The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-18

passed. discovered nothing wrong with rails tbouga
examined them at that tme was at the scene OF the
accident after happened; saw the fractured rail- 4
broken 10 six seven pieces examine the peces
all the flaws seemed "a be nee ones; new rail has since
been put On n me place Of the oa one; the "A'k eA
Here the testimony OF the witness concuded and % ne
was the last hA there was to be examned the Jury now
retired was three o'clock when they retired 70 ca
slider the evidence. After being locked up for rather
more than two hours they returned the following
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
State of Ns,o Fork, County of Orange, ss.-The IN
QUESTION indented and taken for the people Of the
State OF New York 1t the Delaware House in Port Jervis
in said county the 10th and 18th days of july 1858,
before bus L. Harding Of the Coroners In and for
said county upon the view Of the bodies Of George w. j.
Robinson Of the body Of unknown man. and supposed
be that Of John shuz Of Harvey Wood, Of Mar
garet Jane Turner infant Of Sara Ann Rye, colored
woman and OF small boy named Brown, then and there
lying dead, upon the oaths Of John Oonkin, Cornwall
Travis, Philip Lee, John j. Van Dusen, Samuel a. Mills,
Augustus H. Peck Joseph Gibson, Francis W. Lockwood,
Henry Mooney, Benjamin v. Band, Oliver Wight and
Francis Marvin the jurors, good and lawful men OF the
said county whe being duly sworn TO inquire on the part
people Of the State Of New York into all the crcu-
stances attending death Of the aforesaid George w. j.
Robinson, the unknown man supposed 10 be John
Schultz Harvey Wood Margaret Jane Turner Sara Ann
Rye, the colored woman, and Of . small boy named -
Brown, and by whom the same was produced and in
what manner and when and where tho aforesaid per-
came to their death, do say upon their oaths ~
Aforesaid that by injuries received in the after Of the
night express train Of the New York and Erie Railroad
which ran of the track, and was precipitaaed down
high embankment the evening Of the 10th Of July in
stant at about tho hour OF $685. six miles east OF the viii
LACE Of Port servs the said George W. j. Robinson he
unknown supposed 10 be John shultz Harvey Wood
Margaret Jane Turner, Sara Ann Rye, the colored
man. and the small boy named Brown, in the manner and
by the Aforesaid, casually, accidentally and by
misfortune, 70 their DEATH and not otherwise and
further from all ire testimony before us, and from per-
sona inspection Of the ground 10 belief that the
were thrown from the track 10 consequence OF q
broken rail- against which ordinary and foresight
the part Of those in charge Of the train could not guard
In witress Whereof well the Coroner the jurors,
have TO this set their bands and SEALS this 18th day Of
July, 1858. LEBUs 8. HARDING, Coroner.
JoHx CoSKIIy, Foreman.
When the verdict became known through the village
the anxiety that previously manifested TO know the
result turned into general sensation.
THE FATAL PRECIPICE.
The embankment where the tumbled over 10 wor-
thy of two its perpendicular height, Judged
could not be less than ty feet The base Of the mound
embankment st its extreme edge, is some nrteen or
twenty feet further TO the north than the edge Of
the summit over which the CARS rolled The number Of
feet consequently, from the angle Of the embank
ment spoken Of 10 the other the surface Of the grade
OF descent is about sixty sxlytwo Ii this
distance and this incline the rolled from the track
10 the meadow beneath, where they shattered 10
fragments. The mound seems TO be built almost excu-
svsy Of earth and small stones aud the grade Of ia sides
Ii therefore, In most places and az the where the
tumbled smooth. Viewing the ground whore
Of the shattered and blood stained remains OF the ~ ated
car. stu lie 10 mark the scene Of inc catastrophe one
being miraculous could have saved the life OF single
inmate Of the detached cars.
LATEST CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THE WOUND
BD-rHg BODY OF THE UNKNOWN MAN.
We have not yet heard that the body Of unknown
who lying at the station house in Port Jervis
had been identified It 10 probable that the body
buried Ast night at Port Jervs, by the railway author
lies, PERMISSION 10 tina. effect having been given by the
Coroner despair had been forwarded to Buffalo
corning him, and by the last advices IT published IN
the Buffalo papers, but no claimant for the remains has
Professor Peet en- b. wife and child and the mu.cs
under bic care al getting on fsvorably OF the Della
Houee The Professor himself seems 10 have been
SAID In reference the accident, that he
think OF anything before no found himsefstrangc to
me yp 49, Up car -rcn VIZ ,uss .nen
which he rode, and some idea OF how Il smashed
may DO Cleaned from The fact tina. passenger who
seated In the inside OF was In an instant Afterwards
y ing the outside OF the roof Of the IL
vas thrown down depth OF dny feet perpendicular.
Emil Haas had his shoulder broken and other
much injured, and no has since suffered tho most
excrucAting pain and by the Last Information have
concerning MIN his physician feared that there was
danger OF his cot surviving There little 10 notice in
the condition OF the other sufferers that not stated
preceding but may again be repeated that
they all gong rs fsyoraby can be expected.
II has been said by parties who acquainted with tho
New York and Erie Railroad that the portion Of the rail-
road near where the cars went on the track, and for
several miles each way, has been many months notori.
ously in want Of repairs but that nothing has been done
10 made equal 70 what should be- II s also stated by
parties acquainted with the subject that the iron Ia this
part OF the road is Of an Inferior quality.