THE BROOKLYN ACCIDENT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8810, 11 May 1907, Page 3

THE BROOKLYN ACCIDENT.

Per Press Association. Wellington, May 10. The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Mrs Eliza Bell, victim ot the Brooklyn tramway accident, was continued to-day, the evidence being taken of the motor man, conductor, and expert witnesses. The evidence indicated that the brakes had not been properly applied, appears that Kea first applied the magnetic brake to check the car's descent, but n. failed and he then fell back on the hand brake, but the car had acquired such speed that it failed too, and the third emergency brake could not avert a capsize. The theory of the Engineer-m-Chiei and the Government Electrician is that on starting down the hill the motorman had the reversing lever in the wrong position, which had the effect of throwing the magnetic brake out of action. The motorman in his evidence said ho was nervous about taking cars over the Brooklyn line owing to a possible mishap to ' The"' inquest stands adjourned till to-morrow.