New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-08
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
CnRnNER.s INQUEST.

At the inquest, held at Tsrrytown on Monday, by
Squire Griffin, Coroner, upon the body of Wm. j.
Coey ore Of the victims Of the late Hudson River Rail-
road accident some ne facts elected. We prin.
the material testimony:
George NJ Simpson tessed-I oonducor ON the Pough-
keeps tram on Wsdns sda{ Jam 10 oeore in9
II ID have bsn entirely stopped cannot ie1osc
s s nS1 positive ~ Monesy the l6th stopped
OF repair the eHgne on the Gown sp he
Aas OF VI the collision snd spoken
OF BY umba the time 81 tee accident the as
sistSt Of Ro0nshouse with shs eDSineyr heny hm
d on onday previous the principal Of the house or
master -chsuc with the eSgeef caono' Sy whether
the have been on toe curve or hae osen
dyes h on hs own count ana No.
By any decign Of Ts ~ e. sns e5 U,s found At ,e
station Oi grace but should h9ia 70 zee
should have ooe leit the road 1t Is my
duty Ordered 10 ma 'isna soesi
"a via ~, ne YoI On MonSa, In time; think NOT
who would be Responsible for taxing another en-
rJe the conductor another engine lowe grade the
az sIo or se down a. between Fort Montgomery aud
Peeksk the cay OF the cei n We sy .asIe ~ 81
fguEn calico MN then came 70 ine casi next Piaee
stopped repair oet"eon ana So
ton lay there ~ or back laen Re went
bAek 1il everything AL ssiei the next place AZ rb $50
pp place the same OWNS 70 aeiset in .e
W. M Sing hou.ht better 10 run IN my tran than
the sing enne the sing Sns train Is allowed ~ Ias
bsn that gaze oTdsrs and heard given 70 the
Of
H|,Ty b. C. GiiIkoD dspoo6 engineer on The tram
ach o. Mr. Kiestesd was upon Gs engine on me
a. a rived at Peekskiui DO then "eS'
ro hs cas- hin get % the a. sns Sing ana 80 ~
the snE sing eru bat 40 not anew wa Go a be
eonSIg the Sing sing engine, No" ook ou' % A. -
s,a Is ssd w.sn i'm s On the p dred the
PIPE on the opposite de tom the ono that As our o @ @
eoen down tap previous - ma "
yl de seciOs buchanan vas upon re
Sss 5r Ki.rtsaG kns, the condition tune
o oTdered sing ing etsne 70 Dc ss Gu ne
sing cz mad % take our sl 20 ts
Ek Colombia Is as good an ensiIs As nse - At
En- RED t6Gn SsaslJ rue ion Tsyton fss
about ono VeTpanoks Point 70 ePs ~ ~
Sn5t rSn aer the gives eu have to sh9s Cd steam
inEeaAs ely the FIRST time broke hhd aooni Nv p0a
Sing sing - pounds steam whee wen. tnSse
st..sI cont thi,k below 70 pounds OF steam
Mr. Kiossted IL or.Gi.n Of Ne sassisI,, ,p
r. saatIOy Of he Hudson River RsrOsd do not kaow
kow f tns ran os,s n 20 sS y rods alter FIRST dis
soyesd the les think # the orakes nag n't IesH po on
ss I'm from ons to two bundfed rods from the place
were the steam snut or think tne sisoe ~ 90
H. % - that tb. view 70 a train in tins rear woid ha'e Oo
Longer thH Ihink the distance ION s s1sas De
heve works, oE the boiler 20 me - ,oi
hrs tIisi4P Of the sssIno as prsvioas to the
sSeides the fireman, went 90 tho TIP 70 es
her verkmS, the object u Buchanan sna hieisaI 80.
tbs engine q the seeiden waste SEQ es
ing often during tue trips aud said her "ots So
se EstisfsciiOn the pipes lew when 'hs ehs
0veIhAued she satisfactory expressions aaos 49,.
nysef and foreman before aud AFTER the steam pyoS
had Ryeb out above Fesksk aud nAoa %
asai5 al Peekshn rehIed male SuIe am not cess
Nhe- her made tim the down trip on donaAyi IN
engine Laid over New Yok eity Tuesday 70 repair no
jo starred tbe engine "Wednesday morning and toek uP
press tsn and had breakage leakage soHg opi
wien fret his led to put on ths oiafe. tns ensn We
north ofthe Whsn his got on ne
bolOved for hT Simpson 10 send the hAgan bsck wa
By Brakeman who Informed me thai the hSgnsn
Thought the trsa stopped nirnedi.'ry on
ny Wbbng would have shown north Of the clve
ny intention 70 have hsd sloppd do mot Know lhs
length Of he train shut tho tesn and biossd me
immediate tb@ breaking Of the joint whe-aSzS az 9of
h re esDou1toT aud ss bGd no consultation sDodt
sine bL kicrstesd al Sns fing aud 'hSd ms ~
ths elf1s goTiingi replif II working we'll tnls
~ss - tAs ua thai toe seedsas TOOK place th'ast -"