The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-03 00:00:00

said—About 5 minutes to 2 o'clock this morning,
in consequence of certain information I received, I
went to the Offord station of the Great Northern
Railway. I saw the deceased Henry Lee lying at
the station—he had been dead a few minutes. I
have examined his body and I found a punctured
wound in the thigh, leading to the femoral artery,
which was wounded. The whole of the perinceum
was forced in and the pelvis broken. I found he
had received fatal injuries, quite sufficient to cause
death. I have also seen the body of John Johnson.
The flesh was torn from the whole of the lower
part of the body. The hips on both sides were
forcibly torn out of the sockets, the knee-joints ex-
posed, and the muscles of both thighs:and legs were
forcibly torn. His death must have been instan-
taneous.

The inquest was adjourned to Fr:day, in order
have the attendance of the man who packed the

gine.

THE FATAL FIRE- WORK EXPLOSION.

Yesterday Mr. J. Humphreys, one of the coroners
for Middlesex, held an inquiry in the London Hos-
pital touching the, death of Wm. Stockman, aged
26, a firework maker, who lately resided at No. 8,
Satchwell-street, Bethnal-green.
Mr. Edwards, of 3, Satchwell-street, Bethnal-
green, said that he was a carman, and knew the de-
ceased for a fortnight before Saturday last, when, a
little after 5 o'clock, his wife aroused him, and said
there must have been an explosion at No. 8. He
then heard the rattles of policemen, and he got up
and saw the place all on fire. He went to the house
and assisted to get the fire extinguished. He then
heard some one speak, and he found the deceased
hehind the back door. He pushed in the window,
and succeeded in bringing out the deceased, and by
so doing got burned. He knew nothing of the origin
of the fire, but the deceased told him he was going
to sit up all night to make some " star-lights, and
asked witness if he would allow him to have some
hot water, and he promised that he would, and he
came for some about one o'clock in the morning.
John Powncebey, of Satchwell-street, said that
he believed the deceased was a single man, and he
did not know of any one living in the house beside
himself. He knew nothing of the origin of the fire,
as he was asleep in bed at the time. He saw the
man brought out on fire, and he wanted to return
to get 10s. 6d. out, but he prevented him, and placed
him in a chair.

The Coroner—He thought more of the 10s. 6d.
than his own life I presume.
Witness—l believe so. Several neighbours wished
to take him into their houses, but witness persuaded
hive to enter a cab and go to the hospital.
James Punn, police-constable 58 H, said that he
attended upon hearing the alarm of fire raised and
the explosion. He did not break open the door, but
hearing that the deceased was in the back part of
the ground floor, he went round and saw him at
the window. He assisted to get him out, when he
said that he wanted his money, but said nothing as
to the origin of the explosion.
Mr. Brown, the owner of the house, said that he
let the premises to the deceased a week before the
explosion, when he said that he wanted it for a
private residence only, and he also said that he
was a firework maker, but worked only for his
master at Lea Bridge.
Mr. James Jackson, house surgeon, said that the
deceased was brought in early in the morning suf-
fering from burns on the head, hands, and upper
part of the body. He died the next day from the
shock caused by the burns.
The learned Coroner summed up and the jury re-
turned a verdict of—" Accidental death from an
explosion of fireworks, and burns received in the
fire that followed."