THE BROOKLYN FATALITY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13280, 8 May 1907, Page 3

THE BROOKLYN FATALITY.

INQUEST ON THE VICTIM. Per Preis Association. WELLINGTON, May 7. The inquest on the victim of the Brooklyn tramway fatality was continued to-day. The City Solicitor intimated t'kati the tc-ts conducted by the Public Work." Department are not yet completed. Stuart Richardson, city electrical engineer, described ih> movements of the car. which nut with the accident. He was not prepared at present- to give opinions about the cause of the car running away. He wished to thoroughly examine the car and lie;a- the principal vitnesries. * George Ernest Jame.--, 1-raffle .superintendent, said he considered, a car of the typo- in question, safer for taking curve:.! th m a- smaller car. He had formed no theory about the cause of the accident. He did not think ihe signal lights had any bearing on the accident. Ilea, the motorman, might have on duty nine hours with two spells. The. speed limit on the Brooklyn line was. miles an hour. If a Diotwaian wa- late he was asked for an explaimt.io-n, bui not fined. Bea was running a special car, which had to fib in with the' ordinary car. Reliable men were pickei fcr this .service. He believed that Bea was a ccol .steady man. ' Richard Elliott, a passenger by the car, said that he saw a motorman putting en the har.d brake, but he- did 'not know about the other brake?. Witness knew sometime before the accident that the car was beyond control. He believed that from the commencement of the journey the motorman handled ths brakes properly. Arthur Smith, another passenger, said ho believed Elliott's evidence was correct. He could not say whethc-r there had been any skidding. . He had nothing to svgges'- as to ihs> cam?* of the accident. The motorman was doing all he could. Louis Frederick Weber said that hi was in charge, of a. car which met Rea's about 50 yards on the city .side of Seagar's Iccp. Bea backed up to the loop, witness pa~se:l and did no';- .-;ee Bea again. Re had never known either ihe magnetic or hand brake to fail. He had no prejudice against palace cars liks No. £5. and. he knew of no general prejudice againsi them. At this stage th? inquiry was adjourned provisionally till 2.15 on Friday.

FUNERAL A'H NELSOX. * NELSON, May 7. The funtral cf the hits Mis Bell, the victim of the Wellington tramway fatality, took place at Richmond yesterday. Tlvres Methodist clergymen assis.ed, and the l , e vs.-, a ieccrd attendance of representatives ot Til! parts of the district, including resit.eL.vj .-;:' Murchiscn and the Upper Eul.e:-. r.trm. rcu.-.t. have travelled two davs in order to show the great respectfelt for the family. The late Mrs Bell was .a s-i ter of Mi* Sheat. the new Mayor of Richmond. Mr Bell's condition is evoking anxious enquiry from Murchison, where he is a very popular and ureful resident.