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— + MOSTYN. THANK8GIVNFA SBBVICK.—Services of thanksgiving for the harvest were Leld in the Welsh Presbyterian Chapel, Rhewl, on Wednesday. A prayer meeting took place in the afternoon, and in the evening an \le sermon was pleached by the Rev. J. Mostyn Jones, (late of America), from St. John vi., 63. The collections were given to the support of missions. FATAL END OF A HOLIDAY TRIP. ACCIDENT Ar MOSTYN STATION. An inquest was opened on Tuesday afternoon at the Crown Hotel, iynnongroew, by Mr Wm Davies, coroner, on the body of Alfred Jones, aged 18 years, labourer at the Point of Ayr Colliery, and who resided with his father, Samuel Jones. at Meirion-terrace, Ffynnongroew. Mr Ishmael Jones of Lewis-terrace, Ffynnongroew, was foreman.Thoii Edward Williams, sawyer, Ffynnongroew, stated that he and the de- ceased went to Manchester with an excursion leaving Mostyn about 7am on the 22nd inst They were both together all day, and returned in the same compartment, arriving at Mostyn about 1-20 a m on the 23rd inat The deceased was not under the influencelofidrink; he was a teetotaler They were in the last carriage of the train, which did not reach the platform, and they kept their seats, expecting the rear of the train would afterwards draw up to allow them to get off The train did move on again, and it appeared to them on seeing it passing the booking office th it it was going right away, so they jumped out Witness jumped first and deceased followed him, and by some misadventure got under the train When he first saw him after the accident he was lying on the rails, the train having passed on He and other friends lifted him up and carried him on to a bench on the platform The deceased spoke to him, asking not t.) hurt his side and arm, and he remained with him until he died at a little after 3 the same morning Dr Davies of Ffynnon- groew, was called; deceased was then living, but died soon, efter, when he and other friends removed the body to his lather's house at Ffynnongroew.—Mr Fenua, who appeared for the Railway Company, questioned the witness at some length as to whether he heard the guarq of the train call out to the passengers at the rear who had not reached the platform to keep their seats until the train would ra up In answer to tyr Fenna he said the part of the train he was in was opposite Hugh Williams' coal place lIe could not say how far that was from the platform nor where the train stopped the second time He did not see the guard until after the accident He did not see other passengers alight after the train stepped the second t me Ile did not see any lamp signal showing by the guard.—David Jones, of Den- bigh, who was guard of the train, gave evidence, and said the train arrived at Mostyn on the return journey from Manches- ter at 1-20 that morning The rear part of the tr.ii; di4 not reach the platform He called out to the passengers in that part of the train to keep their aeate until it would draw up He did that in English and Welsh After that he was en- gaged in Lhe fo-e part of the irain with his duties, and then returned to the rear, and after seeing all right he showed a white light signal to the driver to draw up Here a discus- sion took place between the jury and witness as to the nature of the signals given to draw up and go right away, when the Witness explained that a white light me^nt tu cautiously draw up and a green light demoted ngh,t uwuy On the rear of the train reaching the platform and while still in motion he saw two young men jump out They jumped against other pas- sengers on the platform The first one came off all right, but the second, who was the deceased, reeled and fell bach, getting between the footboard and the platform He was carried some few yards by the train Thoy rode in the last roach on the train After the train drew up he saw the de- censedj Who W* £ injured.—By Mr Fenna After the train drew up several passengers alighted from the rear of the train; he himself assisted a woman and two children he did not know them He was certain about passengers alight- ing after the train drew up l)y the Foreman He did not know the length of the piatform nor did he kn >w the length measurement of the coaches -It Fenna said witness oould not be expected to answer that question; that could only be given by evidence from the oach-building yard —John Bassett, the engine-driver, having also given evidence, the jury fouud That deceased came to his death from injuries he received by some misadventure in leaving a train while in mofton."

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