The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-13 00:00:00

minutes after the catastrophe. Part of it had been
carried from Mr. Almond's mill into the field oppo-
site: In his opinion the boiler plates at the top of
the flue over the fire box had been overheated and
made red hot. He was quite sure of that, because
they presented that colour which would be pro-
duced by heated iron having water thrown upon
it. The water would be immediately converted
into steam, and there not being sufficient means for
its escape, an explosion would be the consequence.
He could not form an opinion of what pressure the
engine had been working at. The boiler was not
made of Low Moor iron, nor was the fire box. It
would have burst if it had been made of Low Moor
iron, and, in his opinion, the damage in that case
would have been greater. The boiler could have
been safely worked at a pressure of 401bs. ; it would
even have borne with safety a pressure of 601bs. to
the inch, and 801bs. before it would have burst.
Six or seven inches of water would evaporate in
abou three•quarters of an hour.
By a Juror—The safety valve had been used
before it was fixed in the boiler, but he could. not
say it was any worse for that.
Mr. C. H. Holt, engineer to the Huddersfield Dis-
trict Association for the Prevention of Boiler Ex-
plosions, deposed that he examined the exploded
boiler on Wednesday last. He found it 18 feet 2
inches long by 5 feet 6 inches in diameter. He
examined the collapsed flue, and found nothing
which would justify him in stating that it had been
overheated, and he was decidedly of opinion that
it had not been red hot. He also examined the flue
internally, and found there no indication of its hav-
ing been red hot. He found soot on the top of the
fire-box in several places, and also at the back end
of the flue. Had the plates been red hot, that could
not have been there. He examined the flue, which
was fully one inch oval at the fire-box end, where
it apparently had not been disturbed. This would
materially weaken the strength of the flue, and his
decided opinion was that the boiler had collapsed
from over pressure.
The jury, after consulting together for about a
quarter of an hour, returned a verdict to the effect,
that the " deceased were accidentally killed by the
explosion of a steam boiler, but from what cause
the said boiler exploded there was no positive evi-
dence to show."

THE DISTRESSING FATALITY AT
WOLVERHAMPTON.

On Friday Mr. W. H. Phillips, deputy coroner,
opened the inquest, at the Fighting Cocks Inn, at
Blakcnall, on the body of the young girl Emma
Griffiths, who, under the distressing circumstances
already recorded, threw herself down an old coal-

pit shaft near the above-named inn on Wednesda
Last. The following evidence was given :

Sophia Harper, wife of Joseph -Harper, collier,
had known deceased four months ; she was about
fifteen years of age, and had been living as servant
of all work at the beer-house of William Traunter,
at Blakenall. Traunter was also a collier. Deceased
always appeared in her right mind. Witness saw
deceased last on Tuesday morning, when her
mother sent for her and asked if her daughter had
been sleeping in her (witness's) house. Witness
replied that she had not. Deceased was then cry-
ing, and appeared much distressed. Witness went
with the jury and identified the body, which the
jury remarked appeared that of a " mere child."
William Cartwright, a blast furnaceman, deposed
that at about 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning he
saw the deceased running up the road leading from
Penn to Bilston. Her father was then 20 yards
behind her. When she came to Dainty's garden,
without speaking a word, she turned along a by-
road leading to the Cockshut engine, ran up the
bank which surrounded the pit, which is about six
feet from the path and 20 yards from the turnpike-
road. She flew to the pit like a bird, and rolled
over the wooden protection around the pit on her
side. Witness was quite sure that the deceased did
it wilfully.
[Here the Coroner and jury proceeded to the pit
in question. The 'shaft was protected with some
stout oak planking, reaching up about three feet
from the ground. It was evident that the suicide
must have been the result of much deliberation.]
Examination continued—Witness heard the de-
ceased fall upon the scaffolding, which was 69 yards
from the mouth of the shaft. _ _

Joseph Elwell, eugineman in Messrs. Poole's
field, deposed that some one came to him and said
that a girl had thrown herself down a pit. He
went to the spot, and was let down by a rope. He
went down three times, and dragged for her through
the :30 feet of foul air; at last he got air-troughs
which cleared the shaft to within nine yards of the
scaffold. Through that he went down to the. scaf-
fold, where he brought her up. He considered that ,
the pit was properly fenced.
John Griffiths, collier, living in Traunter's-yard,
Dudley-road, deposed that he was the father of the
deceased, who was fifteen years and four months
old. She had been living at service at the house
of William Traunter, who lived by him (the father),
and had been there about six months. She came
home on Sunday morning ; and when he got home
the girl was in bed. He asked her what brought -
her home ? She said that her master had been -
" pulling her about." Witness replied, " Then, my
wench, I'll make an example of him." She was
then very much agitated, and then, and on Mon-
day and Tuesday the sight of a man seemed to
frighten her. On Tuesday, she went to her aunt
•at Willenhall, and told her how her master had
been treating her. He instructed her to meet him at
the magistrate's clerk's office. She failed to do so,
and when he went home at night he found her in
bed. He asked her why she did not meet him ?
She said, " Father, I was ashamed ; I am very
bad." She had not taken off her clothes since she
had been home. He said, "My wench, it's no use
for you to deceive me, for to-morrow I will take
you to a surgeon's, and I will get a special warrant
for him." : On Wednesday morning, however, he
found, upon getting up, that she was gone out from
home. He saw her near the Penn turnpike, and,
accompanied by his little boy about 5 years old, fol-
lowed her at about 30 or 40 yards' distance. When
she got near the Fightini, Cocks she ran towards a
p't • witness then shouted out to her " Oh, my •
,
wench, what are you going to do ?" and sherolled
herself over. He did not believe that she knew what
she was about, for on the Sunday when Traunter
came into the yard the deceased became dreadfully
agitated, and wanted to. go out at the front window.
Her mother, Who .Was now near her confinement,
and who was unable to attend from premature
ness brought on by this occurrence, said, "My poor.
wench, what .as the matter ?" Deceaeed had not'
then told her mother all that she afterwards re-.
vcaled.
The Coroner inquired whether on any previous
Occasion the deceased had come home and com-,
plaincd of ill-treatment ?
Witness said she had not, but when he put
the question to her respecting Traunter's previous
conduct, she Said that he had " pulled her about,
before," but .hadlieVer " served her so bad as on'
Sunday morning:" lle (witness) was able to say
a great deal More about that, but he supposed that'
it was not necessary there. He, however, hoped,
that he should be able to punish
.Traunter. •
The Coroner said he had no power to interfere.
with that, but he,shonld'recommend him to go to a•
solicitor and take hiS "advice ; and he (the Coroner)`.
sincerely hoped that he -(the father) might succeed.
in prosecuting Traunter, • If all was true that the
father had 'Stated, he (Traunter) richly deserved to
be severely punished.
The father said that he was a poor man, and had
no money, but he would put himself to the utmost
inconvenience to prosecute him. He could not,
however, tell how he should be able to find the
means of doing so. - •
Police-constable James Hosley and another offi-
cer, on the instruction of the Coroner, examined
the body, and returning said that the leg was cut
through the bone at the knee. The right shoulder
-was dreadfully broken, the left wrist was broken,
and there were other injuries.
The Coroner then said that although- it was
not, ecessary to the ease, as' it appeared before the
jury, yet as the father expressed himself unable,
through poverty, to call in professional help, he
thought that the jury would concede with
him that it would be well to have the body exas
mined-by a surgeon, and adjourn the inquest for -
that purpose.
The jury warmly apprOved of the suggestion,
and expressed themselves in strong terms upon the
supposed conduct of Traunter, who they said, was
known as Traunter;the fighter.'
The inquest was then adjourned till Wednesday
next, to afford time for the post mortem exami-
nation.
The Coroner'told the father that if he could do
anything more for him in bringing Traunter to
justice he should be glad to do so.

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