New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-28

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ESoissEH AND RAILROAD CosPASr CgSsuRED-Ius CASE
BEVsHE TIM GHASD JUsr-Tho inquest on tho bodies Of
Thona. Maow. aud Patrick Gssssr victims Of the railroad
d,wbrids accident on the Newark snd Boboken RoId
eonod.d before Coroner Douney and Justice Addsc In
Hudson City o'clock yesterday morning aud resulted In
verdict o-nsuIe sgns the engineer aud the officers Of the
road Tho matter will before the Grand Jury toby for
in,e,saon The following the substance Of additional
evidence ,sksn. which appears 10 eroneiae the bridge
tender from ell blame:
P,dk Moo,y tesiid eli tbs, Le resides With jobs Gang
s the bfd.. tender when tho accident occurred II the
brde be bed and vas called W. by hs ,ilei be ran
ont on 90. bridge partly undre-'sd snd shouted for uAnoh
.nd la flom tue hAnd side OF the car and the
to sot out boat witness positive that tho bntge-
snd1r hnd 90 '' eVs hsn ~ c"as ou Of tho
jacob Gunadss te.thed that be resides on tbs road leading
10 tie bridge where tho accident occurred og s-ta' iiy
morning s,t be got up 81 o'clock, and when going 60 h'
stable observed that the Ied ssna1ighl va. up. III.
hnn Paul testified that he resides Ia iiobohep ana
SUPERINTENDENT OF the Nav and HoDosen hsoad his In
,ruo,on, to the bridge tndef were TO awrs pay " req
day snd red lamp by night before ne ooh the daW
on aud to always have the draw on before the tme oi the
train 20 start from Newark q, IN the "sn.i IAnp
was about 20 inches square. painted rcd wan bsf-oyr
glasses each side lined with red s"' other lamps were
readiness Ia case Of accident TO the large lamp Ana
were te burning 81 nght witness went TO the scene about
=. o'clock Saturday morning tho 'sna LAMP was then ups
bridge uu. he that the draw was In u, place aud TO
sppfOacn the bridge thoUth Il Mas o. 80 that Ley
could stop tho train at any moment when nece'sTy wines
nav weather the bridge tender was lo1 by witness hSt
after the last night he might put tho draw on ana put
t isusl gh up chat the must be Ia place beOfe
O'clock the morning. upon examining tbe dA". witness
found th1t /. had been put about 10 or u irei .
Jolu Gsnzoh rstinei that he IL employed ~ the Ne"sr
aud oboken Railroad Company - bndsetehdef on HauI-
ay morning went to put on the bridge a. usual ABOUT 10
inmates before o'clock; this morning II Was harder 10
take the the whsris than usual he got tn ora" on
one wheel anu while uyDg TO get ~ OIL the second 90"
ocsed caught fequilMg The utg OF handptrj witness
did not get over but pied back aud took ne" sal D
did not gr over thinking that Il about tlne Of he
rain he looked up aud that the signal was all s aud
ten heard the vi tie tain sppoacns tho ualh came
rops and tho whise blew opposite his houivi about -"
nri, distant about seconds atefwad tue !ocoIho
tive tender ran OF the bridge D., n ,-,.,
Tho iury rendered q verdict that Tho said fatrich
Gallagher and Charles MaIows came to Their death b
drownlug In tic Hacsauaaek River the morning OF
January "a 1905 That said drowning caused by tho pro-
csfon Of LOGON OF the Newark 4d
oboken Railroad Ia winch said fninck gallagher
oren draw Of the Hackensack Bridge into the ryer whereby
then suite sted drowned AID the Jurors on their oah'
do "A, that the said accident caused by the gross care
lesss and neg Get OF engineer WoodruhI Ia ehse OIL
lie Locomotive time they the Newark a1d
Hob3ken Railroad Company for allowing the dra" oil ssa
bridge to be gh add for their neglect In not having
AT esst two the bridge 10 manage ln ub"
| thereof at ali times" , -.
Tie bodies Of tho other two supposed TO have zee.
drowned have not yet been recovered There po'piy
that tho engineer may have ashore aud knowing that
he was guilty Of negligence, has secreted himself