, 1862-01-13
lie ,isi.eeE sann AK TRAGEDY,
TERMINATION Of THE IN
QUEST.
VERDICT on I'EiE JURY.


''"o Si$Nn ~ 1A'I 14tt III Il 4uttllGE past tAlte
i'll the afternoon, and they retired to make up |
their verdict. Their session was amoststormy
onc.and twas rot until eight o'clock in tic eve
ming, that compromise was effected, and the |
verdict signed The jury have discharged their
duties, and 50 far as the Coroner is concerned, |
the case passes out of his hands. It is more |
than probable, however, that this is but the |
beginning Of the end, and that the case must |
arise still more in detail and consequence be. !
fore other tribunals.
The following is summary Of the evidence I
t:lkcu on Saturday:
H. E. SARGENT RECALLED.
70 Mr. Haren-l gave 1t as my opinion that |
notwithstanding the Cincinnati train was behind |
nsf h Ct way 1de It aa ast
sis that the Cincinnati train WIS 30 minutes be-
hind time; what train would have had the prece,
Where did that train lose its rtsht Of way: A. i
esy al u e tfSa sppy
10 The Michigan Central tzain. which VAS
also behind time i. The Cincinnati train
oiheT trains and tie Hyde PARK train being slow
one would interfere. The matter Of being behind |
%s as i + 1ss nS eosae; as e ss The
train to run around the curve at such rate Of
speed asto control his train against any obatrue
'sions W M G ~i Do Ae Ret thaE % vas. s1s ' %ha e a
then. would have prevented catastrophe to the
Cincinnati TRIM had there been any other obstruc
Hyde W Rsrk train ASoshns issiq The traek M Us Is
Kept clear however, By men engaged tor the pus-
ssn
G. Hoe do you differ with Mr.. Arthur in regard
70 the running of delayed trains: 4. assume yo9
others On time, and Il they arc not, that proper
safeguards will he sent back to keep both out Of
DANGER. q. # the Hyde Park t1ain had The right
| atsa Woodlawn, and those in charge Of the train
knew that the Cincinnati train was fifty minutes
cut Of time, and the Hyde Park train made little
/ Or no step at Kenwood Staten, and had time to be
| ed from Kenwood with no train in view, was it
the duty OF the conductor Or any person on the
4. II was his duty to protect the rear Of lis frai
unless be knew there was no possibility of being
overtaken b one following g 1sit yonr opin-
rules Of the road with the duty Of sgnalizing an
i. i i the duty q tic delayed trains, with the
exception that It is incumbent upon the following
train to be on the lookout for such signals.
70 q s!nxgznaN. t Is net customary to run trains
over the Michigan Central Raalroad without brake
| over that road The Cincinnati train is Light
traln, has no stoppages to make Of any account.
and and condaa{of CO ] arc &c deemed aufacient. A'''''A
brake any trains a. 1t depends upon The nature
| u tAt tlat4 ! 1iE Daf5SH5EAl4A Va LIZ tuE4l4dL4
train ha: few duties as baggagcman, and hence
haE nothing elss to Do bnt t9 brake IL addition to
ne is the only person to man the bI1kes, would
not deem him sufficient. g. Who employed the
boy who was setting on Wednesday: lam aot In
If. Cuok-s' Mr. KnoSlton has charge Of this de-
paztment made the arrangement with the young
man.
should consider the young man in the employ Of
the Company. G. Do you consider tile lad q suff1-
eient brakeman in connection with the baggage
1urn up brake and mike wheel alfde npen the
fs19 s r. # Nh TgaS s. t.
selling papers in the centre Of a car: 4. In the
waad e
the conductor to reach brake. / wish to state
that III addition to the usual rules governing trainE
roads, there Is this general caution: ssTakc the
safe M Eide d r T. cases Of the least uncertainty"
Me G,pnsfEom sa- this curve s;g aogth i It is
duty q the conductor Of tie Hyde Park train t
guard his train If the said conductor looked back
running on his usual time. it was his duty t
. send back fag the moment he became conscious
+ Of losing time
TESTIMONY OF pR. ). A. KESN1coTT.
G. By juror. Do You wish to state anything
that has not already bceA given by other witnessed
> who we're in the train: A. think can et8te. a
to distances and time several points not yet loct
. Dg; 6eanicott-.on the morning on which th,
9ss;aent occurred xaF aTass aS atths Hyde Per-
1e "aa reedeace navna
stis 81 to stand At t ths ~ window, Wsfea he II
4 the smoke at Hyde Park. received the warnin.
and started; Arrived At depot as the train al
ST. I TIE Ne te9sfPa on taf Pea t.
- - that train ranst be behind time. Taking on
= ny watch and looking at II, replied Yes. abou
Thsn stepped toxard the % plattcr Sa4 : ef the ca
- which, BY the WY did not come to full stop, bl
g vas slowly moving as NE went .npon #. a
- there was train following ne, ths smoke frol
g. whish sonld sec: and upon looking did see:
!, South. lie taid, NO, that train passed te
I. minutes since Another Circumstance eonnecte
t. % { 6pTi4
d, you arc or & mioutcs behind time She hi
d, since informed me that she looked at the clot
I'd sanding joke at Kcawood that they reg
% late thelr clocks by Kennicotts. Mr. shermz
ana o{hS11 , tbet teaoT f'ang o The
10 think ever lose half minute at the depot unle
Is intending to speak TO some person may expect
ths te
st hing ron Hyde Ps1E to Kenwood, but I ehoa
- regular time Is 2 is minutes. but they acido
i" make it: my house is 500 feet from the track
By 20 xo4 think there would hare been collision 4 b,
ae 4 1 Dc eona ma shIe shnk IT 5ht t
H., after the esnal heard. Had The signal or wh
LUZ tie from the Cincinnati train been given when
nr- tawthe smoke ffomKenwood. I think theIlydcPa
j. train could have got ont Of ts way: i the conds
tor Of our train had behcld the smoke do 4
his think it would hive made any. difference, as
train had already been started By his engineer
n1ad fr$3S113 nf& Inn ~Fn
,t dispute had with the conductor Of our train,
~ the time is located at o'clock and 80 IS Of m
ec1- ute, on the supposition that my watch II
ens 70 Ar. Hacee-The alarm was given isnme
ana ate1y after entering the car in the vicln
~ 10 . t771-I have walked the railroad trs
ure from Hyde Park to Kcnwood. The distance tha
th- trai9 can be seen from Kenwood, Eouth, is fl
II | one-ha1f to three quarters OF mile This mo-
ne, ing Uhe 11thl eaW the head Light and locomot
is when thu train had reached point 800 or 800
CRY tic time ffom that point rntfl It arrived at &
)rk, wood station. was standing On the platform
.s the station. Had been on the railroad track
and cxae. distance from Kenwood to laurel street
va exactly half mile, but the curve Of the tt,
nee makes it little more.
1hc The inquest adjourned to 2 P. N.
lice AFTERNOON SESSION.
ana TESTIMONY or 1oHy L. JAx1eoH
I'm reside at Hyde Park. ana Tor about two Te
and half have been accustomed to riding over
fc- Illinois Central Railroad to that point. was
3tri- the HYDE Park train On "edneadey morning; b
add and also Of the collision. NV on;nian torr
twenty minutes after the collision, and whicl
still unchanged. is. that the HYDE P
train left Hyde Park station not exceeding fy,
- Ei1 minutes behind its tinlc and that the coils
TO occurred about seyen o'clock and forty miru1
t,o not one minute more OF less, from that point,
to reasons for this opinion, are these: sat dow
sts, my breakfast With the clock close at hand at
,o. by the true time. got through breakfast I
Tvs. started for the depot aa rceoliect to b
Mr. inst time to1cach the depot II the kratn vaso IL
,,o | As went ont Of the dour looked South On
Aee track and did not see the Hyde Park train comi
his a. expeStsd TO- Malked to the depot, entere4
NJ there. In five or Eix nainutea after going into
depot the tEain came up and We went On board
=on perfectly Satisfied that reached the Hyde
7on, depot at very near II not quite 7:ao and /
mes i've or si1 minutes only elapsed before
gre were upon sne uaan: H. ne maae ne u!
the uIes. in NJ opinion, in time. The
&C Of as very brief at kenwood, should say unusu
ehort. az We were illustrating from there x
hica- l heard Mr. Hibba1de voice giving the alarm
tain stated IN his testimony. sprang up and tun
-, from the car. from the forward part. lam i'm
bted to Ayae Park tram At the station e the
the than a half nile southTard least sane Dor
ayir- Of the ttnin corld be seen. There are about
- fnme facilities for seeing upon train annroaf
etsAt kenwood, provided person stand On The rigf
proper eide Of the train. The track. here, would
Last little aQ7ser than the platform. Half mile f.
; ~ Of Kenwo1rl would bring one upon the cqrv.
did not notice the Cihcinnah train Until ar
man frpm the Express traln. formed an opIn1t
104 the fap1dity with which the Cincinnati train