The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-15
Providence and Worcester Railroad Aeeident
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CORONER's INQUEST.
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CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.

The Coroner summoned his jary afternoon Of the
disaster and proceeded to the sxamlpsi of v;.na.
The pqusst was commenced the bodes az NJ .nd
Mrs. Plant, Of Whitinsvila W Wood John s. Ps,ti.,
Of Uxbridge and Mrs. Fulsl We, A. Charles worth Tho.
Brown Of Uxbdge, and Joos han Rcosn, OF Norhbsdxe
Tho inquest is held 10 Wales Falls, before George l.
Dans Esq. The jury consists cf N. C. D,oa, forsnan,
LYMAN Pond Ed ward Elsbes, DaIel Miller AMI BENJAMIN
Fessepden.
The examination commenced With ven Ss tn Of Cun1-
berland who testified that be at tire Valley Fails sta
ti0n on the r1orrIg of the acod at and tie train
leave at 70 minutss'to O'Clock; certan 10 the
time, for looked at Ce,k snons' wstsh; 10 was Is
minutes to whenI got to the Of the COLLISION BIZ
the bsggags masters watch; thn distance fro the s.
ton to where the accident H. ppsusd less thaa half
ne and ran the whole dstancs; assisted IA taking
out TIE Dead don't know how many ware killed mt
right; raw four who were killed in the cars and soma
died after being taken OUT nssrd the conductor vhep
the train a. Valley Falls ask the engineer n he
ctold reach the Boston swit,b in four n,nutes and
that that was all the tima he had don't know that
tie engineer mace any reoy, but the traia ras i'm.
medatey put In motion D.at know that the IN ain war
under unusual spsed heard he Usbsidxe train whistle
before the trains togg 10. but did not hear tina
Providence train whistle. Saw Putasn oopauctor OF
he Uxbrdge train ard the baggage rnatec Of the up
rain, examine and compare wscpes-vared two rsiauts,
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watches examined a. got to the resae OF
the disaster. ! saw both catches myself.
Jonathan Chaee depot ter a. Valley .ls testified
that the U1bdge train nd took tina
at the station at Sc minutes the naora;og Of tbs
collision. When time the train IL due az % minutes
past said to Mr. Stevens master of tran saton at
Providence, when he about to start tina. he was
late Mr. Stevens says that ne did not hear me- I
the trains from the station when they ca ne together
was at the place in ten minutes after The accident and
Of the bodies removed from tina cars The per-
sops lying here were killed by the collision.
Calender Chamberlain examined He assisted after
the accident but knew nothna to the cause Of II.
Jonathan Croker, of Uxb,idge vas passenger ia the
train but could not tell whether II proper time
or not; did not think the tin proceeded unusual
speed assisted in taking OFT rhs bodies.
Daniel jerks testified 10 seeing the trains come to-
gether; the down train eoiog faster than the up
train heard whistle aa e.. the ast cross.
ing at Valley Falls might base bten excited at seeing
the trains come together. and rot noticed the whistle
don't know thirg about The time order of the rail-
ro.d don't know the condn ..or engineer.
David Patti of Cumberland on the train frsm Tx.
bridge brakeman ard to assist he condustor about the
train TIE train started om Whitinsvilie, above Tx
bridge about O'Clock lrow nothing about tbs time tha
train reached the station st Valley Falls sag tie
ducter and Mr. Stevens coupsre watches at avey stop
above Valley Fas but did not them DO so a. that
station; the Providence. train ind when heasd the
whistle put both bre ks and jumped from TIE train
don't know how many killed; heard Sca.hwick,
superintendent giving Putran his instructions bntdont
hnow what they we're; him give him ransr which
took to be instructions NOT regularly employed
the train, but work in the conpsuys m1cnine srop
Providence; the train uader unusual speed whsn
the Providence train came in sight,
Clark smons Of Cumtera.ne--sax The Uxsriare ain
stop at Valley Falls reasrb I'd to Oxen Smita that i
time the up train hers imposed .ha. the TX
bridge train was 10 stop; SAT the CONDUCTOR take
out his watch and look at it; saH ala ,alsirg TO
enc one on the engine, tul -op fAr OF - hesr
What raid; when the tran. vta starting / heard
JcnG than Chsce remark toa' tne running on tho
ra Of tie up train; the Uxbr.d- r,e stsrsal from
The Valley Falls station f~ent mirse eight;
most always at the sta iao tr.iG anivs
The time the US6siege tam is due is sscat twenty.
EIGHT minutes past sesen, "a bss Of my oosssvatisu
Edwin Gates engineer Of tbo u azs train, tesssi
The train left Viii vie L ,yiegs twenty.
eight innses past SIX: ouc aaa OF So ting fron Tx
coEirg from Wbiiipsya 80 Uxv dss there we're eight
cara In he train; the I1 sre-- principally on m
excursions We got to yau. Fails St. ON at thirty two
mil ues past seven, by my tiGe; Nc PutDass .he
ductOr, told th>t ne had four niuatss 70 90 to
the Boston switch: tod lim tba. thee enough;
looked a. my watch sDr .outd sba, had four
minutes TO reach the switch In, startAd he en-
gine srd put the trsin 10 mo'in,. The Providence
past seven and the train to bt according ORDERS
ve mir utes for train sivitg four minutes to
nv watch to the switch ms-,sr "a povdenes after tho
coifOD 10 With the raisosd time. We both
went tc the clock Together ard fooud my wsch was
tight. or varying from 1ns c,mrauy's clock only ve
seconds ran the train dor ~itcrat The usual
speed, but fast enouah 30 rtsch the switch In four
minutes. ran the train through according 10 my usual
| practice. raw the frovoeocs whom il CANA
through the cut at Central F~s aad mosias ely rec
veIfed the engine and ble~ the whistle TO break up bnE
20 lision
should not ho~ lave stsI,oa the train from tina
station at Valley Falls, had cot slt we had
The investigation here closed and the jury sdjourned
| to Monday morning, at like o'c ock.
The s2apsaa lon, !. stakes mo. lacks foce. There
does nos apPsar to be that fsafshing inquiry
which sbocld sc1izs prcesediogs invSlying prn-
cipe OF such tisantls mug sude The test nosy thus
far is as viii be con'Iecicorv bu. the bardss Of
i. hows culpaoe cnelessness III part OF those NV.
ing charge ofthe downfall IT. certainly most sin.
rular has The d.saster sho.k hsppertd aad the
three principal officers q the rod upon tae trsins each
fearing accident each 10 kit TIE approach.
ing trains but neither tskirg steps avoid the
awful destruction .t bunar nts am not certain hlt
hope tetsr hsgs spcs saaissss sisugS.sf ought
ito be passed ever lightly rhe petrafors shod
not De allowed to escape tbe seDa, Of their ermss
The dead have been claimed by tueir friends and been
,e ZEN Tor burial T. m TIE nos careful Inquiries
the number Of reysops filv6 exceeds thirteen. Runors
ste current The puuber Of victims il greater: but am
saisGed that thirteen 10 The figure This wound
cd are az comfortable expected. and are re.
ceivng every stt.rtion f,om he hosiabls people Of
" odd Fellows have taken upon themselves TO furnish
watchers for all the wonnoed who are al Paytucket
Some Of The wounded IL is thought c,urot Ionc crr
their Injuries. "P'"
The feeling 90 the line IF Inc soad intense an, ,
people appear highly txaspe sth those who h.a
cblrgo of the do1p tr.in.
Noae Of he parties have get bean arrested alh ugh
pubic opinion Is expresstc that they shoui1 be- 10
await the action OF The cofo-lers invy Yba d.yeIon-
nests Oh inc next rev Gays vii DC Of interest