The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

TER ACCIDENT AT THE WESTMINSTER
PALACE ROM.

The inquiry into the cause of the late accident at
the Wxatmatxter Palmas Hotel wax resumed yes'etday after-
noon, before Mr. Bedford, at the Wrath:deem itoeintal.

The mime of the jury having been called, -
Mr. Jemes Bielsardine, civil engineer, of Duke-street,
Greavener-square, wee the drat witnese celled by Mr.
Miodey—He stated that ho had examined the part of the
building where the accident took place, as well as the brokea
transoms, and was of opinion that they had broken from
Mktg overweightsd. From the sine of the trensome be
thought they were not calculated to Lear more than three
tuns weight each in tie centre. He had had cetaiderable
exparienee of large works end seetfoldism, and certainly
would not hove used such wood as that in the transoms. For
such a scaffolding yellow deal would have been the
proper material for such a purpose. The trammels
were made of white deal, ratter green, and though
a fait deswiption of its kind was net a tooter t05,e,141
for ouch a scaffoldiag. To carry say weigh' cn a stage of
each a spots the transoms ought to have been 12 inches
' square. Weasels:tared that the under stage described if left
would have been no support to the claer one unless uprights
were placed between them. It was not usual to entrust such
works as the erection Mare described to a labourer with 22e.
per week. They were usually managed by foremen. The
stage the races of the accident measured 600 saperficial feet,
end hod been supported by six thermoses, which together
would have borne 18 tons. But it was fabulous to talk of
putt ng a weight of 59 tone ea it without rupporte. He
Judged of the strength of 0%1 beams cot from experiment,
but from his practic di knowledge of timber. finch tiansern
bad bets supported by ea upright in the centre the stsge
would bare tierce six times the weight. The timber beteg
kreitiy would take from its strength. The timber of the
trniseuti4, though fair timber of its kind, was at what he
rhould have used in a stage of 600 feet. He would not have
rejected such timber for temporary ocalfulding not intended
to carry weight. He had been resident engineer of the New
Mirth works when 30,000,000 bricks hod been me up with-
telt on set:Hest In erecting a stare to cover 600 feet t e
would not Lave used any timber without eupporte. Mau
loading their hods and moving away together would cause
great vtlsratkin.
By the Jury—No one could do mere than geese at what a
piece of timber weld bear i it depended entirely upon it.
structure, and the sill upon which it woe grown. Ile might
has need suet • stage, but would have ems rue led it with
struts.
Patrick O'Neal, tie foreman of the se ft Ming, was next
railed, and the coroser, having read oily:el., 1 itsthe evidence
of Mr. George Myra toad Mr. Ina,ph Miters, asked him if
he wished to make any statement on that evidenee, at the
same time cautioning him that he was not bound to lISIWki.
" y gaieties mile.' be liked.
The witness mad Mr. Myers pettier never gore him an
order to make a scaffolding to hie life. He never
beard that he we, iat,,,,,,u ~t too •Caffulde,,4 until
he baud ilt stated during the Inquiry, though to
bad been arm years in Mr. Myers'. employment.
Mr. Myers was cs the sap bias the aridist, r well a