COLLAPSE OF A PLATFORM.
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED. j , London, February 10. During the work of widening the Coldrenlck viaduct in Corn wall, a platform collapsed, falling 150 ft, and killing 12 persons. At the inquest on the victims a verdict of manslaughter was returned against; i Blewett, the foreman, and Pearoe, the manager, on the ground of negligence.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2242, 18 February 1897, Page 15
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