New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-15
inquest on the body Of William RIvis, killed
at morS isiaDa on mspdav

about 20 dou' hno~ 10, bng shout hs do .th hs va.
eAtHhb resided n ssnyo ghih o. near Eighth svslu.
le WAS going 10 F1TChsm.
LGwTonoc s. Mon swOB-l came VI in the sam
ttr with TIE person kled abou. four eoeL yhtn no.
Yorkville Nj Psshs remarked we bad come rery s,ov
We ought 10 have been up tn the wills q n this ume W.
O. be add tipped here got ont; us,rly grross
street, ioVEoc around and rain conDg ihiaEs.s
were not urder Toll hesd-yay id MT hear aly N.
given f'r s"rr'rsf ''~ be coN.cs,cbe. % IN N.
hincefmOsl 6Rr shove ia rider tue roof oi p- ob.,
Dr. 6klnf oL.fs did not see sLy tho loo ,ouys
ubtI Lto the Tain that ~ss for ard should ssy II VA,
sbcut two nil utss stef len the sect isn occarrsd
hsssw II ,bou SCe feet ron ,he ohef; Wsut % tn. c,s
Ser The col lion $40 he deceased habgDg betg-e tgo
cars ne iecOnd and third c,rs Kinks the Hsn ~a, too
heavy for ogmal engine TO maize the usus me ssvs
Is Of ut tiled TO remove the cans did sfter number
tock hold, AID q tbs usn out; BE- spoke sl-r he "a.
islen out; be lived shout ten minutes might be longer;
he person In lac eohn Is the same msl hsnglaS o.
tween The cars.
Dduid X. Harmon svorn-Mr. Motifs st.te-
uert believe to DO correct except distinctly heard the
whistle blow only orce, when about 800 fee, distant, saw
The engineer Jump frem the locomotive ab ut 30 feet from
The cars that were run into helped hn MIN up; rs wm
apparently fieleo; had doubts Of biz being perfectly
sober DOM say hs Vas inox Gated thought tie speed
u usual fom The time The signal VAS given the brsksm
rake Tho usual The trees along tbs line Of the
road 50 o5sucI The view that the engineer cannot see The
esrger In time to ,1op ne yhIe sounded moment DO
he plsce where they rae into the head train.
James L. ParshaU, sworn Heard the testimony
OF kesUs Mott aud Harrison and verify believe 1t to bs
correct; saw The cosiop wss about 50 or go s,s, from
there; noticed at Yortve we we're coming very slow /;
then O'clock P. sfer the collision took place the Con
ouetor Of bic ws'ch and said they were ahsad Of
lner nne cur Watches egrced was then half pas
on Is ~ bscssd no., Do we s0a'on
John B,Se ,vorn -ssv the Ioco,,ot;va .,-;La
,ha v,.sh.1, tt, a.. 90, 80. 80.
'u0 sAu 'a''o' non 10 W ~
minutes IN ume OF arrival Al MS psce usus time OF ami
Ia Ao,r karo on fhaa
40 cese upon be iSat Ssv nsn
speed this occurred when boh were In motion nsyer
knew tbs express rain arrive at; generally from three
10 five minutes difference In lime on arrival to this place
hink ihey dive too iss generally 60 on full speed
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was injured go' on N'ne corner OF Center and Srooms
sb perceived difference In the usual speed apparently
arrived at New Village (here) got out OF The car s,.h
some time stood 10 or IL yards from tbs platform saw Inc
be bse Of any ohsr sn sppro.cbinT isa1d Ss os
ducior call sut a. II alarmed at somehlng turned rosnd
snd saw lno o.net usn sPPIoscnDR M No distance from
neii sPeeo 'oy wete On ,e osSl uec. NOV
lead usinlhe one came in-es QUITO me Engineer TO
go on bu'tee Ts1 .ti elsyed some time turoed my a.
enuon 10 TIE approaching uan and saw oy thet speed
that coson wssineyitable; then saw the Engineer jump
hcm The engine Engineer OF Express ain) The collision
Sst bs IN s.. m. ssn va. soS, .sn
posing all doing their duy ssw the engise heard
no nei Iso 40 GA az ~ loss oe.wssn
on he p stiorm when The sccidsrt Occurred.
a. ~. a - ~ -,
MyTo" ftHc"' s"orH-"n III secona car wnen
collision tool place the train was under motion lad gone
o., nv .scnyassS ne csS xbics
ven forward on the track, without wnsels
John MdaLefon sgorn-Waf AZ andi us about 90
, ,o, ,hs .sv the .oI.,on heard the conduc,or
ZOO "'' ~-o o -" s',t 80 - -
yn.d 80 % hsn .,,}.s ~. 49, Gs,s
under tuI Roadway.
OF the bar.room; saw train coming, and heard the Gig
raj ought the engine was coming rather rapid II came
in contact with the other train; thpk the engine
veTsed the speed checked itue, then 60 sgaa 40
yer conducted an engine saw me man ns As .isd ne
ss. ouesioned him he could not answer be was caught
shout the body aner he wss Aken our asked aim ns
Tame be sPelled i'-"una H'"i 10 u'D ~ s"'1' '''
" hlnu'es
Abraham, b. E0Ner, sworn.-W as standing on
n. ho,s, ,sv ,hs,e "a. dslav in the forward
he stooP Oh 'ne uo'oi' -" 'ue'' " " a' " ~ w ".
ain geing children OUT turned and looked down and
ssw the locomotive comi1g and heard the whistle; heard
1. was coming rapidly suppose not a. fast
both uans the conductor Of former train endeayOring
TO get The train OF saw the peon on the coming train
Jump of heard no whistle when be Jumped saw the man
between The my opinion 10 that he was on the plat
form mOtI evidently have been ouside.
SepLio A. Hersev. syoru-Got off the cars At
mo,r.sn,. village on Monday I2tb inst in the afternoon
on getting out an elderly gentleman made way Tor me TO
pass: be was dressed plain; had light colored hat;
think light coat he stood on The platform; removed TO the
opposite aide from landing NOV MS NAT was not black
DR. f. r. Mann, EWOrn.-Am q practising phy
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seAo Ia "e Nh'sso vi hs'o nsu VIC" VI VIC
oeafed and am OF opinion that the wounds would not no.
...,i, n,o5.a ds.th. hnt tha dacea,ed xss k,sd hv
80. ReS n.,nssn d. az. 49,. him hsf,,s he u.s..
oelng jainnea oo.meeI tne car. "a nn oeo'o 10 ""
oAui'o'-e' 40 49, = =
lIhe coroner mere oroereo suspension oi oashess 70
allow The Jury 10 get dinner
- M. -o.u IAro.-.oo.su..;, Fo-5h.r,
joan D0uuisNoiu-NAi eot 1eees'I"~iH ro'un@ni
overheard the crsh- came down 10 the Depot WhenI
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c.lo -, ~ 80 ,,ns ~ ancirasr Of H. srprsss
s.S ~. -. ~ Honor ' ~ ~
HA " - 60 -, ....s
Isaac LdttiHg, sVorn-Am nfeman oi eAPios
train Tbo,s Rosers WA on the train al the time Of tho
-, : -. &c months. never was fire.
man before have tad no sxpehen0o' o. WV
a. ,srs he reversed the engine aud dew Ino Wnhue
- ,ksf rns signal Tor breaking blew when al me
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