PETERSFIELD.
A MOST SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—On Thursday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Five Bells, Buriton, before Edward Hoskins, Esq., coroner for the county, on the body of a fine young fellow named Charles Carter, aged 21, who was killed by a tramway truck at the lime kilns, in the parish of Buriton, on Thursday, the first of March. The deceased, who has left a widow and one child, was a labourer in the employ of Mr Forder, and was engaged when wanted on a tramway, about 200 yards long, which was used convey chalk from the pits to the kiln. He had been employed in the lime works about 18 months. On Thursday, he was engaged with the trucks conveying chalk, and rode the footboard down the incline. It was going rather slower than usual, and deceased was seen to apply his hand to the truck. The truck ran against the bank, throwing the deceased off on to the top of the embankment, whence he fell the ground and the truck bounding back, tumbled over down the embankment, and on to the back of the deceased, who never moved afterwards. No cause could be given for the accident; the break and the metals were in good condition. It was proved that internal injuries were the cause of death.—Verdict, “Accidental death.”
Ancestry shows the Burial Register for Charles Carter on 5-Mar-1866 at Buriton.
