Q. Do these conditions also appertain to the labours of a man in the signal-box?
A. Certainly, but in a more marked degree.
Q. What would a collision consequent upon the occasion to which you have referred be called?
A. Generally, "an accident."
Q. But would there ever be an exception to this nomenclature?
A. Yes; in the case of a Coroner being over-officious, and his Jury "turning nasty."
Q. What would be the effect of this unpleasant combination of circumstances?
A. That a verdict of "Manslaughter" would be given against the occupant of the signal-box.
Q. What would happen to his superiors?