New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-11

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taken
Daniel T. Suv,,sp sworn II identify the body lying
in the next nom: she i the wife OF Henry X. Hur
burt, Of Albany.
d., Hughson, swem-I have ex Nnined The body Of
Eliza Hsrburt; she to her deSs oy injuries sas
tanned at tie accident last night; she sLstaineu nae
turc fthe le foot, compound fracture 81 the arm
and was scaded the body; either the sca.d: or inu
res were sufficient to cause death eXainued the
body of the man lying at the depot; his death was
caused bv the accident being torn to pieces.
John c. Hitchcock swUrp--I am am the ticket agent
Of the Hudson River Railroad Company; the express
train that should have left here at l:9o arrived here at
$50 P. m, and departed at 2:a5i the PoughkeePsie
way train Conductor Camp, left here at o'clock her
regular time Is As; Joseph Bowers Conductor of
the express train the frst stOppingplace FOR the ex-
press train is at Fishkill.
MIR. Hitchcock here delivered the following
effects picked up at the wreck by employees one gold
watch 1advs) numbered 1870 on the ease; one gold
eye glass with gold key attached; one gold rng with
a stone with initials " G. NJ. " one baggage check
marked 6,lOai gold watch broken to pieces, num-
bered 1886, Tobias, maker; tse watch had sinsI
piece Of gold chain and slide attached.
Walter Dawson. sworn-I am one of the engineers
in the employ of the Hpd,on River Railroad Co.; l
ran the engine of the Poughkeepse tram tnhk lett
here one minute past o'clock and followed the tx
press train instructions that we must not start
after another in less than ten minutes, or within two
rifles of another train do not know how long the Et-
press train had been gene when / started was or
to Start by the Conductors order Ct have no dscre-
tiOu in the matter ourselves had got about two
mlel when saw the signal and IA ID at the same
time, and should Judge was about a rods nom the
starting train were running about 80 miles an
hour, andI imme tiately gave the silnai to put on
the brakes and reverse the engine ing to the ice
and snov and the down grade, It was impossible To
stop the train in twice or three times he dsiface;
saw no signal this side of the cut the express rain
was standing about O. rods beyond the cut; do not
think the dagman had time TO come this side OF NE
cut; if ten minutes had elapsed, think Ire fagmfn
might have had time 10 get this side of the snt It's
fagman had been at this end IF the cut al curve,
could have seen il in time to have stopped DE train;
my engine was IN perfect order; L RENAMED ON the
engine until after the collision; the steam a. smoke
sometimes Obstuct the view; was looking or of the
side window at the time saw the flag and II an the
express train had been stopped in consequence of
fai being broken about one and half miles 1elow;
we had two engines on my tram have been al eng-
neer about twelvJ years
John Kinney, sworn-I was attached to the Pough
keepsie train in the capacity of fireman; ii is pert of
my duty when not engaged to look out for signals was
looking out on the left side when the engineer COVE
the signal TO brake up should think we started seven
or eight minutes after the express train left
James Wheeler, ssorn-I am bridge-bulder on
the Hudson River Railroad; l was IN the baggage
of the express train and looked our 10 see "hat
was the matter when heard the whistle OF express
train blow when stopped jumped cut and asked
the engineer what the matter; he said they had
run by red flag; he blew off breaks to back-up and
ing us; when got back to the rear of the train the
conductor and of the brakemen were back to the
hagman to ascertain Whist the matter was; do not
think they had got through the cut before the coslon
was sent down to the engine by the conductor, and
had Just arrived there ut the time the collision oc-
CURED; should think it five or ten minutes after
the first signal to stop our train until the collision oc
cured should think ten minutes is short time enough
for following train to start; we just started our en-
gne the coupling did not break till they bit Us; two
engines were attached the express trani should not
think there was any carelessness on the part OF the
engineer on the Poughkeepsie train he is considered
q competent and careful engineer
Adjourned until o'clock p.
Coroner Collins of Duchess County had summoned
jury yesterday afternoon, and proceeded to hold an
inquest upon the body of Mrs. Greene, who died in
the cars while being removed from the sceD. of the
Disaster to Poughkeepse.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Joseph Spooner, swOrn-l was a passenger IN the
down express; / got the train at Poughkeepsie,
and we had proceeded but a short distance when |
hesrd the whistle blow and came to stop az soon
"a the train stopped went out and IL first person
the conductor, with a red flag IN his hand
who ran past me toward Poughkeepse; he gave bis
flag to another man, who ran further on; | the
man furthest up go toward Poughkeepsie with dagj
the last of him be stopped in the lower part of
the curve and held out his flag; the conductor
turned toward the train, and proceeded toward the
engine; the express train then started, after he mo-
toned them to do; then turned to get on To the
forward platform of the car; at that instant
the mokeppe of the Poughkeepsie train over the top
of the back ear, coming, az thought at full speed;
Jumped from the left side Of the track going DOWN
down the embankment on the ice; saw the locomotive
strike the and split it in two, and run into the
next one: the steam and smoke then Obstructed my
view for nearly half a minute; from the time the
press train stopped until the other ran into IT, should
think il was not two les; ] reside at Mat
tewan, Dutchess County; should not put the extent
of time over four or five minutes from the time the
" " blown collision
Joseph B0weTsOn, swon--I was conductor of the
down express train yesterday; we left Poughkeepse
at 80 p. M; / started to collect tickets and got
about half way through the first ear and heard the
signal; / Immediately ran to the baggage-car and
seized the red flag and Jumped of while the train
in motion, and gave it to my rear brakeman, and told
him to back and stop the rear train; by that time
two other red flags were exhibited toward Posgh-
keepse noticed at that instant that my engineers
gave the signal 10 back up and suppose they backed
about half the length Of a car; ran forward and
motioned to them all the while 10 go on just at that
instant the waytiain came rushing into us from the
time the train stopped until the collision , do
not think il was over or ? minutes; think there
was not sufficient space between the cut and our tram
for the other train TO brake up during this weather
running little less than our usual speoed as
the track slippery | saw the Poughkeepsie
train before / heard them We had four coaches one
baggage-car and two engines; we stopped in about
one minute and half after the whistle was blown;
our instructions read that train following another
shall keep at least two miles in the rear and proceed
with great caution the conductor has control of the
train and has the direction of starting it IL gener-
ally understood that the engineer to OBEY the orders
of the conductor if in propety with safety; the sta
ton-master has night to stop "a thin if ae knows OF
or apprehends any danger.
Milton Sales, swom-i am a conductor onthe liud-
soL-Ryer Railroad and vas Passenger on me express
train which left Poughkeepse at 1855 D. m. for New
York we ran about one and half or two miles when
heard the signal to stop; We ran about twenty-five
rods after the signal Yas gives was then u the bag
"a rncnr tnf WHEN thc .nnned end went