Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-03
The Coroner,s lnauest.

great deal OF testimony has been taken before
the coroners inquest, but much Of it is repetition
Of that already given. Mr.. Gummere, of Burling-
ton testified as follows:
The distance from certain bushes on the trian
guar lot near the railroad to the road found to
be l40 PAGES. calculated by the eye the distance
up the river road 10 the point where the carriage
was said to be at the time when the train passed
up at 800 yards; nothing obstructed the view OF
the road from that point the railroad being higher
than the intervening ground persons in charge
Of the train must have seen the carriage II they
had been on the look out. Mr.. G. expressed an
opinion that from examination Of the ground
the horses could not have been on the track unless
through the culpabe carelcssness Of the driver.
Adam Price was working on a lot near the spot
where the accident occurred was on my way to
the lot when the cars passed me on the way up !;
did not see the cars strike the horses in conse-
auence of a small house intervening thought the
cars were coming back ut the rate of twenty miles
an hour saw the carriage coming, and thought it
strange that somebody on the train did net give
the usual signal. Did not see any brakeman in the
gig top saw the car run off the track and knocked
considerably along the sleepers until il was thrown
down the track on the left side of the road; the
next car followed and was thrown off TO the right
the next car followed, run over the Others, and
breaking all up the fourth car fIom the stood
on the track, rather across, the rear end being
thrown of by running on 10 the others was within
sixty feet of the place, and was greatly excited at
seeing the pieces Of the cars flying about at such
rate
I thought there must be hundred people
killed; heard no whistle, and wondered at the ne
elect a signal Is usually given at the place; have
seen trains pass without giving the signal; have
seen trains run back frequently, could form no
idea as to the length Of time from the time Of see
ing the rear car off the track and the smash up, il
was so quickly done the time was very short be-
tween seeing the train going up and its coming
back.
Persons can plainly see the sign Look out Tor
the Locomotive when coming down the river
road in going up, the view is obstructed by a
number Of cedars the road is public highway
and much used, especially for pleasure riding
once attempted to cross the track when the train
was at the Mount Holly junction, and had just
cleared the track when it passed me have never
tried |, since asked soon after the accident why
the signal was not given, and was told that the
rope had broke but that was not the case the rope
was all right.
Samuel Scott, n fireman on the 10 o'clock train,
testified Was at my usual place on the locomo-
tive while the train was backing and looking out
upon the road on the right hand side OF the en-.
CINE, as we were backing. / did not continue 70
look out upon the road up to the time OF the COLI
sion did not look out in consequence OF the dust
more dust IL created by backing train than while
going ahead the dust being TOO thick for obser-
walton after we had backed about one hundred
and fifty Yards. We we're backing at the rate OF
is or l6 miles an hour; have no control over the
working Of the engine It is common thing for