The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-25

accident at spuytenduyv, ca ok were fully inquired
to last evening at Coroner's h,quess held upon tn
body of Patrick Casey tho fireman. Nc was killed upor
court at the house Of Mr.. WIlans, situate in tn,
Se1en avenue near the Th,rsy dsst street
Precisely at tour eeook tho folio wing gentlemen we<s
swCrR upon tine jury -
3ohn r. Mains. 3l Second avenue.
Jc.Ph rsboid.. .8l Second avenue.
oDer ..,s,.......,. .becend s-enue.
Willism Harris. Forty secoad street.
Joseph Tunure SCI f~s1ty nia.h street.
= sandtord.. d......,..;......is .isy Ninth avenue.
W,iiisn Petty who beng duly svorn deposed--I
eide at Hampstead. Ling i-andi sr, captain OF the
oop Wo0onhn upon the aft.ruoon OF last Mon6ay the
Goth inst 1t rundown Gss on b0isd vs.se abo It
twenty rods ON the u the dent the draw
snd ebou hrse RODS ON The railroad bridge this
the Spuytes euJ wi creek at this time up
train paes the brcge hs train over,
Mr. Hsgens tho bridge tondcr started and took rcd
lght, ana thsn opened the showing red side
TIE a0rthvsrd; then he got tne draw off for the
purpose of letting email wtma,tsd host through;
sitter she passed Though, he got Of the draws
nearly en-; he then fav tue cars coming down; tho
engine whistIed Within about twenty rods north OF
the draw this ct Spuyeen duyvi station
III, train old stop but kept at fui scsed IL
20 within four Eve rods OF draw; this
hsnas Up, sad called out 20 them to stcp they did not
stop, for 1t too ate the engine checked little
verJ trirg tie train then went ovrrbos-t eagine tea
de- end Fix or seven gravel css in heap al vent ipto
the creek went ashore With ofour MON tho
tie fret man me. was mcu coniDg out OF the river
curs,pg railroads; another come out
WHO fa;a kurt; the first heard from the
watec oene from man who was standjpg the engine
and saying his leg was broken, and oaiiing for
ep; ne chs conductor; ho got cut
ny opinion, freti sfeer thie they hitchoG rope
The engine ior the purpose Of reiie v'ng the ens-
he ciied ont lot to pull hs rope aDy az II hare
him tsea Cap Jostpo Bouaty c,lored man, who
In email boet, TO bis $1,000 ffr 70
heye Lm after the ana engine parted and tas
engtI-er soc out BouR fei down acouud tue eogasers
feet ana fet mans hsnc undcr che ~ater he sad to
the gneer that he felt mans hand the engineer
Piled that 20 the nremsuA he mentioned the bat
do not mind IL; Mr. Hevcus gave red light to 10
up the TO stop the down trSna as / cane back,
they then got the engineer out tho yhcse hand
felt the deceased that is Patrick Casey; he
cot out curing ras nisat au Confident that tho red
lights were shown and che red door turned hgfvro
the trlin came up there is curve IN the roaii
but. in my opil;on, 1t Is an advantage TO the
ient IL about from five 20 eight minutes from the
time -hc Ugh. hotec until The t-ain h,ve IA sight;
when first tbe train it three quarters
Of Iuie from spuyrndpyvd; thiak the engineer
could have the light from that distance IL be looked
ttat ia If it dafx and he had mot looked a: Tue
tfs egaiost him. he could not tell il the draw
up from that distance II there not sigusi; the
had aet but sTaye reflected bright the clouds
rhtn tho red docr sho sft rny eide r Il signal for
gen 20 step ii Is signal ueed in the day tne; ut that
time po,haps tbs engineer couid have seen aem fron
bR1 Inis OF; it lie bad ,een thsm he hac punty Of
tine to lave stepped his train.
George Garrison tsipg duly dcpossd reside at
kirgsbsisgei am captain & The William Davis at the
tine ot the cent ned psseeo the dERvbdse aDcdt
bEn6red yaros the bridge opered Tor my vessel
to PASS tho rcd light aoitsd before the drew vas
after had passed. cav Mr TIavens AXE every effort
to step the train comrg on, when the train drt
1t wss in no eT!nies about mite and quarter Off eod
standing t.il this when the fest
opened the Eed light could hare been easily
at distance Of three que7tefe Of mile; the
Gipeer Of the train ccud have seen the Esat
ircn epy post between where | tue train
ndlag and the ight il before passed tho draw
that saw 1t ttandng the mo sasi had passed
the drsv sno saw il at DISTANCE OF tso hunred yards
fion the Draw; the locomotive, tender, and ali I'm
s r E e sss
all til. nug that could saye given; had
ginter a.nosd to biscuy ls must ravc seen s Signals
John Hayeps be., duly sncrn, toetded-I resiis in
the Of Yopte attend tho drawbridGs at 5plytea
dur VII creek, snd the saton; in the employ OF
The Hlda Riv6r RSilroal company; upon the
day In question, the four O'Clock tam fton Nov York
passed tha spuytenduyvi station at quarter to ye
clock that Monday, the 9th Instant after II had
parsed got up to ohsDgu tho sht, ooked up tho road
10 see II The gravel train sadiBg noyi6g found
it star ding STILL tp proceeded 10 change uy lignt
frem white 20 rcd also tanned my rcd sigod beard
showina both sides; this my custom chcn opeo the
brtpe ut twilight 80 make suee case cfit then
proceeded to up the bridge TO swing it after
Tie bridge was up Captain Garrison ID tho
north side With passed the draw; told han 60 raise
the gates which tafeu tte draw ho did so then esuag
draw: after did SO be passed through with his
ee be passing closed the truss that IL half OF
the draw after nm; after doing 20 looked up ant 80
gravel tlsin approaching; it then within haf
mile Of he draw thsn noticed as passing TO
close the oibcr rass thnt the engineer prolonged
whistle, as he were approaching station; then knsW
there something wong as ic was not p whistle 70
baks - then started to oose the other draw but upon
seco, Thought saw could not close /. before he
would approach then vent 20 run towards the train
and swing nj hat, and baioed as loud as could, in
order to stop him. mean the engineer saw IL was
OF 10 use: the train came en aud swoug
my hat The sineer stepped from the right 70 the Left
side his engine; thins he did not blow of steam at
this time Ito ereiReer iooa out upon tbo Gh hand
and the tcJnan eosed out CT the left fnd
side window. ad not the condu;tor at all; at ths
time The train within tnirv feet Of the draw hsn
saw the ergne and all 90 Ia eTcnps the platform cac It
went in half way NEST OF the men eat upon the platform
car they all went into the except three four
my ext was to send down sna TO step the
press up train then sent fight the Line to stop tue
ain ccinr down; directed the to go TO the next
station stop ; told hi N TO stopi by all means J
told him to inform the station master nay next busi
9et the people ont Of the water; continued
doing until got them oil oat except the cemap we
got the conductor out first then got the engine
hand Of another man sttsr we carried the sneL
neer into the britge house, went 20 examine aud
lock fer that man felt amongst the wreck TO acc II
O. uld fud any tie; found no onc; then vent
to make temporary bridge Tor the passing aud re
passing OF the passGpgers about nine o'clock IN the
evening scms OF the enscoeSs rcmsn found The do
ceased Patrick Casey Old not SEQ him taken nom tho
water st saw him 1s an tsc p,age & % the SoJas.
wos Kelly; DO not knox their Christian the
gnetr could bave tho red h for fourteen hundred
feet; in my opinion he could have stopped The loeomo
iye he wae running st speed Of aluost thirty miles
hour that il unusually fast for gravel tra'n Ia the
day time tie doors may bo seen or distance Of Two
can be easiIy from down train the lantsrns are
rssulor signal lanterns; when The dras ia On show
John jiuesop. being duly saidi reside nile
and quarter from Spuytenduyvil creek am hsgmsl
at he eighteenth station OF the yoad upon the eyrniag
of Monday 1T I've o'clock passenger train went up
gravel train dumping dTt and the Conductor Of The
pa ser tain shouted t. the m@ 'Al board" then
tho gravel train cane en1 showed white light
went piece forward ana looked, but could not sos
red light the bridge have often seen one tacfe and
stopped many train; |, was before the gravel
train psssd that / walked towards Tho bridge;
q ssS minutes before this l saw white hsht
az the bridge; kept locking for the red sht, tus
sid not see one until hoard the whistle from the
train: IL vas prtisnaed vsisusi hR tar : slim
Of the light oespot that the red light ws
not there before ssw III 1t could have been there and
not It; could hear the noise u tho cas- soing la
from where stood. and saw the smoke going down
when ths gravel train psssed my door the conductor
vas slapding on q middle car; the engineer may have
seen tina light when saw II; II no cid he had time
10 step hs train.
Laurence splaan bsDs duly sworn, dsposei-l reside
no spuy tenduyvii; nsgnan at station seventeen
IL Is eighty rods below the bridge: upon tho night
spok CT the light put MP soon "a The up train
pard u changed nom white to red; changed mine