The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-24 00:00:00

THE INQUEST.

As • telegram in Saturday's paper stated, an inquest
was opened at Abergele, before Dr. Pierce, the coroner for
DeubighaLire, is consequence of the report made to him
that twenty-three individuals had lost their lives. The
jury, however, were not sworn.
The Coroner said they could notproceed with the in-
quest in the absence of evidence oi identification of any
of the bodies. It would be very awkward if, for instance,
tin y held an inquest on Lord Farnham, and it should turn
out that Lis lordship was alive. There was uo evidence of
identification in any one case.
A juror said them was some evidence in ono case.
The Coroner—Then, if you say so, we can proceed in
that use case, but no snore. lam not myself aware that
there is anything like satisfactory evidence in a single
cube. We must be very careful. Hearsay will not do;
we bliould be laughed at. I must get the body and the
head in every case. I don't care if the limbs ale gone ;
but I must have the body and the head. In the case of
the Ocean Monarch there was great difficulty; lest rela-
tives came to me and identified them by certain mule,
the teeth, Lair, and so on.
The Juror—Suppose we find a watch with a man's
initials and crest

The Coroner—Can you not have a watch belonging to
somebody else We must have sound evidence. They
should be measured and carefully examined, and every
precaution must be taken. What should we do if we
held an queet upon a person who should happen to be
alive stfer all

The Coroner and jury then visited the church to view
the Ladies. The *mine presented to their view was too
shocking for description. lu ten cabin placed in the
tower, were the remains of those bodies which retained
Nome semblance of humanity, though the feature, were
quite unrecognisable and, in some instances, they had
undergone such disfigurement as the bloc-tug away of large
portions of the skulls, leaving the brain exposed. The
details are simply too revolting for description. Suffice it
to say that thteji)tonled, blackened, and roasted body
which wars sup to be that of Lord Farnham—the
limbs separa from the trunk—was of the general ap-
pearance we have indicated, and the other coffined
remains were not lees sickening in appearance. Op-
posite these were piled a number of separate trunks and
limbs, gathered together, as nearly as might be, so that
each bundle should represent the remains of one complete
body. Instead of attempting a description which would be
quite revolting if it succeeded in conveying any idea of
the reality, we record the conversation which took place
over the bodies, and from it some notion may be obtained
of the spectacle which was presented to the view of the
coroner and jury.
The Coroner said that, from what he could see, the task
of identification seemed almost hopeless, even in those
oases in which the bodies were least disfigured.
Mr. Permewn said there was not the slightest chance
of any of the bodies being identified. He had seen and
examined them all, and they were disfigured quite be-
yond hope of recognition. The only clue to the iden-
tification of Lord Farnham's body was the watch found
upon it.
The Coroner said the bodies might at least be measured,
and thus some slight guide of identification might be ob-
tained. A medical gentleman might also, in some in-
stances at least, be able to determine the sex. Having
examined the body which was supposed to be that of Lord
Farnham, be added that every characteristic by which
relatives of the most intimate friends could recognise the
person appeared to have been completely obliterated. He
inquired whether anybody could identify the guard.
Hr. Permewn said the guard could not be recognised by
any trace of his former Identity ; but a body was sup-
posed to be his, judging from the place where it was found.
The Coroner then said he must at least have the bodies
examined with a view of determining the sex in as many
cases as possible. The task of examining the bodies in
that state would be unpleasant in the extreme fee any
medical man. He could give a guinea for every one.
Mr. Permewn said that in many instances it would be im-
possible for even a medical man to form any opinion of
the sex.

The Coroner mid he could not even swear the jury at
tisinge. Nothing was in readiness; for the inquiry.
that
Permewn said there was one body remenable as
that of a female. It was taken up near Lord Farnham.
The coroner end jury then returned to the Bee Hotel,
where the coroner announced that he had
_engaged all the
medical man in the town to examine the beetles, and in
emit case to note the length, the sex, and every oircum.
stincethat might assist identification, however
When nothing else could be determined, it could, at least,
be stated whether the remains were human.
In explanation of thin remark, it is painful to have to
Mete that in reference to.pne of the bodies removed from
the scene of the disashr mere WIN 4:Peculation among the
crowd as to whether it was not that of a dog. Buda was
the winfueed and undisthiguishalge ammeter of portion.
of the remains.

The jurymen were then diamieeed, not having been even
morn. The coroner informed them that the inquiry
would commence at 12 o'clock on Monday.

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