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Inquest at Tont -0D

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Inquest at Tont 0D An inquest was held at the Ton Wednesday, touching the death of ^.til- Manuel, 34 years of age, of 24 Alexa" ])$" Gelli, who was injured at the Maindy G „by ies. Evidence of ^identification was o his brother, Richard Manuel, of address, who stated that William M»n" 0 injured at the above colliery 0111'ebru^iief; whilst folloAving his usual duties as j# His brother gave 110 information to /11, tp. the accident occurred, but complalIie| l# his back Avas very painful, and that lost the use of his legs. He furthei ^orji- that he never got out of bed since the ing of the accident, and that death last Monday, the 23rd inst. D1'- Hughes, the medical officer of the (jii> said he attended the deceased during. g jf#" of illness. He found that his spine tured, and that death Avas due to infla';reiy f of the bladder and kidneys, due en the result of the accident. John R11 p*6 a timberman helper, stated that he I Wo sent 011 the night that William injured. A few minutes before the J J # Manuel had asked him to folloAV be assist him to unload the timber that f> the tram after reaching a suitable pla the road 011 which they travelled 0 the horse by pulling tl'ie tram Avas risi {t i the rails, Manuel jumped 011 the froVit' steady it, and by so doing caniO ^[j$r Avith a collar that Avas a little, loAver f' 11' others, which doubled him up. He deceø., hitched the horse and extricated the at once, Avho told him that his back*. ing him immensely, He then went t° ance and conveyed Manuel home- ]je Davies, assistant hitcher, stated tha* ber Avas nine feet in length, and t'j* tr^j Avas from eight to ten of them in cu Me did not Avitness the accident, as it ^yiil'fj about 80 yards aAvav from him- J Husband, the fireman of the distri that the height of the collar bef°i'e^ Avas eight feet from the rail, and that t from top of the timber on the tra» fee, collar was about 16 inches to tfollowlJØ When he visited the deceased the > 0„ t morning, he said that he Avas FK full tram of timber the previous W up Sain Morgan's heading, whe» ajj0 collar crushed him against the jured his back. The coroner in thought it Avas an accident; given by the medical praetitioj^ that death Avas due to it. The JUIJ in a verdict of accidental death- --=

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