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1895, The Fatal Accident at Sidmouth
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The Fatal Accident at Sidmouth.
An inquest was held at the Bedford Hotel, Sidmouth, on Wednesday by Ur Coroner Gould (of Exeter) touching the death of Edward Ledger Browning, ?? years of age, of Spencer Lodge, Wandsworth, Surrey, a visitor at Sidmouth, who was killed on Monday while riding a bicycle down Peak Hill, Sidmouth.
Arthur Browning, brother of the deceased, stated that they were on a visit to Sidmouth, and he and his brother were out bicycling at Peek Hill about 12 noon on Monday. They were descending the hill, when his brother passed him. Witness called to him to jump off, but he was going too fast to be able to stop him. Witness jumped off and ran after him. When he turned a sharp corner he heard a scream, and on getting there ?? Fletcher and a woman was picking him uo. Their was no brake on the bicycle.
Mr. Spencer L. Fletcher said he had been for a walk, and on coming down Peek Hill, at the top of which was a danger board, he heard a noise, and on turning round he saw the deceased lying full length on the ground. Rle went back and saw that blood was lasuing from deceased's head. He was groaning at the time. The deceased's machine was close by. Witness endeavoured to stop the blood with his handkerchief, and his brother coming on the scene witness and a woman carried the injured lad to a place close bv. There were traces of blood, and pieces of the skull on the road. He should think his head came in contact with the roads as the largest patch of blood was there. He did not consider his head struck the stones, -re went for a doctor as soon as possible.
DJ Williams stated that he went to Willoughby House, where he saw the deceased lying on the ground groaning a little, but quite vne conscious. There was an extensive injury to the right side of the skull. A large piece of the bane was removed end the brain protruding, the injuries were the cause of death.
The coroner in summing up said there wat, no evidence at all that the stones at the side of the road bad anything to do with the accident. The iery, of whom Mr Field was foreman, returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
[Exeter Flying Post, 13 April 1895.]
THE ACCIDENT TO A CYCLIST AT SIDMOUTH. THE INQUEST.
At the Bedford Hotel, Sidmouth, yesterday, before the Deputy-Coroner, an inquest was held touching the death Edgar Ledger Browning, 13, who was killed being thrown from a bicycle on Peak-hill on Monday. Mr. J. Field was Foreman of the jury. Arthur Browning, of Spencer Lodge, Wandsworth, identified the body that of his brother, and son of Mr. Gerald Browning, an engineer. Witness and his other were a visit to Sidmouth. On Monday they were coming down Peak-hill at, about 12.30. Witness was walking. warned his brother, who was riding bicycle, to dismount replied that he could not. He seemed to have lost control his machine. Shortly afterwards his brother turned a corner, and he heard a scream. When he got hi him, saw Mr. Fletcher and woman lining his brother up. Spencer Lavington Fletcher, of Cheshire, deposed that while walking on Peak-hill he heard a slight sound. turning round, he saw the deceased lying on the ground. went to him. He found him stretched out, and blood flowing from his head. was groaning, but appeared to lie unconscious. He did not remember the exact position of tbe machine, but he thought it was in front of the deceased. He assisted deceased to a house, and doing so his clothes liecame saturated with blood. He brought the machine down the hill, went for a doctor, and got, some brandy. hud doubt that deceased pitched head first on the road. Dr. L. Williams, deposed to seeing the boy at YVillowby.' Peak Hill. He was quite unconscious. There was much injury to the skull on the right side. A piece of the skull was completely removed, and the brain was lacerated and He could not give an opinion as whether some stones on the side of road were dangerous. The injuries he described were the cause of death. The witness Fletcher, recalled, said there was a danger notice-board on the top Peak Hill. The Coroner said they must all deeply sympathise with the friends of the deceased at his untimely end. There was no loubt that deceased met his death through the injuries described. The jury, having consulted minutes, returned verdict accordance with the medical testimony.
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 1 April 1895 /https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000510/18950411/057/0012]