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On the court re-assembling, at 2 p.m., in H.B.M. Consulate, Chefoo Fbearzor Murray, sworn, gave the following evidence-I could not say actually how many boys were the school at the outbreak as, it being Sunday. several of the boys w.re out by invitation. There are 62 boarders #nd day boarders on the roll: the boarders number 62. amongst whom the deaths occurred. Besides myself, the masters are over the hoys to look after them to see that they wash, and attend to things generally which boys are apt to neglect. tha masters take duties day by day in alpha-tical order; the master on duty is with them fron the rising bell at rest 6 until bed time at past 9. Durinz this time he superi ten's their play, sits with then a m als and generally looks after them. The matron has nothing t" do with the boy: in this respect, only wih their meals. There is a lady wardrobe-keep -r who inspects the boys at 8 a.m. and looks after their clothes, rons, -te. Ifa! boy complin d of felt g ill lit would g-Mrs. Murray; Ido not' t ink he woud complain to the matron, but he mizht to a master, wh" woald report to Mes.
The matra 's duri sare c -nfined to food, supervision of hen generally, and conduct of motive servants. (fr. 'Morray here pointed out that the mat Miss Base t, Wasa riber of the Mission as much as any of aem, and offered her services fur the position of matron. He fel in duty bound to mike ¢ @ statement tha' Miss Ba-net' visited the kitchen a d inquired into hings thee us much as any other foreign lady would do in her own home. He did not thiok this shoul! be lost sight of. The Coroner courteously rep ied that his inquiry was a gener] one and he sought t" find, for the yood of all concerned. whether there was anything Jacking in this, the mose important depart-mon* of the whole school.)
Mr, Murray, suid:—The dietary of the the school auth ed or fixed it; it is left with the matron so long as it is done satisfactorily. To my Knowledge there i<a daily inspection of the lavatories, ete. The matron goes rund the stove rooms aut kitchen, ant the wardrobe-keeper makes daily inspection of the hoy's'
rooms, etc. Th s+latter are upon to visitors after IL o'clock in the m The bathrooms, ete., are attended to every morning; Tam not sure whose duty it is see if carried out, but it would be reported if they were not clean. There is one night lavatory inside, all the others are outside. With regard to the water, it has been tested by Dr. King and others it is always lwiled but not filtered. I have been med really told this is safe. The boys have not free acco-s to the water (driuking); permission must be obtained.
y the Jury—Miss Amy Baller is the wardrobe-keeper. Dr. King tested the water since the deaths.
By. the Coroner—I have not had Dr. King's rep rt. Reports are general y made known to me; fley are not afte mide, I did ut roquet De. King to test the wa er; ther- has b picion as tu it. After the first d Was so muc swede sick -s5 that time did not permit us to question the water, and data was made of the cause of the first death we did not: Eanes it.
By the Jury—-Th- lady matron is responsible to me. It is a rule that when masters are at meals they take charge of taties; this is limited of course to the number of masters. The reason that no masters were at table A on the fatal Sunday was that they were away, most probably invited out. There are six mas-ers tu all, three live out. nm addition the! matron sits at meals. If a master is on duty he must have his meos at the table. If any complaint were made through the prefect at table A at the meal or afer. it} would resent tome, Thy water is put into stone cisters (covered) with a tap -o it Tt is alarge jar holding about one day's supply, fillet fresh every morning ani <ometiines during the day as circumstance require. It is she duty of the matron 10 see that it is kept clean. a Miss Basnett, re-celled and sworn, ae} posed—My sole duties are look ug after the kitchen and Chinese s"rvants. t consider it part of my duty to insnect the bet-, rooms, as the men who elean them are under my charge. My duties are given me verbally and not in writing. T superintend the whole work of the house I think one person can do thi-; I d- ut complain of overwork. None of the boys are actualy und-r my chi-ge. lat if they were ill I should steed to their meals. I have full charg-of the dietary al receive no instruction If, however, any boy i- six Mrs. Murray sends me a note asking me to diet him. tewhies Ihave had 0 experience in hot not consider it miss 10 gi—th boys fo d cooked th day be ore, eat 't mys If it reason to belove there has previo is y ben sick s. case! by "he practice. I have never he-ud sfoot ts say it is a bad custom, Td" not know thit doctors condenin such la ho weather, Regarding cncamber saind [did not ¢ sider i unw 58 De, Kingh.sno nbje: ed snd the inbers tow m out esnga d-n.(C rower lire sated that he sot ut allow a cucumber or any other vg-tvhle which was not bulled, st his take, uor frat unstewed in she lit weather, ad he clit he was right in saytig thet most wrs in Chefou acted in the seme way.)
The witness continued—I know the all ments of the boss: they have diatrhoes occasionally in summer, not necessarily attributable to diet. We have fifty pounds of ice for our compound daily, Ag the summer draws to a close this quantity is reduced. I think it sufficient to keep the food fresh. [have heard of cholera having been rife in the city. and I was not alarmed icy cream, cucumber, etc., to the Thad not heard they were bid to give or would have stopped chem. I wax not aware the Chefvo citizens had practice to. stop them for their own us I have had twelve sears' experience with native servants. The sixth pie was eaten by the staff on the Sunday evening without ill effects. As to who is authorized to make purchases, whether the cook. hoy, or market man, I would say. that I generally give ins rue tions a: to what is the bought for the day in the mtive city to the marker fruit is nearly always bought at the door by the hel table boy, aad I alway soo it: fowls and oggs are also enustontly bought at the door by the cook. [always sve eggs and milk, not always the fowls, etc. Th market man is always under someone's supervision; h+ is sen: to c-rain shops in tve native city an! for our coi pound T invariably examin, the purchas and reject a thing that i- bad. i ex imine the kite wu regalerly and the stops are immediately thrown away. Lexanine the kitchen uteuils; [have no regular time for the examination and cannot say when 1 last did so. I look into them occasionally itu passing. [use the xaucvpans myself some times and always find them clean.
By the Jury:—There ate sixteen and four women natives under me. 'The ice chest holds fifty pounds of ive. Five pounds vf ice is ample to make ice-cream and this quantity was taken from the ive ches'. Special ice 1s vot got in fr that purpose, This is not a rough esti-nate, hows the inst clients are not actually welshed vut. we must have a very near approximate in order to total the cos* ut the erenm, a5 the bys pag for it at the tuck shop.' The cook took the ive wut of the box and mile the cream on Saturd-y before tiffins the hoys ate tt about 3 in the after: noon. Five pounds of ice will last this jand even longer Everytl done in the way of supervision that is possible. The quarters occupied by those Chinese servants who live on the premises wre period cal inspected. The sixth pie was Gaten at 7 pan. on sunday; this pie was not bd. The first hoy wes taken ill at 20 minutes past in the after now Herbert We-ugiton MeLaren, sworn, stated—I act as secretary to the thre schools and teach in ihe boy's chou!, T presi lei at the sile tobe, This was the table ay which Momsen wasai tig, We adn chicken jie served, "dit was q ites geod. There w-s absolu ely 29 complain: mad, By the Jury:—I think all tie by ys ate th pie; Te want say she ate cuon Momsen, I believe, had " second help.ng
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