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|_......_ 24 t ce t E. .â€"â€"â€"â€"Efâ€" Coroner‘s Jury ~<~_Into Hollinger Disaster i Mr. Peter White read a statement to the jury, in which he said he had been sent to the enquiry by the Atâ€" torneyâ€"General to assist the (Crown Attorney. He quoted Section 162 of the Mining Act in regard to fatal acâ€" cidents, and said that this showed it was the ‘part of the jury to disâ€" cover when, how and by what means those losing their lives in the disaster had come to their death. ‘*All the known cireumstances so far as I could ascertain were brought to the attenâ€" tion of the Royal Commission,‘‘ said A. G. Slaght, solicitor for the Hollinâ€" ger at the Royal Commission, was alâ€" so present, as were also Mr. Thos. Sutgerland, Chief Inspector of Mines for Ontario, Major McMillan, Mining Inspector, Cobalt, and Mr. Geo. E. Cole, Mining Inspector for the Porâ€" eupine District. Crown Attorney S. A. Caldbick was present and with him was Mr. Peter White, K.C., counsel for the Royal Commission, who had been sent by the Attorneyâ€"General to give any posâ€" sible assistance to the Crown Attorâ€" ney and the coroner‘s ‘enquiry. Mr. Coroner H. E. Montgomery presidâ€" ed at the session of the inquest that opened on Friday morning. . The jury comprised the following :â€" Roy Asselstine (foreman), I. F. Dunn, P. C. Maltais, A. Laprairie, Chas. Burke, Alec Koskala, R. Cornâ€" thwaite, R. Anderson, Howard Hetâ€" ferman, G. H. McQuarrie, Wm,. Deâ€" Feu and A. Rochefort. The coroner‘s jury to enquire into the deaths at the Hollinger mine in the recent disaster was resumed on Friday morning last and was conâ€" cluded before evening. The verdict given ‘by the jury will be found elseâ€" where in this issue, together with other parts of the evidence. Nine Witnesses Examined by Mr. Percy White, K.C., for Jury. Evidence Given by Messrs Brigham, Knox, Wilâ€" gu;s, Johnson, Emery Curtis, McLean, Dr. Moore and Coroner Montgomery passed on to the jury the question suggested by Mr. Whit? as to whether any of them knew of others who could give ‘eviâ€" dence in the matter. The foreman of the jury, Mr. Asseltine told the corâ€" oner he knew of no one at present apart from those to be cal'zd on or at the Commussion. Mr. White went on to refer to rumours that had been brought to him â€"that some saidâ€"that the fire had been in stope 58 and not in 55A. ‘"‘I do desire to say that acting upon my mstructlons, I am here to keep inâ€" vestigating rumours of that sort. It would be a pity,‘‘ continued Mr. White, ‘""if after the work of the Royal Commission there skould be any disposition to say that evidence had been overlooked.‘‘ In regard to the suggestion that some might be afraid to tell what they might know, Mr. White directed attention to Mr. Brigham‘s straight declaration that no man would be ~discriminated against for telling the truth. _ ""If you have evidence, talk to this jury or to the Royal Commission,"‘‘ urged Mr. White, ‘*‘but if not, stop talking.‘‘ Mr. White went on to say that if any juror knew or thought he knew of anyone who could give evidence bearâ€" ing on the matter to give the name or names to the coroner now. Mr. White also made it known that if new evidence developed at the inâ€" quest or otherwise, the Commission would return .and hold further sesâ€" sions here. recent occurrence at the Hollinger Mine.‘‘ $ % us Foreman.. Asselstine asked Dr. Moore ‘how he accounted for the fact that some of the dead men had flesh spots and others ‘had not. if they all died from the same cause. _ Dr. Moore replied that the spots dependâ€" ed on many factors, such as the posiâ€" tion of the body, etc., and this acâ€" counted for any variation. Chief Inspector Sutherland asked Dr. Moore if he had taken blood tests from the dead men. Dr. Moore reâ€" plied that he had, and the tests showâ€" ed 65 to 75 ner cent. monoxide. Dr. H. H. Moore told Mr. White that he had examined the bodies of W. Lindsay, A. Gardej and M. Kamâ€" pula. The cause of the death of the three was carbon monoxide gas poisâ€" oning. â€" ‘‘Did you satisfy yourself that all the 39 deaths were due to earbon monoxide?‘‘ asked Mr. White. replied the witness. ‘*Would fire generate monoxide gas in large quantities?‘‘ asked Mr. White, to which Dr. Moore replied that it would, and in response to a further question he said he had no reason to doubt that the fire was the cause of the generation of the gas. Mr. James Douglas was called, but had not arrived. ~ One man had apparently died as he was eating his lunch. This was Fred Pare who had a piece of sandwich in his mouth when found. pnla and Gardo;) “The eage tender told me to come to the 550 as there wis some smoke there,‘"‘ said Mr. Johnson. ‘‘I went, and I told the cage tender to ‘hold the cage while L went to see what was wrong. â€"My earbu})e lamp went out, and would not: keep burning when I reâ€"lit it. I sent my brother, Andy Johnson to notify Mr. Emery. I then went to the 67a, telling all I met to get their men out of the mine. Then I came to the surâ€" face and notified Mr. Williams and Mr. Knox.‘‘ ‘""*The rest of the day you were planning and doing what you could to get the men out of the mine,‘‘ said Mr. White in closing with this witness. Mr. Johnson returned to the stand to say that he had misunderstood one question, and wished to correct the answer. He was in the party that found Kampula‘s body in 14 crosscut north, 300 feet from M4. Four bodies were found there on a ‘board. Ta:* ea) : T , 20e 00023000 %fl’é%o.@’o‘?yo??o}z%?ooooooo.oooooooooooooooooooooo0300003000030000303030oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.oooooo.uo.‘ooooo 0303030300*1000ooooooooooooooooooooonooooooo _â€"Mr. F. A. Hague, of Toronto, was he guest this week of his brother, Dr. 0. G. Hague. The Clock marking after 12.30, the inquest adjoined to 2 p.m. Elseâ€" where in this issue will be found a continuance of the evidence as well as the verdict of the jury. share responsibility, with .the last word for me,‘‘ was the reply. So far as the mine was concerned Mr. Williams‘ duties were equally comprehensive. Asked regarding the dumping of powder house waste, Mr. Brigham said it had not come definitely to his attention. ‘"If you had known how it was being dumped would you have approved ?‘" asked Mr. White, Mr. Brigham replying that he would not have any fault to find if it had been mixed with the waste rock as ordered. He was not ready to say the system itself was faulty before the disaster, as it was only reasonable to expect that orders would be carried out. He believed ~there had been some sort of a check on the matter. If it were a question of cars, or tonnage, or unâ€" ionism in the mine, the management would very promptly hear"of it, Mr. White suggested, asking why they had not learned of the dumping of the waste. Mr.: Brigham said that such matters as were brought to his attention were dealt with, and he could not account for the fact that the: powder house thaw matter had not. reached his ears. . Mr. White pointed. out that there was no organization to provide for the powder house thaw disposal, and he thought there should have been in mind some system of inâ€" spection. ‘"There isn‘t any system that. can provide against failure to follow orders,‘‘ said Mr. Brigham, who added that all systems have the human element to content with. y to 4 PMge l n 4 4) 6 J1s 129 v% M s manager of the Hollinger, was the next witness on the stand. To Mr. White he said he was in Montreal on Feb. 10th, and arrived in Timmins at 8.25 on Feb. lith. Both he and Mr. Knox dealt with all mine operations generally. ‘‘Do you both take reâ€" sponsibility for all the mine?‘‘ askâ€" ed Mr. White. *‘‘Mr. Knox and I Bay firms have been sueâ€" cessful in obtaining their share of the contracts,‘ although several outâ€"ofâ€" town firms ‘have also obtained some of the business. The plumbing conâ€" tract ‘has ‘been let to the Smith and Elston Company, Timmins; electrical work, The Electric Supply Company North Bay ; steel work, Sarnia Bridge Company, Sarnia, part furnishing of hotel, McGuinty Heavener, North Bay; brick work, tile, painting and ‘*The plumbing, electrical work and the furnishings will also be modern in every particular and will ‘be .in keeping with the care which has been exercised in the selection of â€"every piece that will go into the whole to make this hotel one of the best in the province. ‘*With ‘the various contracters doâ€" ing their utmost to complete their tasks within the stipulated time, work on the new Empire Hotel is progressing rapidly. Although it is improbable that the building will be completed before late summer or early fall, the contractors predict that 80 of the 140 rooms will be ady Tor occupancy in August. ‘*The last word in modern fireâ€" proof construction, the building has been so designed and the materials so carefully selected that the fire hazard has been reduced to a miniâ€" mum.. Five stories high, pressed brick will be used on the outside and tile on the inside of the walls, Apâ€" proximately 25 bricklayers will be engaged early in April when the bricklaying will be. commenced. ready for occupancy in August Bay N t has the following to say about the new chotel being erected at North Bay by Messrs Leo. Masâ€" cioli and P. M. Bardessono, of Timâ€" mins :â€" In its issue last week The North Mrs. M. K. Langdon, of Brighton, t., is visiting her, son, Mr. W. O. Langdon, Timmins. x) ‘Easy Pickings.‘ In the big interior where much of the action transpires, you never know .what will happen next. Every corner may hide a blackâ€"robed figure, every panel may be a hidden opening into some myâ€" sterious passageway. "T‘ce always enjoyed stories like ‘"T‘ce always enjoyed stories like thatâ€"and I think the public likes p;ctures of the same description.‘"‘ "I‘ve got so used to intrigue and doubleâ€"dealing that I sometimes marâ€" vel that I don‘t get into the habit. But maybe it works by opposities; that is to say, I get so fed up with being a wretch of the deepest dye that when I‘m not working I become mildâ€"and gentle in thought and habit. ‘‘One thing is sure,‘‘ adds, MeColâ€" lough, ‘‘there‘s plently of thrill in carpentering will\be* done by the day. â€"â€" **The ters, Messrs Bardesâ€" sono and Mascioli, have not yet selectâ€" ed the manager. The hotel will bo conducted on both"the European and American plans. It will have 15 show rooms, one freight elevator at the rear, and two passenger elevators at the front. There will be two enâ€" trances, one on Molntyre street and the other facing ser â€" street. Facing Fraser street a small store will be conducted in connection with the hotel. A permanent staff of at least 25 employees will be engaged. The hotel will, in fact, be one of the safest, best equipped and most upâ€"toâ€" date hotels in the province."‘ MOTION PICTURE ACTOR GETS TIRED OF VILLAINY ‘‘They sure keep me villaining,"‘ says Philo McCollough, who plays the heavy role of Sewart in "Basy Pickâ€" ings,‘‘ a First National production featuring Anna Q. Nilsson, which come to the New Empire theatre toâ€" morrow. ‘*Not that I object, especially, but I would like some day to be a nice, sweetâ€"mannered chap. 1 had a chance in ‘Ladies at Play,‘ and it was quite a novelty, :