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

NJ LA mOlC1N IL
ncer in the neghborhood OF twenty mouths do not know
Oh which car the brakemeu were their names are si
Dunn and Norris; after backing down wrecked
cars we went at once to work getting out the passen
GERS eew three dead persons lying taere did moi see
them taken out; saw the broken rail- did mot the
peoes, but the vacancy where piece Of the rail
QUIZ tnere was an engine standing In the breach o! IT.
A. Thompson was our CONDUCTOR
BY Juror-he third from the engine had the hot
wheel; II was in the forward truck; running
straight track we bad just left the curve had not been
requested by the conductor to make up any time had
made up some OF Il, but bad made all on the other aide
Of the mountain brought the train to stand just about
~ me water tank in Shin hollow gave three signals 70
brake gave the first at the instant felt the Jerk, and
then auo,her when felt second jerk, and the last
possible could not have done sooner thought my
engine had broken down; have never known rail 70
bc broken there; have broken rails below, but
never knew OF ia the mountain the general cond
ton OF the track between here and Otisve is good;
judge Of the speed q thirty miles the hour by my hson
men consider full complement for that train; is all
we ever had; the after brakeman 70 named Rrner; he
Is badly bruised thought that the shock got resulted
fore the bel rope broke did not see the condition Of the
rail after We passed; do not think my engine broke the
cracked il off, that was freight train arriving here at
six quarter past SIX; think is No I, of Piermou
do not know what it, time at Shin Hollow; al
lowed twenty five minutes to come from Ousvle, and
twenty light minutes to go up 70 Otsve; when the
cident happened was gong faster than nom Otsve TO
the top Of the mountain but about the same rate as the
rest OF the way from the top Of the mountain down TO
Shin Hollow; my opinion that twenty Eve minutes be-
tween Osville and Port Jervs safe time 70 travel the
distance m-that thirty miles IN hour down that mouu
tain SAFE and safer than many other portions the
road the train last night not any faster than
usual we are generally up to time At otsvile rail- has
more pressure upon and Is more liable 70 break under
high speed than under lower one; the engine
versed and the train was stopped and hold by the engine
with the brakemen do not know that IL is the duty OF
any in the employ Of the railroad company watch
the track between trains; set my watch and compared
with the conductors; II varied from his nsif minute
which allowed IN my calculations; 1t Ia uuus ual for rails
TO break 1t this season; frosty weather usually s the
worst
julius T. Parkess testi1ed-I reside in PORT Jervis; /
am an engineer was on my engine last evening follow
ing the express train from Otisve; left Osve thirty
four minutes behind the time Of leavug; in passing down
the mountain discovered the wreck Of the cars the ig
man Of the express train stopped me and found the rail
broken just got 70 the wreck the whole Of the rail
was displaced found no one at the breach Of the ran
one piece, about two feet long; my engine stopped
right in the hollow made by the breach examined the
cannot say whether conductor Thompson had been the
broken rail- him q. work at the wrecked cars; he
gave me orders 70 go down, get help do;tors, &c;
came 10 Port Jervis with the express epgne procured
physicians and other assistance and returned 70 tae
wreck; l saw the bodies Of three men dead nj tue
wreck have seen the bodies lying here at the
station house, my regular train on this division is night
express we are usually time at Ohsvile usual
rate nom Osville TO this place is thirty miles an hour
condition Of the road the time allowed between
here and Otsvlle IL enough to travel safely; from all
stopped possbe from ell the facts of this
believe that no blame attach 70 any one on the train
to Indicate neglect or careessness do not think the num-
Der Of attached 10 that train have been too few
James Dewitt, being duly sworn, deposed-I reside 10
New York the express train last night train
baggage man; say sse circumstances OF this disaster
In the baggage ut the time the first indication
sudden START or jar OF the was not severe, but
unusual Immediately after felt ONE like
again heard the signal to brake just at the o,
the first jar then heard two three signals wards
should think we stopped quarter OF a mile or
more from where the OF after the stopped
jumped OF and back fast could, and found
two of the track down the TO learn
three men and one child am constantly on the trans
at time after leaving Mddetown did TO exceed
twenty FIVE or thirty miles an hour thought short time
before the accident that not making the usual
time; tina, had lost time Midiesown In
consequence Of hot Journal heard Instructions from
the conductor TO the engineer 70 make any lost time
after leaving Middetown; Usually make up lost time
Il pcssible have been on the road eight years next
September.
By Juror-I do not think We made time from oisville
TO the place OF the accident have good opportunity Of
forming judgment on the ms,ter my attention 70 speed
ia usual ali occasions do not often arrive n ths
place ahead Of time but ususly upon time do not kno
The time left 0tSvie, ror did toe eng and
conductor compare Watches remained upoa the brake
and came TO Port Jervis In the train applied the brake
to the baggage car; think with tna, three brake
men sufficient; one brake Two cars.
This closed the invesigsou Friday evening, snd tho
jury serarsed at ten O'Clock, to meet next morning at
eight
CONDITION OF THE wouNpEp-wHAr WAS DONE
WITH THE DEAD.
The hotels In Port Jervis still contain large number OF
the wounded. Many, however, have been removed by
their friends and those q, present remaining here mum.
Der about sixteen or twenty All doing well with the
exception OF Charles Barrett Of Cleveland Onio who had
hts thigh broken, and ID otherwise badly injured His
medical attendants have not much hope that he will sur
vvo his injuries II he lives the injured limb will have
10 undergo ampustion. II shocking 10 witness tho APP
poarsnco OF many Of the wounded, oven nov. Their
heads bandased In cases, and In all they are
weak looking and emaciAted pome OF them, however,
win be able 70 leave their present quarters in day
Two, and others 10 proportion 70 the severity Of their
injuries.
friends, with The exception OF one man, who has not
ret been Identified, and who now lies In the
fo% bis beng oanS his
would seem that his name shutz, and his residence
Buffalo.
OF the wounded Il may be added that Mr. A. Hoguet Of
New York. doing well 81 the Fowler House Mr. Brown,
who was reported injured also doing very favorsoly;
Mr. and Mr.. Lay Of Nc. Orleans are doing well and pass
ed Last night easy. Mr. Haas attended ny he ply
stefan from New York, and Ia doing wei. Mr. Norton
sawcn, Of New York Ia also doing very favorably, hsv
patients might be spoken Of IN much he .am. sasUsSs
with the single exception Of the Already mentioned
CONTINUATION AND CONCLUSION or THE INQUEST
VERDICT OF THE JURY-DEsCRrPTToN or THE EN-
BANKNBsT WHERE THE CALAMITY occrsREp-
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED, ETC, Erc.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock the inquest on the
bodies q the passengers killed by the accident
continued The trunk Of the unknown man, whose body
s lies In the station house At Port Jervs opened
the presence Of The jury by directions Of the Coroner and
the contents examined. This done with view
70 sscertaInng possible who he was the place Of hs
residence. The trunk contained . dAguercoiype ike
which was pronounced by those who saw the de-
ceased before his remains were enclosed in the
coffin 10 bear an accurate resemblance 10 himself.
II also contained many German books, some Of
which had the names Of George shulh AMI
John shultz, written the title page Letters written
in German, TO and IRON Buffalo, also Of the
contents Of The trunk, and most Of these letters
signed John Shutz and Identified the writer OF them
being tnsnith Other letters and papers which were
found on the person OF deceased, aer he with mis-
doaf m abr That htr ah,r and