The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-25 00:00:00

PORTLAND.
FATAL ACM DENr O'ROtRD 11.11 S.
BUSVAWr.N

DUrinit guu-drlll on la.aul If . 1. flaaeaaren on Frl.lar.
• sal and tat .1 at-1,1.•nt retoneby 000 04 the
ontue I Enharia flaatn throudh hie head truing
jc,,urxt betWedil In. gnu Mkt Cm &Ida of the putt.

THI INURES
Was 'lekl on Saturday at we kr-alwater II 4.1, Won R.
H. N word. Fel. (armor for I'd dieted. To.. lullow or
w,re be jurymen :—Mr. J. H. lldlelon (foremen), Hamra
C. G.;ile, W. H I'. Cow), a, T. Bymeii. R Conalim,
J. B,iiren, C. H ondcock. A. kik •riaan. D.vis. It.
llorsorell, .1. Collings, M. Moore. anu S. linwiltro.
Welt/ F:eernitn, • first-class B.cawen boy, said the
deceived nu Lbw flest-elase boy end joined et the same
time se be did. Yri•tirr Isy diem. cii ebdut • q tarter peed
two is dem .11,41 , biros And 14 others, under the instruc-
tion it Mr. Jenkins, gunner's nista, were icing drilled and
P,P, 1,4f0r &Ctirrn tie rain, on the start. int snle. The
pert into wee open, the order we. riven "Uwn port." at
that lime demand wag dandle,/ at the pct. lanyard, end
itness oath. °outwit • mile : when the order wiss Cr,--.
drais ad rushed forth, port lonytni. ready to haul down
1t,., jet, when euddenly tbe run made • dart to tun out,
itce r rug to the usuel order to run out to the "down port"
mark. He bad one (nit on the breeching and the criter on
lii. erie that the gun travel. on. Hoeing hi, boots on be
slippy I with the foot that sres on the pit le and fell
turned with one head retelling tier lany.r.l and the other
on the top of the gun. Al toe gun made a icove the haul
that veis on it slipped oil and tn, head wont forway i en
the edge of the port, and mh- inn r intent, forward j owned
hi. el bit wisen the rein turi tie port. Tod etoppel the
gun frtng any further. Direcfly tneaccident impiriord the
order 'saw wan given, awl mis wee freed in
low t .an te-n seaside, and wail iminedi toly; bit
wee insenaible when cdried torero.' to Vie •irk by„ awl
Nail wee coining from kb s sere The dovor mine
direct ly. They bad been at this hoary gun drill for doom
&vs; bad done the tame drill about a does. times pm-
viouri;. and the deceased kw-. Is duty *ell. ray all
had I•.eir boots on. The deceued ought not to have put
hi. ho ton the slide, as tiny were &sway. krpt oiled; that
woe I. ar the occident was canned. Illeerybody in the ship
knew that the shawl were kept odes. Th.ire we& no time
to rtrii the frun when he slipped under. It was dli n
foor r fire inches of where his bead woe. The gun WM a
Ili ton. seven inch muds loader

In mere, to • juror. witness rid the captain of the gun.
a b named DAL should have soon d ttttt hang deer,
and d owed shotaM hare been out of the tear, before the
ge2 ea started..

J it wan your drill, weini't it, end you ought
to ha, o been doing it properly You dou't drill to kill
poo‘sido.
roses : Deosmsed ought to have celled out. He ought
not to have rumhed forward. It he had called out N./. 1
would not have given the order. The lanyard was on.
It olt. tin inue way. He should either base clewed it ur
st mi nlll altogether.
Rol ort Boetinm, surgeon. R.N., wee seism:lone& and
found the donned in the sick bay. He was Put breath-
ing tint ineeinible. Ile died in about two minutes af
he go-• there, about a quarter-of-an-hour after the accident.
He ern bleeding from the nose, mouth, and ears, the
ftIIMIL he should say of his skull Imola been fnctured,
which in his opinion was the cern. of death. 11 • head
being nomad by • heavy gun &rebut the side of the port
hole would fully account for the fracture.
Jane. Jenkins, gunner instroctor on board the 80.-
amen, said he had acted as such for nearly four years
sad lad been in the navy for 18 peen. D.ceased was ono
of 13 *is who were going through scour.. of heavy gun
drill. They had been at it for twelve days. and had 0017
two Lore to go to have completed the coune. They dad
foot* d %Yr preliminary drill, the reel being the practical
part, und they appeared well up in it. Yesterday at seven
%Mott a past two he had given his order to prepare for
nunioag. Having given the order Ni. 1 (Me captain
of th.• gun) raised his sight for MO yardA Then save
dine. ions for having the gun trained to the returning
mark 282 degrees before the heam. Aft., the gun was
train, in that position. No. 1 gave the order "Elevate
the goo and lay bar for 300 rants uptnght," and then gave
the to let "101 l oat." Tins hiving lon done, he gave
the oiler. **Andy,' "Stand by," Yin." Toe gun eras
(tool, run in, end re-loaded. Than he gave the order
"Doo p0i..." At that order it en the duty of Nue. 3 !
and do Weed to the port lanyards ; No. 6 to attend to
tho o • uprener Not. 1 and 2 the lever.; and Noe. 13 and
14 tb.. presenter rope.; No. 10 to lower the port. The
d.rie . ad in unhooking his port lanyard most have fallen
or., breeeliii,t, and got Jammed between the gun and
th.... 10 of the p
Ti Coroner: How was it N 1 did not an the port
nor ot. were clear haunt he started the goof
WI • ler : Tim port lanyard. are hooked up to the MM,
of ii,. chip and meld hen been unhooked in' hoot getting
In Or ,ver of the gun. imam there wee an accident. If
he Ii 'I not slipped the accident would never have
happe
Iu • Isom te the rireman It is nottb.dotyofNt 1
to so • No. 4 unhook the lan, ird. and get back in his
pi me !odor* mettles the gun in motion. N • blame,
attar' "Ito No. lor soy ot,,er of the boys. it theta,.
soy I, 'one 1., anyone it is to mo, they being under my
chart,

Thu 0 weber : It is evident you are hot to blame.
lii 7:y to Kr. Arden (who apr.vared se solicitor to the
A bib ralty): The running oat ot th• tin woe eitual-
t4b., 4 with the other. There °ado be no Inuit
with N a 1. Lrh tur has to d.: hi. work siariltatieously.
Tb• o ler " DJMII port" put. each b 7 in loot ori.
The (Jaraber, in summing up. panted out ti the jury
that .•!though there was a no-vesary enquiry the dumb
w.aeyc,.4 by • Pare accident. He was very
pie Ito eay there wa. not the dishiest blame to be
Ilit4Ci•A to aayou..
A mdict of "AN:idea:al Death" was accordihey
yawn 4.