Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-06-12
THE RAILROAD TRlGEDY NEAR
HIGHSPlRE.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
C0RONER'S INQUEST.
VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOP-
.ME.ATS.
A Grand scheme OF Counterfeit
ing Operations Broken UP.


From the Harrisburg DAILY Telegraph.
We have already given some Of the par
ticulars of the late mysterious railroad ac-
eident near Highspire, aud as cur citizens
are anxious to learn the full particulars 0.
it, We give the evidence before the Coro-
uer's Jury. The names of the persons
composing the Jury are as follows:
Robert l.. Muench, Geo. L6cher, Wm.
Templin. Henry Wagner, John II. Snyder
and Vim. shabenger
Philip Miller, sworn:-I work in the
briekyard just at hand; | came here about
10 minutes to 4, was going to work, saw
the men lying, the lower man was living,
but did not speak: the train going up stop
ped; spoke with the conductor, the lamps
were burning; ! was net present when the
accident happened.
Jacob Sehcfer, (miller,l sworn IL came
here ABOUT daylight, when came saw the
two persons lying on the ground; the lower
person was not dead; went for DR.. Putt;
when ! came he was dead; Dr. Putt lives
from the place Of the accident about . Of a
mile; the conductors had their lamps burn
ing; / beard the whistle after they passed
my lot, after they passed my house they
drawed the whistle, and the whistling wa 5
going on all the time: ] ras ul about half
an hour before the accident; | did not hear
them whistle as they passed the crossing; ]
don't always hear them when they whistle.
Samuel Steele, sworn:-l can't tell what
tine 1t was when | came here, when | got
here tie passenger train was standing be-
yond the bodies; the lower person was alive,
tue other was living ia the water dead; |
live ia Hlgaspire; can't tell how far NV
residence is fFom this place; work at ihe
briekyard, usual time for getting up is four;
think il ssaS after fnur ahen I rot up this
morning: live on the pike, cars don't pass
my door; when | got out heard cars
yhistiing; rs general thing | don't. hear
the cars passing, sometimes ! hear them Il
| am Up.
Adam Cooyer, sworn:-I heard the whis-
tie, / Thick by this train coming up; it Nhis-
tied coming through HighsPire; l live IN
Highspire, don't know the difference in
the sound Of the whistles; when came the
the lower body was alive, lie did not speak,
it was something after four, saw the lamps
of The conductors burning; / work at tue
brickyard, was coming to work, usual time
for going 10 work Is four o'clock.
Peter Masheas, afirned:-I live in High
spire, am foreman on this section, came up
when the up-freight train was standing
near wher the bodies were lying; ] was not
AWAKE when the Express train started up,
the down train passing by wakened me.
John w. Glover, fwOrn:-l think the pane
Of the man with whiskers and moustache Is
George Vickroy; he was in my store, was
measured for a sui: of clothes, made them
and be never called for them, | cannot
speak positively whether this is The man.
james Nichols, affIrmed:-I am engineer
on the express train which came mp this
morning, IN passing freigh. train this side
Of Highspire on turning the curve, | OBJ
served two men walk on the track, the
freight train had passed there about half tue
length of the train, opened the whistle
wide, and held it in that way until the cow
catcher caught them and lifted them up,
they were walking towards Harrisburg, !
could not distinguish at the instant waat
they were; the freight train cast a shadow
over them; they were about 60 or ~ yards
10 advance Of me; We we're going at the
rate Of 35 or 40 miles an hour, / didn't
whistle when crossed the curve, but whis-
tied Immediately when | saw the persons,
it was utterly impossible for them 10 hear.
because they were in the noise of the freight
train, We were about ! OF mile this side
Of Highspire, ! stopped as soon as | could.
De Loss Everett, sworn:-I am fireman
on the engine Union, Mr. Nichols IS engi-
neer, was on the train this morning when
the men were killed, did not see them, /
was firing at the time the engineer gave
the alarm whistle,a long and low whistle,
looked out on my side Of the engine and saw
the man fly of the cow-catcher,saw him fall
down on the ground, the engineer stopped
the train Immediately, We were passing the
freight train at the time of the accident,
and were still continuing to pass when the
cow-catcber struck him, only saw one man,
when the train was stopped Mr.. Nichols
got off the engine, the regular alarm was
given and more, the speed of the train was
35 or 40 miles per hour.
VIM. A. De Lanoy, sworn:-I am con-
ductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad, on
the express train, this morning about four
o'clock was setting in the front passenger
ear, / was startled by hearing an alarm
whistle given by the engineer of my train,
| immediately went out on the platform,
put on one break, the brakesmau put on
other brakes, in few moments the train
stopped, freight train had just passed go
ing east, the engineer of my train told me
that he thougt he. had killed two aaen lit
tie piece back, went bacslabcut 30 yards,
WHEN | saw one mas lying between the
track badly injured about the head, bat
still living, about 20 feet from where he
was lying there was another man lying 10
the ditch quite dead, his face was ous q