The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-11

his arrival that Mr. Relyea had just from
the stupor and loss Of which he had expe
renced in consequence of the shock and was then
sdered out Of danger.
As we neared the station crowd Of people were seen
collected about the depot and the village tavern and
the sight Of bruised woman whom two three
were assisting into ths cars and of hearse standing
the hotel served to make realize the dreadful event
the particulars OF which we desired to obtain.
coroner's inquest had been summoned at o O'Clock
in the morning by John Perrine Esq, of spotswood,
justice Of the peace acting coroner and then in
session In Of the chambers Of the hotel. Eighteen
jurors had been Their names are as follows:-
PmNEAs SKINNER Foreman.
Benjamin Dill, David Vandsrhoof,
David Bissett, Samuel Gordon,
John W. Thonar, Isaac Smith,
Henry Rudd James Bnraine
Dorset Ea,hsrt, Thomas Christie,
William Palmer, John Platner,
Js.eph ei 4RPIsSs PBoodgood Andrew Andrew SetGH. Mo%h
Anthony P. Valentine, Charles Green
For the fubstance of so much of the testimony as
had been taken before my arrival indebted to the
notes Of the coroner.
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE coRoNER's JURY.
John Anderson, engineer, sworn-Was on the engine
goirg to Philadelphia; my time up by about one
mnute my time is eleven minutes past four at the turn
out it scant ten minutes past four when opposite
the tavern my tme when compared with the engineer
and nductor's, was two minutes and half slower.
engineer philadelphia
sworn Looked at my watch at the out station; it
was twelve minutes past four; should think we were
running about ak or seven miles hour; at the time
could walk; the other engine fhipR was going twenty
FIVE miles hour; when the watches were compared
there was a little over two minutes difference.
Robert Van Rsns ellaer sworn-I am superintendent
Of the road the conductors have entire control of the
t,ain at starting; the engineers have control between
E. Leary, sworn-Tbnk could walk as fast as they
ran from the gate till the cesion Saxons engine
nearly stopped when the collision took places the brakes
Patrick c. Martin, sworn-was passenger in the train
to Nsw Yorh; the train was going very slow
William Depew, sworn-Wss passenger in the train
for Philadelphia went at terrific spesd at least forty
miles an hour; think the speed not dminhsed be-
James Stewart, sworn-Am fireman of the road; the
whistle blew to brake up between here and the river
an hour the engine was reversed about $50 Yards below
the house oked at my watch; 1t not quite ten
minutes past four the engine was reversed at the time
when twenty to twenty fve the engineer jumped
James Xppieby, sworn-The train of Anderson was
running forty miles an hour; they blew long blow
the whistle when crossing the bridge.
John X Graham affirmed am conductor on the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad on the train from Phila
depnia to New York. the hour Of meeting at the turn out
IL arrived where should have met the New York
train at H. the order is to proceed slowly and
ly If the expected train is not met running very
sow at the turn OUT did not entirely stop engnser put
m
we were in motion; was at brake: Ialways take my
place at brake after We pass the regular turn out and
train Is expected the woods obsruot the view think the
other train 200 800 yards off when first it..
There there and trees obstruct sight Of train
Opposing train thinks when he first it coming from
twenty to twenty FIVE miles hour heard the whistle,
the usual signal to put on the brakes before saw the
train. Question by Juror Would you have run the up
train at that speed when behind your timer Answer-I
probably would have been in collecting tickets; am
conduc or; control the engineer; have bell ropes al
way they properly attached before we leave a
place have paramount authority conductor, over
all don't know that the conductor of the up train
responsible for the collision. Conductors coming from
Anboy this way the first thing after they start the tr ain
is to go through and collect ckets frequently don't get
through till we get up to the turn out. 1T ia neces to
did not look at opposite engine after collision to
it was reversed; could not find the other conductor;
first compared my time with the engineers corres-
ponded exactly the other engineers time two and
half minutes slower; my own opinion is that my tiue
the VARIATION in the time Of the watches consider the
Of the accident 1t Is the business Of the conduc
tors to that the watches rht had no watch
compare mine with since the collision have Mr..
Anderson to day; have not compared watches with him
to day An 11m the time for meeting at ths turn.
| out--my train was there at Al. 12m.
ETere rocking chair with pow in It was brought in,
and Mr. Muschsmp the conductor Of the train from New
York He looked pale and sick, and man stood BY and
the chair with his hands crossed his stomach p vre-
denbureh Esq ofFreehod New Jersey, here gave notice
railroad.
George A. yroom, Esq, Of New Brunswick prosecuting
attorney the OF said that
he should appear behalf Of the State and object
ed TO Justice Of the peace holding this inquest when
coroner present.
James Cowenhoven, the coroner for the county said
that had expected to hold the inquest was ready
to do so.
The prosecuting attorney withdrew his objection and
I the magistrate proceeded.
Edward Muschamp, sworn-Am conductor of passenger
two O'Clock train from New York yesterday left south
Amboy minutes before A. did not reach Marg Sta
tion our time to be there Is ALL; suppose rate o
speed was between thirty and forty miles hour
the sign to put the brakes just before here
was buay taking up tickets did not look At watch; should
say thirty miles an hour we were going when brakes vert
put on can't tell exactly how long that bsfor,
the collision took place; don't know whom the engine o
my train was reversed should think my train gon
twenty miles hour when the collision actually tool
place. when We left South AmboJ handed one watch
cisey; brought those watches from Phadlpnis will
me the day befp.e; compared them In New York bor