The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-04

Ono Late Fatal RsiirsaA Accident near
Princeton, y. y.

Ono Late Fatal RsiireeA Accident near
Princeton, y. y.
he further particulars to the OF che mslan-
shoiy and fatal accident which occurred the Now
Jsrvsy Railroad Friday mornias have yet been de-
vslepsd. The following testimony, before the Coro-
ns~s Jury, the isquisten, We copy from the
Trsntoa Gazette, OF yesterday morning
Psrua OnIn, sworn-I started this morning In the
eight o'clock train fer New York; whom got within
nile and half OF Princeton, The oars ran on ,hs
t..ok; were not running fast; about the ordinary
speed the accident Ia attributed 10 the switch being
turned on ] am satisfied the deceased killed BY
the accident; Mr.. Conovsr lay under the rubbish
his side he lived some minutes after the accident.
C.AnLr: BvssoueHs, sworn--rhe accident happsued
mile and half twomiles this side ~ the Prnos.on
depot the switch in its right place. q. least
IL was not after the accident occurred noticed that
II wss out Of place helped to take tho body Of tbs
strasger Of place where he was found; he was
dead whom We got him out; at least hs mover spoke
afterwards when first saw Mr. Conover he was In tho
car, sitting and leaning back; this ten nftcen
minutes after the Aoeident occurred presume his
death was caused by the top Of the forward CAR the
middle car was smashed and its top passed through
tho behind IT, tho wheels passed under the be-
hind the locomotive and baggage car went into the
canal none Of the regular cars went into
the canal; this in the that smashed up
Mr.. Conover in the first OF tho first class cars;
the going ct the usual speed the
passengers Of the forward all crowded in
tween the two under the first class oar; there
was 90 much sonfusion that could not take much D.
tce; devoted msef to the I'M ursd; the was in
did not come TO the switch.
this morning the first intima had the accident
the falling Of she wheels the seepers; was
In the third from the crates looking up tho
top ofthe front passing our heads Jonathan
Fish sat by me We stopped and the top passed over
our heads saw the stranger who killed he
moticness and TANNED between the cars Ia such way
that concluded he was dead six feet from him;
l did not see Mr.. Conover assisted In getting the
wounded OUT the forward deck car got of the track
the LETT. and consequently the top passed through
the left side Of the car nearest to the canal
sitting on that side Msssrs Grim and Dickinson
on the rig side
BENJAMIN FIsH, sworn-Was in the last with
Judge Burroughs the accident caused by tho
switch being turned do not know that the witch had
. lock on II the main line OF tho road
locked, bnt not all man is employed to attend the
switch did not him THE morning; Hooked at the
switch after the accident and saw II wrong the
switch tender lives geo 300 yards of don't know his
name nor how long he has been tending the switch
tho unknown man who was killed vas jammed between
the two the foot board, when found him
he was almost dead spoke to him asked his
he gave answer: found nothing his person but
forward deck passenger ticket-A through ticket |
should take him To be y German; he tho last
We got out the going at the ordinary speed
the conclusion did not disturb US In the where
wrong he could have stopped the train In time the
distance too short the engineer and fremen
both up and on their feet when first them the
breskmsn hot hurt the engineer said he reversed
his engine and rang his bell to the breakman -
put on his break he is regular engineer has run
the road before he running the mail aud pus
the beet engineers the mall train did not Mr.
Conover until he was dead heard no Was I'M ured
but wss busily engaged with other sufferers
Here the jury adjourned till O'Clock this morning,
when they will sit to examine the swtch-tender sad
the fire. man, who had been set for.