The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-13

The Accident ON the Paterson Railr0ad-CO-
rOnor's Inquest upon the Bodies OF the two
Brakemen-The Agent, Henry A. Greene,
Censured.
Coroner O'Donnen held inquest yesterday, at the
City Eospital the bodies of the two brakemen who
died Wednesday, from injuries received at the recent
collision the Paterson Railroad The folio wing jury
were empanelled-A. Cortissos VIM. Kopparman, John
H Luke, P. Mounier, Philip Parisen, and VIM. Gait.
The following is the testimony ELECTED the nves
CATION
INQUEST ON THE BODY OF PARRRL o'GARRow.
Henry Hobbs, residing in Paterson, N j.. being duly
testified follows II am Superintendent of the
Union Railroad have been connected with the business
of railroads for the last ten knew the deceased
Farrell O'Garrow; he employed by the company In
the capacity Of brakeman; the 9th inst, at seven
O'Clock in the morning. the train started from
jersey City, went to Delaware and returned the
da., starting from Delaware at O'Clock aud three mi
nutes the afternoon this It's
Jersey City, in c,son with the emgrant tr ain at
Bergen Gut about o'clock q little after; both trains
under my superintendence; IL my duty to fur
hish to the officers on each train correct time table
II correct time table had been furnished to the officers
q ecch train and If said officers had observed the in
have occurred gave a ts: s tec % sse o Inc Union
Railroad Co pspy, orders and told him not to let any
having charge Of the train leave the depot without
ha wing his proper time table, this agent was the
proper person to receive from me this order usually
carry out the general orders of tae company through the
clerk but in this particular instance the time tables
were to go into effect Monday morning. the 9th /
gave the above orders TO the agent was his duty to
be present at the line when the train would start on
Monday the 9th the company gave the power Of CIV
ing said orders to the agent they considered me
sp0nsble for all acts on their road
Henry A. Greene residing ut Jersey City, being sworn,
sale II am the agent of the Union Railroad Company
my station is at Jersey City my duty is t. that the
superintendent strictly carried OUT 1t my duty
TO nsh the proper time tables to the officers employed
each of the trains which had into collision at
The Bergen Cut the 9th inst had received special
orders from the Superintendent the 7th that las
time table weuid be ssued) should take that
person having charge OF the train should leave the
dee OF Monday following without knowing that each
had been furnished with the time table; the above
time tables had been furnished directed by the Super
iptendent and if beng SO furnished and said officers
had governed themselves according to such time tables
10 collision could have occurred did furnish such
time tables to every engineer and conductor with
whom had in contact; received these new
time tables Sunday afternoon about six o'clock, and
commenced giving them out Immediately to those having
charge OF the train; it may be possible that had not
Of the officers having the direction of the train,
and therefore they have been furnished with the
new time tables il u my duty that the trains
reacy to start at their specified tines had given time
table the engineer and told him there change
in the time of starting and there was an additional
train put on, he must make himself familiar with the
time table; when CO nsideged the train had been
well arranged and ready for the passengers Left
sidered had discharged my duty in consgung the
Il oil and Of the train aud OF the time of lis starting
to The engineer in the absence OF the conductors the
conductor not prefe when left the depot; the
train could not start without the conductor did not
give tie conductor who took tue train the time
table had renamed until tue tram started Toua
nave seen the condncof ana wouIu nave oech u9o 70
furnish hun with the new Tune taoe; the coiiision
occurred because the conductor Nanng IA Tue tram
which started iIom jersey Clty az hi'sen minutes .
past egnt ocoeS on ,ue ngne )" .he y.n
iust' hau DO. peeh iurnisneu WIN 'e ny ui o'es
rom tne time nao fecelyeo ,he ne ne tap.es coui
nave iu'h.sneu time teoie 70 eaco person living sn
direction OF the train peiore ,he cnsioh ,ooK place
gave the pew time tseie 10 the cona ic,or VINO ,oush
would conduct the tram ! knew ne h.d a ume taoie
h Jane nosrs ,esdDg az no. %