The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18 00:00:00

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FATAL ACCIDENT FROM SCALDING.

A shocking accident occurred on Tuesday after.
noon to a gl named Caroli me Adams, who was em-
ployed at Mr. J. W. Turners Olne Works. It
appeared that deceased was engaged at her ordimiti
work, when by some means she fell Mto a tab of
boiling water, and was so injured that she died early
on Wednesday morning.
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Au inquest was held yesterday, at Mr. W. Vale's,
the Old Ctispin Inn, before if. Docker, Ed., Coroner.
Mr. F Tnimey and Mr. Jardine, attended on behalf
of Mr. J. W. Turney.
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The first witness called was Caroline Fletcher,
who said lam MaHied amid live Talbet.itivet.
I knew the deceased. lam aunt to her, and she is
15 years old. She lived a ith her father and mother
in Ch arch-street. She worked at Mr. Turney's glue
factory. As soon as she was brought home, I went
and waited upo • her tint;' she died. She died on
Wedne .day moride,
Car. Jones, of Poi tobello, said she lived with her
father John Jones, and worked at the Glue Works,
and was there on Trestisy. Caroline Adams was
a'so there, add at work. I stood about 10 yards
from her. Deceas 1 was engaged washing the
tables atn: yeas 'a, and near her was a large tub of
:000ing wAter for the pui,,nse of washing the vessels.
I heard a scream, tuuled round and saw she? Was
ly;ig on her bas', on the floor, and her clothes Were wet.
She I'. I PM apes':. I began to scream, add Mrs.
Hume dies and J's. Timmins came and picked her
up, and took her to the MI 2. A our_ eon a..ls our
for, Mal she Was taken home.

By the Fo..eata ft was her duty to do the work
she was engaged upon.
By a Juryman : The tab is kept fell of water.
Mr. F. Trruey and Mr. Jardie, explained that
the tab is always kept full of water, and about thr,e
feet from the geornal, restinq, on wood pillars. So
tln. there world be no occ.ision to stoop over to
reach the water.

Alfred Freer, surgeon, said that he was called in
to hee the deceased. Saw her about half-past nine
o'clock. She was in a state of colapse, and her body
was badly scalded. She was strapped iqcotton wool.
She
_l, ,1 from the effects of scalding.

The Coroner remarked that from the evidence
there was no doabt (let Llsseil's death PieB caused by
amitientally feline; into a tub of boiling water, and
the jury returned a verdict to that effect.

ENTPRTAINMENT AT THE CORN EXCHANGE.—
it pill be seen on re Tel.; yi to Orr advo tisi•a,coP nos
that the renowded Professor Het. down wdi • tve
three wand entetiai 'mauls ii the Corn Each, ige,
next week. It needs little from us to extol him, as
11; lime is knoa nronghout the world sebeing clever
in his partieclar T:iose who a :eh a treat shoold
not nn,es the °ppm .er ;V.
CHESB Cum.—The annual meeting of the Chew
Club was held at the Associated Institute on
Friday evening. Mr. H. Freer was voted to the
chair. Mr. S. Moore, hon. sec., laid the annual
accounts before the meeting, from which it ap-
peared the present income scarcely suffices to
cover the expenses. The accounts were passed,
and officers were appointed for the ensuing year.
Mr. 11. 0. Firmstone woe re-elected president,
and Mr. A. Freer was appointed hon, sec., in place
of Mr. H. Moore, who is about leavin,g the neigh-
bourhood. Messrs. H. Freer, J. Doughty, J.
Iturratt, J. W. Franklin, and G. Haden were
elected on the committee. Votes of thanks to the
officers for the past year brought the proceedings
to a close.

INQUE6T.—An inquest was held on Tuesday
last, at the house of Mr. Thomas Parkes, the Red
Lion Inn, before li. Docker, Esq., Coroner, touch-
ing the death of Harriet Lees, who met her death
by falling dew a stairs on Sunday last. The first
witness called was Emma Browa who said : I live
with my sister Ann Lees, in Bowling Green Lane.
I knew deceased who was a widow, and residing at
Handsworth. On Sunday last deceased came on
a visit to my sister for a few days. About four
o'clock she had gone up stairs to make her bed,
and must have fell down stairs. No one was in
the house at the time. I stood at the top of the
entry, and heard a noise. Went to see what was
the matter and found her at the bottom of the
stairs. At once fetched Mrs. Moody, a neighbour.
Deceased was unconscious, and did not speak.
I at once went to Dr. Campbell who could not
come and went for Dr. Bayley, who came in about
half an hour. Deceased died about five o'clock
She was active for her age. Mary Moody said
that she heard a noise, and went into the house.
Found deceased at the bottom of the stairs lying
on her left side, and her head was bleeding. Told
the last witness to go for a surgeon. aobert
Luther Bayley, stirgeon, said he saw deceased
about half-past five o'clock lying upon a sofa, and
dead. Examined her body and found o large
ragged wound on the left side of the heoAl two
inches long, extending to the covering of tie bone'
Her left eye was black and swollen, and also found
a small wound upon her left aim to the estent of
a quarter of an inch; her right hand was bruised
up to the knuckles, and just done previous to