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THE CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH

... The Coroner's Jury re-assembled on Tuesday morning, and having viewed eleven bodies which had been identi- fied, the Coroner suggested the propriety of their ad- | journing, in order that an application may be made to the town-council, for the assistance of some scientific gentleman.— The foreman of the jury thought it was es- sentially necessary that some scientific gentleman should I be had ...

The late Catastrophe at Yarmouth

... The adjourned inquest was held on Wednesday, when Mr. J. Walker, the engineer appointed by the Home Se- cretary to investigate the causes of tbe late accident, submitted the result of his examination. The general con- clusions from his evidence were : — lst. That the imme- diate cause of the accident was a defect in the joining or welding of tbe bar which first gave way. 2nd. Tbat the quality ...