GAS FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2458, 11 May 1915, Page 7

GAS FATALITIES

B I INQUIRY RESUMED. : > Yesterday afternoon the coronial Inquiry into the circumstances of the death of the five victims of the recent gas tragedy was continued by Mr. W. » G. Riddell, S-U - The five victims were:— Walter Holmes, single, 39, residing at 19 Mulgrave Street. ! _ James Robert Smith, single, 19, residing at 14 Mulgrave Street. , Young Wong, 29, residing at 328 j Tinakori Road. Young King, 36, residing at 328 Tinakon Road. I Young King, 29, residing at 328 j Tinakori Road. ; At the inquiry, Senior-Sergeant Mul- ( 1 lany appeared for the police, Mr. T. | 3 Neave for the Wellington Gas Com- | pany, Mr. J. C. Peacock for the rela-. ( j tives of Smith (one of the victims). | i A week ago evidence was taken as ( . to the identity of the deceased, and | yesterday Dr. Gilmer gave evidence on ( the subject of the cause of the death ( of Holmes and Smith. , 6 Dr. Gilmer's evidence was to the ef- i : feet that he had held a post-mortem ex-. | 1 amination of the bodies, and had found' , J that coal-gas poisoning was the cause 1 1 of death. , The Coroner remarked that the Govf ernment analyst had analysed the blood • of the deceased, and that his report supported Dr. Gilmer's evidence. The inquiry was then adjourned till | ■ 10.30 a.m. on May 24, when expert evi- 1 c dence will be given.. • (