident Tim s M Ixiien la' orer Cavershim emj plottd it the qutrn stld that after HaTi rioon, who took all reisonablo prec(.iitionß, I mspec cd the fico, h> told tnem vt waa tfe md then w» nt to kok at the top H« j did not see the rotk 1 H He t-onsidered it w « qtitto cafe to vo* -1 at the spot i ] d\ in Bodle\ Gieen inipector of mine* and qiiainei s&id that on receiving in, ntim t on cf tho "«tdetit he piocecded to j tin quui aid made an insi octioa H® j ciw Oto 3Stt up th fice m unf lUen | , jwi 11 iot if '1 u iht u t 3ft to tft bqt iro |ithi hj \\i jipiiuitlv ..Ihtune; to the I 1 mitit"- hit \is t tt tho iil had not ton i lot t it«t t Vttci nji tin a the jqinit mi nc u ent to tht < ( hce Tnd , t 1111(1 Ihu foil 111 n iti it oi hw nispot ti ii m i i >in i win hj tittd thit tli f « i it In his opinion and fitm hj Ini k L ot tli qu in he u tild tl fit a t 1 hid been ldit t ( t I met tl \it it f. I \ tut t [ t n in t n tli 1 l t ild l t In n, 11 t 1 in t j it tot If i d i i llk inhid vt 1 1 Imd i j i i ai Mih iu iv i 1 n tit Ui nct v\i )hhid 11 t un Mil i tue >idu irv tui t t \ 1n„ r 'ie t til I I Wl 1I I til (jl 11 I VI t > 1' t \*, t t tl ii t t 1 i lid to 1 \t tu i ) it hi tl q t iv i tttil tim i [ i lit m 1 i I 1i j tt ( in ttit tl 1 ('til ! <-' ii ii i (1 1 it li v i In„ , d nt i i ii in i t 'nl in i 1 It' i n 1 d h- wi iMi lit i t ti 1 Nil | i iithi'h l tf/ ti ui] i ; \lt i ' I iti Ut t i t t' t i ' W i I hi i ' i 1 i t hi I - ' I i ••til I 1 11l t'l I Wl \ I I II 1 I I t I 1 11 t 111 \ I it I I ! II 1 I 111 I II 1 ll lit {. 'ill I 11 I 1 I 1 I I i 1 11 i I ' i ii mi t It fi ii li „ t i ui' l t lit 1 i i i i i \ t 'ii I 1 1 l r ', tl ,i Hil ii i hj i t ) x 1 i t, « I huii I n i dit it ] i * i i in i i it i i Mi Jul , , t .t 1 1 l! i lit' ' l li I n i f ( i tnc 1 t I 1 1 i ii i i t (iiiiny 1 I i i i , to >' l d I 1' I 111 1 Ith I t ' t } 1 tl j [ ii t In <mi I t | iii ! i i i i i t i ii i it i I I 1 % t tul ll 11 l I ' ' I I M 1 Itl It 1I IU i' l ' lit \ 111 111 I V 1 t I L( v 1 I! 1 hj ii ii ii j r [in i )t' 1 hj 1 u tu ij ti d hi i i I i i ii < hj th i | If 1 1 ..ii lin qi i t 1 Int tti tl mt' 1 itv i I t i (ii il v ill nil ll ' f 1 | | til ft t i l n i i i ti i r i | I ! r 1, 1 I 1 Pt 1 to tl 3 , IHI 1 111 it M M I lit l 11 t 1 111 It I jii 10 1 I( 1 ( lit! Hill t 11 II HI ) hj 1 , din 11 i it in 'ii ' it 10 i I lhr 'li in 1 ii t 'iiii tnt mnl 1a '. t *>U Hi u'd nit i d. imttlv v hju j t' 3 st no whi hj i ill 1 th in u in j ti i lit t c tl f nun n tl it nt hi iot tout ti ii i fh f\t n u.,n t p lit tt ( imo ft >?n 'nc i mit%

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