Page 36 Page 34 Page 34 for the brake when I saw the ca ble I had seen the rope through the hole where it passes from the hoist room Dukeshire and other hoistmen be gin applying braking mechanisms 100150 feet before its intended descent target In this case he started to apply the brakes around the 900foot level The coroner s jury peppered Duke shire with additional questions be fore he was allowed to step down Haunting testimony came from Edgar T aillefer a machine man and one of the frst coworkers to reach the site of the downe d cage One of the men I think it was Beland said T aillefer get us out of here were dying he told the inquest Another witness Lawrence Bilodeau testifed that he also heard voices when he reached the scene Witness after witness gave evidence that chilled the courtroom One man said he could hear the cage falling from his vantage point on one of the lower levels and he could see the snapped ca ble followed by a chill ing thunderous crash One of the men Arthur Beland indeed was clinging to life but died before he reached the hospital Frank Ash a deck man testifed he could hear a rattling noise like something hitting on tin I was looking at the cable he testifed Someone said look out for loose Loose be dammed I said the cable s broke It was there one second and then it was gone Someone called from the 1500 foot level and I asked if it went by He said he saw it pass Contd from pg 34 It was an emotion flled inquest WERE DYING