The Railway Fatality.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11759, 5 September 1901, Page 1

The Railway Fatality.

THE INQUEST.

The following evidence at the inquest on the body of Major Brown was crowded out of yesterday's issue: — Walter Smith deposed he had a fish stand near the line in Devon-street. On Monday afternoon Major Brown purchased some fish from him. His fctand was sor 6 yards from the line. When Major Brown left the stand he went to cross the line diagonally. He was attending to his fiah, and did not notice the engine till she was about on the Grossing. The engine was making considerable noise when approaching the crossing, but \ he could not say whether it was whistling ior not. He did not actually see Major Brown caught by the engine. Arthur Ambury stated he saw the engine strike Major Brown. He saw the signalman at the crossing. The signalman ran towards Major Brown with the evident intention to save him by making a grab for him. The signalman was "shouting out also. Witness considered the signalman ran some risk. The Coroner, in summing up the evidence, said the evidence disclosed that the accident was accidental; that the railway officials had dorm their duty both before and after the accident, and that no blame was attachable to them. On the question of recommendations that was a matter for the jury to consider.