A PORTER'S DEATH.

Mataura Ensign, 24 April 1913, Page 4

A PORTER'S DEATH.

. *-__ FEB nVITKL PRESS ASSOCIATION OHIiISTCHURCH, April £J. Tha inquest touching the death of John Poppelwell, jun., the porter who was run over by a train ,at Mina 0.1 Saturday, was resumed to-ckiy, before Mr H. \V. Bishop (ooron<. r).'" The inquiry Ikj.'l i.een. Ati j our nod to pun'iiL evidence to be called as. to tiho mar.i:-•;• of thu a; cldent.

Wilii.-i;;i. Henry McLenaghen, exsSlmnteir, in tho employ of the Railway Department, said ho was on duty at Iviinsi with (ieouaisod at tho time of the accident. The engine went into the Hiding to do aonio shunting. Tim g>i;i,'? and witn.a>.s did tho shunting, in which the deceased took no i>?jrt at all. They finished shunting a.nd ooaipled on. and the guard went back to his van. Poppehveil got into an L waggon, and witness stepped on to tho bnako ot a stock waggon and gave the order to mill out. Tho entire railed out, and while it w»s doiii£ t>o the deceased got out of tho waggon and stood on tho brake. Losing his balance, ho fell between the trucks and t-.v■•> »■■•<•■..■!; watrgona parsed ■those uufV.nninio accidents th-.i.t might happen to any <:xr.'!-ipt^'e : l shunter. Sergei i.:ii. Jack;-";"! :-.vA tlir-t the st;tionmafiV ■•■ at, >- ir- i ! i.» :r,-,'!-;\ :>. st:>.".mont to tho ; ffcx't i'hav ..Ite ••'(•■ , ;is; ! was never instruct**! to ''o r.iiy ?■!in•» ■-- ing.

Mr i; : :i; •■'■: said the s point ■*;•■■ whether ; ' vcl oi' 17 v.-- . who \v> inexperit- 1, a,nd who ha-i been only five nionii; in tho serv'-o, WiHild !e instructed to carry out such duti ■■■■■-. 'Phey bad cleared that up. A verdict, of accidental death was returned.