The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-03

FrishsrMl Raaise "a Accident.
COLLISION UPoN THE HAxLEn LINx-rws nHa
KILLxD-AN nNGIknBR DANGEROUSLY HURT->YHg
GORONKRs INQUEST AND vKKDICr OF THE JUkr.
Another Of those fatal ana slAnshoiy accidents which
have Of Late bscons unfortunately frequent upon
railroads. occurred By coor upo, the above line last
Saturday morning, the vilhge Of Morrisans Tho
circumstances followsH appears that the usual
Albany express freight train Of this New York sHd Ha
lem Railroad Company, which Is due at Aorrsania 1t
about quarter to six O'Clock, considerably behind
time upon New Years day. When it did arrive ct the
angular junction Of the Port Morris branch and the
Harlem road 1t was stepped In order that the swtchmXa
might let 1t in upon the branch way II being just
got into slight motion the hack when the Pert
Chester accommodation train came sweeping
alorg at rspid pace, and, notwithstanding that the
proper signal lamp duly placed at the depot warn
them Of danger train ahead it with tre msndous
force against the freight train The was most
fol and tho effect most oalsmitous There sz cars
in the freight train and the literally
ed into pieces In this there Mr.. Joseph H.
Ming the conductor Of the train John Hearne brake
man and Mr.. Isaac D. Barton, also a conductor upon
the Peoples limo; they knocked feou the car and
Mr Ming was Instantly killed ths wheels maugling his
body in choking msnner ana cutting or both his legs
of his legs broken and taken up scarcely alive Ho
to the City Hospital Of New York whore he
Campbell engineer Of the Port Chester train, was also
very badly hurt but II is thought he will He
was removed to cottage near Mott Haven, where he
ous escape He asleep In the At the time Of the
accident and whilst death was dealing havoc around hm
he awoks and found himself lying In the mud upon tho
side Of the road entirely away from the rails de was
not hurt but considerably frightened The locomotive
Of the Port Chester entirely destroyed being
broken atoms, Ia
lost to the company BY wreck Of the freight There
time xes Ss :.
and each with such force to inct very
brui.ss upon many Of them. Some we're taken out
them There was some brandy or vhisksy slowed
coming in contact With The sparks from tina engine set
fire to the cars and burned them considerably. The
Very great enoitsnen Mt prevailed IN the village and Mr.
MDg's body was removed to the depot at that place
Willisn Johnson Esq Coroner Of Wsstchester county
immediately proceeded to the Of the disaster and
empaDneleda jury enquire into all the
connected with the unfortunate occurrence The fol-
loving gentlemen were sworn
A. B. Haaptmau. Foreman, John Dunshes
W Bosart Abraham Stephens
st Cock, D.. S. Hamilton,
Julius Lassen, MA Tcrhune
The body then reviewed by the jury and identified
ss that of II Ming after which it removed 70 his
late resid in Hester street in this city Coronsr
johnson resumed his inquiry yesterday afternoon and
thsJury having answered to their names the folio wing
Isaac D. Barton, being duly sworn deposea i reside
ct Albany came from Albany the night Of the sls
q December last little after CLOCK
car Of the freight tSin which smashed the dsoeaei
WA In the same car With me- WAS asleep at time OF
si hs M
hont OF the locomotive he than breathing his last
vas apas'enger train which ran into us my dutiess are
confined to the conducting Of the freight the freight
tram was due here at twenty minutes past ave ooiock
in the morning; we wsr- detained upoa the Western
few minutes sf er six; We were nearly IN hour behind
our time: was thrown from out Of the last from
which tbs decessed was klls d. am uuhurt
Hiram Peck, being duly sworn, testidsd Il fireman
OF an engine Of the Port Chester train; acted upon
engine No l5 on New Years Day; we started from
Port Chester at about haf past vs o'clock in the
Ing, and the train was due at williamsburg at seven
mioutes past Elk four or Ave minutes behind
sgnsl except two white lights sAw red larap At the
Morisania station hung upon the telegraph post; that
's'sssn.s sSc,S Of sas %
ismp at the time we first it, the weather
was very misty and fcgg,; upon seeing the red
then looked forward, and another red lamp; then
got upon the rtep Of the engine and the asr whistle to
give warning Of our approach to the train ahead
liven at that time; saw no green light at williams
tridge there may have been one there and not have
ts.atn Of the Hsrem Ran road y the Sarahs
saidA red light means to stop the engineer Campbell
behind time with the train through the foggy
tber; he uid net the stations passed and
bad to back to it, have been the train years
last winter ht train ahead Of follow other
trains rather cose there not time to stop ths train
after the red light Morri.snis think the
engineer reverted the engines he signal to brake
up; be had time to do 70; was with the engineer the
night previous he ut party but he capsule OF
doirg his duty Edwin l. Drake conductor Of the Pert
Chester train Owen Morris attached TO the freight train
Q Marriott Henry Sawyer baggage master Of the Port
Chester train. A M Foster brakeman in same train
Jsnes Mckay, switchnan at Williams bridge and James
Kelly switchman at Morrsapia examined mt length
10 the time Of the train being due the time required
to ievere an engine and the hanging out OF the
signal Of danger Our special reporter took full report
Of the testimony but cannot afford space for de
tailed publication It nearly similar to tina. given
BY the last witness After lucid summing up by Coro
Jobn.tcn. the jury retired and after absence Of
an hour they rendered the following
We jury. fnd-That Joseph IL Ming came to hi,
death By collision OF The Pert Chester pssserger train
belonging to the New York New Haven Railroad
ing to the New York aud Harlem Railroad Company on
the morning Of the first day OF January between the
hours Of Fix snd seven O'Clock he junction Of the
MorIanis branch Railroad with said Harlem Rair rad in
the said ownship CT West Farms We also fnd that the
said collision OF the sad trains caused By the cupa
be careesness of John CempbS engineer Of the said
Port Chester train upon ssd day. by running at high
rate Of speed while passing the stations and in
sufficient look out fer cautionary sgnsls And
and citizens OF W.stchstter county we would respes
fully recommend that the asid New York and New Ha
Railroad Company ns ruct the agents and engineers
to use the utctt caution In approaching and passing
satiop In this county and also tina. they decreass their
apeed in passing the same.
Coroner Johnston will issue q warrant for Mr. Camp.
BELLS arrest Our reporter b indebted to that gentleman
Icy ESQ editor Of the westchester ta.ee for accom-
mediation in copying his notes and for to
the city at . late hour Of the night
Superior Court-SpeciaI Term
Before Hon. Judge Bosworth
THE BROADWAY RAILWAY isJUsCrIoN-ruE ASSIST
ANT ALDERMEN IN TROUBLE.
DEc. 3l-Ihomas T. Daris AVID Co1ttandt
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