The New York herald., 1851-08-26


Brooklyn City Intelligence.
THE LATE Fatal. ACCIDENT on THE LONG ISLAND
( RAlLRoAD-yERDlcr Of THE coRoNER's INQUEST,
AND VERDICT INCrLPATING THE ENG INEER.
the jury empsnneil-d Saturday last, to inquire
into the death Of Patrick Kelly. lately employed
on the above ralroad and k led stated in Sunday
Herald by being run over near Bakers corner, in tais
city, on satarday morning, having that afternoon
viewed the body which lay in dresdully mangled
d!iion at his late residence Of Bond aud Douglass
streets re assembled yesterday morning ia the
Court room City Hail, when the following testimony
TAKEN
The deceased, was previously ascertained, was a
native 81 Ireland. and about 80 years of age.
samuel Miller stage driver dsposed-rnat he resided
at 81 Lewis street n y Saturday morning last, be-
tween and O'Clock he the South ferry stage,
between Kelly and The cars. nearer to the man, an
going the same way be aud the the de-
ceaed's back was turned towards the ears; he
the track with the when witness rst him.
and kept that track till the went him; when
ne first him he aboui twenty rods in front Of
witness stage and the cars between thirty and forty
rods behind him just the got 10 wit ness the
whistle was blo-n but the bell dd not ring that
the was in danger and struck his horses with his
whip to overtake him and hallooed to him twice; he
did not take any notice Of witness the cars the
struck him. threw him the track, and passed over
went beyond him about nine or ten rods; then
stopped as soon as they could and back
10 the place where the accident happened
man whom be supposed to be the engineer got OF
and the engine dd not stop until after thu. had goae
the man; when he FIRST heard the whistle the
were lot above 20 reds from him; the deceased at
heard call to him from the witness about
30 feet from him when the went him; by the
time the last car passed over him. he alongside d.
ceased paid atte nton at ALL cid not think he heard
him when he hallooed, though he was quite within
ToaJuror-He blew the whistle constantly from the
thirty rods to where witness
John culn sworn-Resided in Tiffany place; saw the
accident On Saturday morning last, between six and
seven o'clock working At the Of Cumberland
and Atlantic avenues; saw Kelly walking the road
track with hi dinner can in his hand and his pipe in
his mouth about 100 feet from him the best
knowledge he was walking ths track; the cars
ran en- the car. coming up betwixt Baker tavern
and Gun berand street; the Of the time little
ahead OF witness going up the track witness did not
hear the whistle blow until 1t within IS 20 ysrds
Of the man before IL IL might have blown unknown to
him. the whistle not osng when he first the
csr they we're going at thsr usual gait UP HILL they
were going pretty fast the whistle blew from the time
il commenced until when the struck the man;
heard the men On the screaming ou to the
the track saw no more until gentleman running
and caied 70 me that the Han killed, n,
going at the one gst from the time he iten
until they struck the man the vent from
twenty five 10 thirty yards above the nAn I:ser
they struck him t,fre they stopped oue CT he iaen
rot OF the and eano to whore the msr killed.
and desired snsther to stop and watch TIE bcey uni
the Coroner came
Ioa Juror-The man more than hundred yards
from witness when he was struck; the whistle blew ell
the time until the man down; the enxine was
going In iul molten when it struek the man the
engine had not changed it, motion In witnesses opinion
but Was going ahead thoud suppose the eng saw
the man a long as the men on the screamed to him.
hn attention OF the persons ON the ears was mngly
directed Y the man. was positive the whistle did not
stop until the cars struck him.
william Farrell sworD-Liyed Ia Baltic street: on
Saturday mern.ps was at work with the last witness,
the tin. q the accident, when be st the aud
heard tie whistle they about seventy or eighty
ysTds ir n ~hsr. be was at work did no: the
on the track the cars strike him; the fsst tbnr
h. % ID. man was after the cara struck him AMI he
wa dying the cars had stopped abou. twenty yards
above hin; diG not know how long the whistle
blown; y was blowing when the passed by the spot
vhsr. witness workings he man lay abou. sis.y
yard above where be was working.
j'ssIh Leonard fworn-Resies In Atlantic ayc-lc.
wa on the open ot a. the o. lis house o. .re
tim. of the accident, saw Kelly walking its sane
shou, 29 pet iaov witness an tcrt 40 srn.
q ihs csrs; be whtis bow.nga. the time l. frst
ssv The cars though: Tie whistle tloz.ng g: he
IN ne man was fun oyss heard the stage diver
soms one from The he did nct vh.a shouting
e ihs man, vht ha3 nc chaEee from he tine TIA: v
ncss frt -av him 20 rsi 90 he track The g.
ing very fast; the speed 70. checked uat s@r sy
had ion over The man; The engine in no;or a: :Ae
time-in motion fo-vGsds As-e was uc check r cr -te
locc motive that he (vness could see: she ran a. ths
speed al the ;ine sbe Vicked TIE up sbc Gd
vhen witness rsi saw heri they wcnt the ds;ircs q
nineteen ties before they stopped after ruuung over tie
man witness did not q until after they lad ssd
he man from he :recE, sBe lad h slougs1s :te rsl
The cars started ust A. he went ever
Jcssph Gunner s~crn-hesides in rs.f, street: On
saturday morning was IN bis house .fcrtiuc The
raiusy tracs ras ust oIen.ng h pascr bods, wAea
he saw The ears about sixty seventy feet from whore
tbe man LAY sav IsoT.s running and ovsr
car had Tasrod vhsu the man lay there 50 or
100 feet and th,n came hack: when be lrst saw the
GERS ihe whistle blowing; tie tvo whistles were
giver Ia about minute, shoud think the whistle was
t.csipr vheu they srf the man the cars were going
very fsst " has tie engine going fcrsard a. the
tame w. sw thsm n,L"ed that from the nuisc thes
made dj not hear sny Terson shouting from the cars
Ecb"rt Nariand sworn Resides a. the corner q Carl
ten and Atlantic street. In his house az the
tie a the accident. which happened exactly opposite
H. kousc; BE- 90 the window and tCmething
under the engine; tie engine preceding up the hill
the tmc quite fact; confident 70 not reversed.
f jii not stop until Il passed the about TWEEN
" yafls the whistle blowing when 5. passing
the man a. the time he the the nan
ju.t under he engine. there engine tender sni
one wagon los led e.th slsersrs
~ mUsou Green ewoTn-Hesides ~ Deer rATk. Long
Islsud this accident; th ~ the timo.
hsl foot On The lcccmotive aud tho other the
tsn9sr. boxing cut; TIE were about ry yards
ai0vc Baker crossing; thoy made shril whistle he
looked cut an av mar IN th tra.k the
when tle ufitic vas given tie deceased between
seventy aud eighty fct IN front a. The engine he TOOK
uoee OF The whistle: soon the whistle ras started
tts er,iaetr reversed bis engine aud the frem7u yut
&c traie "a the trfler O. scp the Lselvsy she sl
'gh on the TIA Is it teirg wet. betreeu aud bars
ne iocsm9te and 'nttT ran over him and went BE-
rcnd fnl sbou+ So 9 e. There vts lu-t room enough
otl the body ur tehird toe cars. The cars MT
.- lax mo,f thar I've mile GO hcur Nr rnips Chr
fs-rr a. - trsin) ard tic v.nr.s called o. the u
!, s.t Gus O. TIE wey d. paid attention klew The
nan rilcsgssd be rsd worked Eith Mm Thought I
-e waf hard 81 foaritg o. else Ls heed s uitne8
"a twice pulled hin tie traek himself shsn the cars
ave been ronnc b. Lad saiG ! VII sst c1t cfths way
'et hin ,n snG vtsii not iag.'bm = vc-s O. hat ac
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