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PROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.
THE SHIPPING ACCIDENT AT PORT
WAKEFIELD.
Port Wakefield. December 11.
The inquest was resumed at 2 o'clock to-day.
The Coroner, in addressing the Jury, said he had
communicated with the Attorney-General, who
had informed him that Coroners always acted
on their own responsibility. He would there
fore accept the verdict, leaving it to other
powers to take the matter in hand if it was
thought that Captain McGowan had rendered
himself liable to a charge of felony. Twelve of
the Jurors agreed to the verdict, and the re
mainder dissented and did rot sign the inquisi
tion. The Coroner having thanked the Jury for
their attendance dismissed them.
The funeral of the unfortunate men took
place at noon, and was attended by about 250
people. The Rev. Mr. Bogle conducted the
service over the bodies of two who were Protes
tants, and a layman over those of the Roman
Catholics. All were buried in one grave in the
Cemetery, the Protestants being laid together
apart from the Catholics. The bodies were at
first placed in the coffins in their clothes, but
the friends and countrymen of the deceased
men had them washed and divested of their
garments. Great sympathy is felt for Captain
McGowan in this misfortune, and the whole
affair has cast quite a gloom over the locality.
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