Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-08-16
The Coroner,s Inquest.

Jury TO meet at the Free Hail in Valley Falls, at
IL O'Clock NJ. on Friday. The following gentle
men compose the jury:
Nathaniel G. Dana, Foreman; Benjamin Fes-
sender, Edward Studley, Lyman Pond, William
Elsbree, Daniel Miller.
An inquest was thea held on the bodies Of the
following persons
Peter Plant, and Mrs. Plant of WhtnsviIe.
w. w. Wood, Of Uxbrdge.a
!. John S. Perkins, OF Uxbridge, (ireman)
William Fullerlove, of Whtinsville
A. Charieswor,h, of Whitnsville
Thomas Brown, Of Whtinsville.
Jonathan Brown, of Whitnsville
In consequence Of the oppressive heat, and the
mangled condition Of the bodies of some of the
dead, it was thought most judicous to wash and
dress the bodies, and place them in collins before
any further duties should be discharged by the
members OF the inquest. This melancholy task
having been performed, the Jury, at P. NJ, ad-
JourneG 10 meet on Saturday morning at o'cl'k.
SATURDAY MORNING, 9A.M
Darad Patt, suomi was on the Uxbridge down
train on the morning Of the 18th of August last act.
ing as brakeman. The train started from Whtins.
vile, above Uxbrdge, at about six O'Clock. | saw
Mr.. Putnam, the conductor of the Uxbridge train,
and Mr.. Stevens, assistant conductor for the day,
comparing watches at every station above Valley
Fails, but did not see them compare time pieces at
the latter place. When the train left the station at
Valley Falls, stood on the end of the foot board,
and on the end OF the third car with my foot against
. "e,e ~ ne ~ "Ne' ana remained m that post
10" UNI 81" 'e up 'Id'h ioni troVdence COM
ny a'ouio the curve instantly heard the sound
ol INC "n,sue 70 ore1N up rom ooth engines; set
bank below the track. After the collision, heard
MIR Southwick, the Superintendent of the road, Civ
ing his instructions to Mr. Putnam, the conductor
pu' uo pol N.p" "nd' 'neY were am employed
~ tne roNiuehce ana worcester railroad Compa'
ny; III tne'l nlachine shop at providence, and was
o'ly ." tne uaih DIS an assistant Tor inc day as
s's'eu III taxing out the bodies oil the dead and
"oul'ueu from 'he cars ne OAorldge tram did
hot appear 10 oe running beyond It's usual rate OF
sPeou When me coilsion TOOK place.
D@'"' 'fflSS SUNNI ave ~ omlhheld,n slght
u INC '"'"pau' where the cohlslon happened. l
was at So'A III my snep on the morning oil the I'm
INST "heh heard 'he OxOrldge tram coming; l
went 10 the uoor' ana immediately saw the tram
ion tros'uence emerging from the cut IN the rock
Iea' .'T Ju"o,o"' Sd" tne trains come togeher;
ne.u Nv Wn'nte "I'eI the ONorlGge tfain let the
SlosSl"s al t"'eY rams me whistle may have
Deen sounue9' however tne excitement produced IN
ny n,"u an 'eei"gs' ny the spectacle so soon pre-
e''eo' 1e"ueis NY IeGohec'ioh on this point lhdis
unct' ne Gown or OXorldge tram appeared to be
So'ns al i"Siet ra'e OF speed man the train from
10y 'ueuoe' assisted III taxing out some OF the
uedu anu wounded 90 not Know the conductor or
anu Know nothing ABOUT the time, rules, or
'esud''DhS Vi ine raiiroad company.
:, J9mathan Chase suomi am the depot master at
Vaney rails. The Oxhrdge train came up and
look inc passengers at the Valley Falls station,
Inc morning OF the Eth Of August at Sc minutes
past Clock he tram, when 1t is running with
~ It's 'me' is que at the junction al Central Falls at
70 minutes past T., (Note by reporter.-The dis
rance rom the valley Fails station to the junction
mere alloded 10 cannot be over three tourths Of
ine' ana is probably less than that. 1t is little less
imam naii mile from the Pdwtucket depot to the
Ge"tia ais station and one fourth OF mile from
tn's point 10 the Jnncton') SAID to Mr. Stevens,
VINO was on board the down traIn'when It was about
70 START .'yo"@e tafs' Mr. D now says that he
ana not near me make TINS remark. Mr. 5. is mas.
Ter Of transportation at Providence saw the trains
ron Tue station at valley FAILS, when they came to-
se'ueI' was at me place where the collision hap
pened wlihln ten minutes, and saw some of the dead
ooaies removed from the cars. The morning tain
from providence waits at the Boston switch or juno.
tloh hVe minutes Tor the OXbrIdge train. The place
or these trains TO pass is at this switch, and if The
oApidge rain is so much behind ITS time as not 10
pe "oe 70 reach thls point nelore 81 minutes past
c'ocN' IS 10 stop at Inc valley Falls station, or
al some place above, until the Providence morning
HAln comes up.
Cla'E Summons suomi was at the Valley Falls
station on filday morning last, when the Uxbridge
ua'h stopped, rema!ke TO owen smith, SIT IS
en-" &c IeuH J'o"t fToUtdeace aoaS here. supposed
inc GXbrdse tram was going to stop for the one
@o., loSiueuee 10 come up. saw me conductor
ut""'"l ooh'us at his "atch' ana then go up TO
. ~ ."G''eer anu fPeaN 20 nun dld not know
what they SAID. heard Jonathan Cbace, the depot
"s'e'' say 'hst 'ne OAorlege traih was running on
'' tNt y tfs H'0oae''ce up nam ne tram started
.ao' ,ne t'',ey ra'S station at 'hn'y onr minutes
pas seven CLOCK: am generally at the station
wne" lue cars arrlVe' ana Know mat the UXbridge
|', 90 u S ny az "g"y se minutes past seven
van '''"''' was ~ tue Falley ais sta
~" 'e morning VI 'ie iNn OF august and saw
,;e GAoIluse 'aln come up ne tram lett the sta
lon 'Ir '"g Junction, "t thriy-lour minutes past seven
oi0,N' hhew .ne 'ihe by looking at Clark Sim
illo,S watch "neh the tra'n was at the Valley
aus s'a'on' hearu ,he conductor (futnam) ask
.he engineer (ud'esl u ne could reach the Boston
switch; " Junction, IN FOUR minutes, saying that that
~"s az we t"'e ne AaG' o'd not hear the engineer
nam ""y TePN' nu' ne immediately put the train in
nT I. Tue "uisue OF the OXnridse tram
.ne coi.slo' O1' uiu not near that OF the
lJ,iue"oe up ud'n' saw the conductor (Putnain)
anu 'he luggage master o. the up tram comparing
.ule ~ .ne'r Watches. mere was difference OF