New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-15
STATE OF THE BRIDGE.
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER's JURY, MAY
II AND 10

Al Aono oI.t;n \
DeIJi JUL III n .nI wa, on
being GUY sworn exposes apd he utSysc wa
the freight train that e G,a this morning 9U was
G t 1919 R;iosa " snsire, nm nsne No % VAS
" ; ~. ns;na r. moerns s,sI.d from The railroad
depot hee ~ ny ca Aoo. Ia o. ,b 49, W. son a,
~, - -, ,h .anJ,r.o, h E,sncs Pvsusn
ne wa, on ne ''a 80 ,t ~ - 70 ~ 10 Ie. re honr
, we I'm the hiaSe three inmates b.foe we did
=. b, ,i 40 , ~ bs nsns Of the enrneeI saw the
m,s al sons eat and eoins toward me that
Ian go, ID rom ,h bdss, coad not I'll how near vas 10
b BIRDS, Al his had not passed The bridge when ga this
80; . hov tsr The ,aus ne .psyt we have insuc-
in. not to get upon the bridge AZ Rome with two engines
have lone m regard brdges with scciden,
zine; il brohe the tender from the engine it went
sbou TIRE rods f the bridge stopped itself looked back
bridge found my trap three cars lying In the creek one car
oI s the s did not the creek here was one
train The bridge broken through my
bldg. think The track the tender the
track with the engine there was one baggage car on the train
S.rssss badly broken ali smashed
og. her IN me bcge the ptoge was oosen Gown portion Of
could tell how msry passengers injuIed; there
nothing broken about my train before got to the bridge the
crcHsx.m ed run over the road twice day never TO-
ced any bridge before could say whether
the .nsiIs were both on the bridge together
pres eIe that bridge; there before last
both be- the bds together when s.hed think two engues
VIC ud saLd b. en- the abum.ns the forward part nay
lad of Ierk fHr
Ie was on the bridge a. .hs time the tain was Oh was due a.
at =. acute at 9::5
Charles Oh amnlsiD be;up duly sworn de oOses and
saw reside In Yorkyie and keep bos was ORE sent a.
the accident this morning Saquoit Bridge
WhiesboTo the first the al together
and the loge broken down. went down there Immediately
after the accident al saw them take the Injured persoi out
have beard two or three speak shout this bdee a hard
bridge FAY lives would lost there heard George
about three ago. observed ths some Of
the timber rotten the timber was white 10 the Part
tie. d Is rotten TIE snsers.
Have heard obes sp.ak Of the bridge being
spoke Of This befre the accident and after A.
Chan plain Is STOUT ~ years OF age.
George Balls being duly sworn says-I reside 10
Wtit.s,ovn. am Ju.,tce ~ he P,,ce. Inow Tho hi To-
vbes This ,, ned IN have notic.d ha
mi, uoIpre 1 was down 20 he hide on well 40 las. 81
dsy norps In ra,sinc over he bridge noticed IA. Kind a the
tin and the Of the timber was wha. il called
s,tsrd elm the ,ep,r, az , Lars vas
that b+y were worthess motto "a that several were te
lie sticks were absut twelve inches this timber
posed TO decay and does not season was N ctly
that the timber wa De- aved there v,r two
think more of timber OF this Kind running parallel
x,b The raI,oa3. 10 20 Lnovs - o,. ,hs 49, - -
mil, I .vs - ,h;. h a. % a.. t. 80 Slo 20
ID TO % air ~ n",b 49, o. ~. % ~ ~ "a
hs ofIsy ~. .or,L 49, ,hs.. .,,rsar. 49, -, -
a. p. srsi.l With ,bs ri-osd ,b.n 49, "a a. ~
,x,o tbnL h.v ". - ~ n.s nosicsd hf- rs Sis.,,
M usLt At thai ,re that would not r,h on me hide
On train Of cars tbousbt IL was going esst would ake M
at Uts and aoipr west would 80 mem a, Wh,.r
20 a. not 70 pas. over the bridge in them.
Cross stI should think the rail on The Kind
II in ber sItke of did notice any ties
think there only ngers IL the
creek tie ties al der the ties res;es abou,
s..tf c'r,. the center ringers OF the