The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-24 00:00:00

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE BODIES.-

(THIS DAY.)
The adjourntd inquest on the bziies of the persors
killed at the Surrey Gardens was resumed this day at the
St. limy Newington workhouse, before Mr. Carter and
the jury.
The proceedings were wat:hed with the greatest interest,
but only those who were in some way connected with the
Inquiry were admitted.
Mr. Ellis, the secretary of the Sone y Gardens Company,
Mr. Chappell and Mr. Holmes, directors; Mr. Diggings,
superintendent of the Gardens, and several other persons
connected with the inquiry, were present.
The Coroner (addressing Mr. Inspector Lund) said—
Have you been able to obtain any information as to the
spot at which Mrs. Mead lost her life,. as there appeared on
the first occesion to be corns doubt about it I
. Mr. Land said he saw a women on the lauding between
the two windows; end a police-constable said he brought
each a woman down stain. That female we, also wen by
Dr. Otway.
Mr. Otway, surgeon, WI% the first witness emuoined.—l
reside at No. 7, Canterbutrrow, Newington. I was in-
formed of the accident by a policeman, end went isms-
distely to the Girders. On my arrival there I Lund every-
thing M a state of coafinion. My attention wra called to a
female who was lying on the gran. I esemined her, and
found there was no palsatioa. I found no es.croal injury.
Her count-Dance was suffused and flushed. Her name wee
Mrs. Skipper. I was celled away from her to a second who
was not dead. Her heart was beatieg. That women
flowered. I went over and law a third woman,
whom I believe to be Mrs. Mead. She was dead
when I saw her. I taw Mrs. Barlow. She weii
laid on a table. I saw her body bore since. When I

Saw her I said she would not recover. She died from cam-
premien of the c'test, is my opinion. I did not observe any
injury in her throat. When brmight to the workhouse it
wee agreed by Dr. Gannon and mist If that the body should
be opened for the peroose of extracting the child by the
Cesarean operation. We opened the b,dy, hat the child
wet dead. It was • male child. There is s
cam on recard of a child having bees extracted
after its mother bad been killed by an accident.
That was the case of the Priam. Pauline of Schwareen-
berg. The caso here was such as to justify our haying
recourse to an operation. The next body lu+ was that of
Samuel Heard. He was • powerful looking man. nil
countenance was suffused, and prevnted much the same
appearance as that of the other•. I thought kis neck might
have been broken in the first instanee. There wee a etm•
timed wound in Subset of his head. There was no fraotttre•
I afterwards sew the bodies of two other females—John=
and Matthews, I believe. Johnson was in a state of ga-
wps. I asked Mr. Marshall, who was present, to attend to
her, whilst I attended to Mathew,. She wee lying en the
table, and was deal. She presented more lividity of coon-
tenants than the others. She bad so external injury; Ike
died from suffix sties. I am of opinion that Johnson also
died of intricate*. She had some bruises on the fags, es
If she bad been trampled oe. I consider that all the deaths
occurred from suffocation caused by cmpression. I saw
so one who had fallen down the well of the stairs. The boy
who has been spoken of was not killed.
The Coroner—We have ettaiv,d a letter reepeetieg that
boy, and are informed by his mother that he wee et work
yesterday in the city.
Mr. John liiidge cata.leed—l went to bear lir. B,argeole
oa Semill night, eel rat apposite the °abeam The Oa

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