New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-21

ger which may await them.
IS0VE-T ON THE BODY oF DAVID MCCUL-
LocH.-T o-oner Geer proceeded on saturday nom
ing at II O'Clock, TO hold the inquest on the body OF
David McCulloch. who came 70 hrs death by injuries
received on Thursday morning last by being caught
IN the cowcatcher attached to the locomotive Of the
| New-Haven Railroad Tie following Is the ev,-
| derce taken, and the verdict oithe Jury.
Hari Nasfsrssn sworn, sayS-I reside IN One Il IN
dred and Twenty Second St, Harlem a; about halt
past O'Clock or THURSDAY morning was on the plat
form OF iho Harlem tram. when ! saw the Neville
ven train coming up Al great speed. OF a, abou, One
Hundred aud Twenty FOurth-Sl a; this time aual-
Der @: persons were enceaVoTlug 10 enter the Harlem
iTain which stsOd a. the station 10 receive ptSSen.
gers Tor New ork at that time heard the whistle
OoHN non the locomotive OF the New Haven tram
az that instant saw the deceased DAVID McCullOch
With his child IN his arms, approaching the Harlem
cars when first saw hun he was the east track
was engaged at the time protecting AZ Old LADY,
VINO Vas IN Danger between the two trains the de-
ceased. while IN the act OF crossing tse track,
caught M by the cow catcher Of tie Newllaven L.
cOmonVo ard carried some two car .cnsths and then
thrown of the engine and train passed without
stopping. | should Judge that the locomotive was
going al speed OF about or not less than. fifteen
miles IN hour
Elisha Norreli being sworn, SavS--l reside in 25th
$, Harlem was standing AZ the t &c The deceased
was injured, or the morning OF tn -Sday last, be-
tween l2eth and l21th SIS. Il was then about s.
coming down for New-Iork, and observed AZ the
same time, the New-lIayen cars coming from New
York. al speed. should say OF twenty-five miles
an hour the Harlem train was about stopping and
had passed a short distance beyond l25ths the
Harlem train was then taking in passengers then
saw Il man (ihe deceased. as he WAS on the cas-,
track. picked up by the cow-catcher belonging TO
the New-Hayen locomotive when came Up To HIM
saw the deceased living on the track. on his back,
with his face 10 the south II is usual for trains 10
pass through the village OF Harlem al the rate OF
TWENTY-FIVE miles the hour
EdnWd Cr0Ssmdn, sworn, Says-l reside n Mott
Haven. WeSicheSter County | was IN the second
car OF the Harlem train. on the morning OF Thursday
last, when the deceased was injured looked oht
OF the car window, and saw the New-ilaven tram
coming up, and ndlStlnctly heard the SOUND OF the
whistle, and should suppose from the speed, the tram
was progressing az the rate OF about 30 miles m
hour at that instant saw the deceased approach
the track to get into the Harlem cars did not OBJ
serve the child IN his arms he was proceeding across
the track when the COW catcher of the NcwHaycn
tram struck him. picked him up, and carried him the
distance of two cars LEFT the and picked up
the child. and saw the deceased on the ground with
his coat over his face he was insenslbe at the
time. The witness IS of opinion, from the position
he occupied. that the tram could have been seen
coming about % yards of, and the deceased could
have seen the engine coming from where he was al
the moment. about the same distance.
Geo. ". Whistler. superintendent of the New-Ha-
ven Railroad, being sworn Says.-A person can see
the engine and cars at the Harlem station as they
come out of the north side of the tunnel below
which are divided from each other by a distance OF
about one mile and half, witness can see them as
described, from the platform boards, alongside OF
the track 1t Is nv opinion the engineer on the New
Haven train could after emerging from the north
side of said tunnel passengers getting into the
cars connected with the Harlem train, Al the station
al Harlem, and had ample time 10 graduate MS
speed as to nave prevented the necessity OF the
death Of deceased. Ii person Is standing ten feet
east OF the east track he can see down the track
distance Of about six hundred feet.
Chrsfopher v Spinner. residing at the town OF West
Farms, swom-Sald he was present at Harlem on
the morning OF the Eth inst, and his wife and daugh
ter were with him, and they were going IN the Har.
lem cars 10 Newly DIRK, just as the engine connected
with the New-Hayen tram emerged rom the gap III
the rock, distance OF 100 or l25 feet, when hrst
heard the blowing of her whistle my vile anu
daughter were, at the moment, crossing the east
track haood TO them, and my VIE sa" the tfaih
coming, and reached the step of the Harlem cars
when the cow-cacher passed her should think
the engine was going, al the moment, at rate OF
thirty miles an hour witness declares the engine
cannot be for more than $50 feet from the sta
ton at Harlem, as II Is coming up rom te Ton
the usual speed at which the trains pass through
Harlem Is AT rate of from twenty-five to thirty.
miles the hour the New Haven tram, on this occa-
sion, passed through at the rate OF thirty miles an
hour.
William H. Mum, residing at Morisana, being
sworn, said-Thar he heard the whistle of the loco
motive, but did not know from whichtram SAID whis-
tie came he was getting INTO the Harlem car when
nc saw the deceased caught up by the cOw-catcher
OF the New en- tram the deceased was carried
distance OF some ten feet from where the witness
standing 1t IS necessary for passengers 10 cross
the east track to get on board the Harlem cars.
+. f. lie Roy, resident surgeon at New YORK HOS
ptal. sworn, Says-The deceased was admitted IN
the Hospital on the morning Of the Eth OF July. IN
state Of prostratiOn, with a compound fracture OF
both legs. He fingered about 81 hours, and died
Post mortem examination made, and nothing aus
covered OF importance other than The fracture OF
both legs.
The medical testimony concluded the evidence
aud after brief charge by the Coroner, reviewing
the testimony the case submitted 70 the consi-
Iteration Of the jury and after absence OF about
an hour the Jury rendered the following verdict:
That the deceased. David McCuoch, came to his
death by IN lures received on the morning ofthe 1th
insi from being caught up by the COW catcher at
tached 10 the New-Yo rk and New-Hayen Railroad
cars, under the charge Of Thomas Garrison, EngI-
neer while III the &C. OF passngthe Depot az iiarem
1T having appeared IN evidence lhat the Halem
tram was advance of their time, taking mp passeh-
gers from the fact that II is unusual Tor The Harlem
train 10 leave Morrisania until the Ne"ilayen IRAN
shall have passed them AZ that place The jury,
therefore believe that the Harlem Railroad COmpa-
nv are highly censurable IN not having proper per
sons stationed at the Depot, 10 warn passengers on
the approach Of other trans. And further inc Jury
believe that the rate OF speed oil the Ne"-fNeh
tram. as shown by the testimony, was altogether 100
fast thereby endangerng human life. The Jury 90
likewise suggest the propriety OF the Harlem hai'
road Company providing some proper agents 10 eau,
ron ssengers on the approach OF other trains and
in conclusion. earnestly recommend 70 the Grap' IN
quest OF the City and County OF New YORK, % take
the matter into immediate consideration, anu alopI
some measures whereby the rate OF speed, relative
to locomotives passing through tmoAly popuia'ed
districts NAV be regulated, BY some siaidie law, IN
order that an extra protection De afforded 10 the ives
and property OF our iellow-citlxehs.
NOTWITHSTANDING the models ahoat here
is the Model husband !"
Mrs Smith has company to dinner and there are
no, Strawberries enough She looks at Mr. smith
with sweet smile, and offers to help him. sat the
same time kicking him gently with her slipper under
The table he always replies, No. thank you, dear,
they 10 AZ agree With me-
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SToRMING OF STONY
Po,Sr.-Las. Wedne sday, July 10Th, beng the Iad