The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-12

vi <AhoiCd spubter CeCeaBeQ, lntestAte,
and constitute and appoint Joseph Miller of No 2l9
Canal street in the city OF New York. shoemaker one and
each and every of and careful attorney ter
&C., &C. (HeIe follows y full power to wind up the
said estste) marriage certificate enclosed in bead
retcue was also amongst the assets IL read as fellows:
Married, in the Cathedral-Canterbury,
James Gordon, 93d Rsgim ,nt
Maria Carioana England
By me, G. r. MARaIOrr, sacrist !
The properties also given up by Coroner Collins fur
tber tended to the great enc Of identification 1t
sisted OF pOcAetoook with MEMORANDUM having it
the name OF deceased and containing $l25 in gold coin
as also pspers settling tns point bill the order of
Adans, Hope Co., for f3 lOs dated London January
Justice of the Peace the united counties Of Citation
srd Hueon; a receipt for fl6, provincial currency in
favor OF James Cor. dated Clinton January q 1856
and signed Thomas Fair, Assistant Postmaster note
for t75 currency dated Gooderich 2Oth August 1855
three nths from date to the order of Will Am
ssn.so ane sgSsa S.%ss ,s GGrde1 letter dated At
directed 10 James Gordon, copy OF Justices return
signed H. johnson note for IS los, in favor Of James
signed by Robert GendenLing, payable James Gordon
bill Of 81 17s I'd. in favor OF James Gordon from
s,,ick McGewan fer quarrying stones long document
rsndum Mr.. Adam Gordon No. ST Union terrace Aber-
9sen," AID " Michael Actay, care of Wilson, tanner,
eiisc.d). There was also letter As folio vs.
Mr DEAR GEORGE Il have just arrived hare In search
r 'oS sa Pes ss Ike z
10 ,eu very we'll bu am not likely hav pleasure
~ to Clinton Canada i.. f and has he overseeing ny
@ my s eaa a4e % N
when left think ikis be ikey season you
Es MAKE oars q fs%s asr toseSsr S
., &c MY wife join' Ia hind rsgsras 70 Mrs family
ana sell. remain truly, your afiectionate brother,
Ps-wri,e by return. and address as above.
10 George GOrdon No 154 Lombard
On tie purusa Of this letter the Coroner despatched
message by telegraph To that sdd and also 10 Joseph
Me OF 10 Canal street bis name frequently recurrog
parties # the tn ard reques answer which had
not arrived to ~ O'Clock last evening.
TESTIMONY
After recess taken ,ill half past two o'clock, the
jury Iesumt q lifting Tor the taking OF tes imony.
Martin l.. sykes supein,eDd n. OF the road first
called. He presented The ON the rules
and regulations as we already gwen With stric:
adherence the regulations the road, ami dill
gepce the pa Of the officers cisanc of two mi
tetaeen the trains is sufficient he 4gmen have their
Instructions in print, ard them from I'd
master Q. In the event that the lsgmen cannot read
how them A. 1t i merely matter of form t, furnish
them to the agmeD; all they have to do is 10 signal
he trains as they pass it woula Of course be preferable
that they should be educated men, conductor j.
lowed TO his dscre when it would confi.t
with he rules of the road; james Flood road master
OF his section any obstruction Seing the IL is
the outy 81 the agmen to exhibit his red flag the speed
Of The hind car wouc prevent it, in my opinion, from
snd the place whore the accident place.
John b. Flood said, on being sworn-l in the
poy OF the Hudson River Nairoad Company, track
master. my section extending from Poughkeepsie 20
Carthage; my business that the track and ito
spIuri enaI go order; Mr. Mupson superin
lends my duties; he is road MASTER employ the flag
men; it has always been customary 10 etn ooy men
turkish the instruction, the nsgmen: we pi va the
me tables days before any change ia ELECTED
ought sl my couc read, hut have lately ci cover
&C , at one or Two cannot each fsgman has watch or
clock.
Wm. Ferdon, sworn- Reiterated his statement nre
viously made before Coroner Collins.
by Mikin tays--l was engineer of the express train
. wbico the sccidsnt occurred my regular traio
he engine was pamed Superior; when q red flag
wert about ~ only and then stopped did The
tian III IL Iuck us; saw Bro owerson running back
~h his red feg; the vacuum in he cylinders csn.ed
o. ram TO back about forty feet; when stopped was
g'i al about ,hir y five miles M hour. gu
DsDiel b Ovefton says:-l am foreman of the machine
b OF this place. the Pacific behind the Missouri
Wednesday: the parallel rods IT Pacific were OF
end The engine coulo not brake up easily if con-
Lee ion perfect.
John d. laile swcrn, said-I an engineer on the
Isc,c on this road driving that engine day
he accident; the ghe good except thst
lie di,i Ing wheels disconnec-d saw No atom 10
nsli did not besr a whistle rom TO ward engine
Al twenty minutes past five o'clock case was pre-
tepeo 10 the juy iu brief charge by the Coroner Af
tr ceiherston OF considerable ieDg the Jury re.
tu'n.c veI dic IN which they that the Co
l1rJ bave concluded the into the causa. of
te recent accident on the Hucsop River hail, They
by ny their VERDICT, thst the deceased me T. heir
ttas ~ The running # the poughseep train into tha
Afany express train They esp. csly ceDsre the l,g
nab ~hste du'y u was 70 notify the approach og tau
foughi etpse. They also the com osuy to-
en- Poyiig incompetent in uch re ponsible pfai.
- Ne sgm.n, while at the they prsi-e The
ntphy for their general gQod mansg and caref |.
n'ss They entirely exonerate the conductor and ca
greer - the express train from blame sni say thai the
tinstr OF the Pougbkeepsie train his ucmst en-
eetv"fs 70 stop his tfaiu be the othes
ey u thefmore state tbat they consider that the con
tutior (benry Camp cid not exercise due carepesa
4ne caution required by the the road la Law
iP lhe station st snort eIva preyoa
fnin, End IN running rapidly round curve when he
b.w The express train but sh distance ahead ~
lin. "
THE WOUNDED.
All fbe injured parties remsiub at Poughsee e ave
IN trtvIp. (mary Of them under the ca OF Dr. Onack
efhoe II this ciiy) II we except only Mrs Hui. ihay
met with every attention ir IN the ctzens ot wnnrn
h'p, blc mention should be mace o. Mrs SAWYER WiIs
hrc wn Ars Telsvegue Mrs Miller and other b,arder.
at the fxeharge House.
GoRbos s RELATIVES.
AT sbcut eleven o'el,e teegraphic despa,cb Was 20
cene II the brotbe. Cf he newly den,itied b,dv of
Nj. Jsmes Gordon, at Fhlaicph He stated mai Ia
rad sready etared from New York and sbouls 10 =,
toughkeepsie this ncrnipg. :" "s
THE CoRONERs.
The secretary = TIE Railr Dad mini bis
aWtaraDce at f.ughke- psie yesterday afternoon Us
iI onasd the two C.ioners ing for COW of tbs;r
nnu " TO be presented 10 the Board at Albany during
he coming week.
MRS CHARLES II. GREENE.
a., -, BROOKLYN, Jan. H. 1856
NR. JAMES GoRpoS BENnErT:--
snI W.T. you ne 50 bin as 10 correct statement IN
oI.sofnly mutllato ard msng ed by the lte ,c5e -
the Huds, River Rsilr ,ad I sav IA. .n.....'-