The New York herald., 1863-08-22
RrookIyn CIV Nc,v..

THE SOUTH BROOKLYN RkIIR0AD AcCipEvT-cQH-
cLus.oN or THE coRoAER's INorEsr--yEaDIcr OF
THE JURY ANp cESscaE or THE RAILROAD COM
PANY. ETC. .saria s4aasarst aH M.
Coroner reane,t ooacuGed tho inquest the bodies
o. Rev. VIM. c. Shannon and the boy Thomas Stewart,
who lost their lives Wednesday evening" 10th instant
by being Hecritatcd into 6ovanns cnna at The draw
bridge on Hamilton The deceased were their
return home from Fort Hamilton, IN car No 100, when
the accident occurred Stewart Of four boys hlt
Mr. Shannon had t,kcn from the orphan asylum and
raised. The reverend gentleman being bliDd the boy
accompanied him wherever he went. YR
The third passenger the car, Mr. Henry C. Hudson
although seriously and at rst supposed fatally niure
Is improving ard may The jury took
hs statement a; hs nce In Ninth street Third
avenuc alter which the ury the Forty eighth
precinct station house and concluded the inquest.
Tie statement made By Mr.. Hudson, under ah is as
folowsi was in tie at the time OF the accident
the inside and sitting down three PERSONS were In
the car tcslhes myself. think passenger tho
front platform with the driver did not hear any narm
given To s'o. the car was n"yg at brisk trot at tho
time: our slrcd was not sacken as approached the
bridge did nj notice the divur sufficiently know
whether he under the Influence OF auer the
the accdet d uot hcir III" conductor toll the driver he
WIS behind time think thc-c din, iigt the
bridge: Ct in The car u .acn'y irst street.
After taking IN, evidence ~ Mr. iIudsnn the Jury
turned 70 tho stat on oso where the OF tho
was exam incd Hc testified as fonows:- FL.
Jri'n Ferris sworai wac tue driver of car No 100 on
"Wednesday verTg: have bsen driver for ak weeks.
there are printed rules drivers AID conduct rs hung
Ing up in the ofca, they 10 take az tho
and not % ovsrcri~c them ard fer tho conductors md
drivers 20 Keep ihcms tidy the regulations require
ahead 8 IL ihers ,s any danger 10 watch
the CROSSINGS ard look along the road oyc %
the right aud ieit: was aware that cur lc
briage. bu. right; nil dark and could no.
was unable 70 a,oil The accident. saw hight
sss. ss% os Mrs. @ ,sss s' sm nsss' o srsse az
when Stacked the horres that light made
LAT hDV ssx Gp btdu cnul flq
them. my sight Is toeraby good can see abaut FAR
~ any one else am not sighed the night pretty
dark II was soncwhat cloudy IL s Always sbot there at
nigh; recoect the testimony tho cher morning.
before starting frem The stand ~ Gowanss the conductor
tod me ws-e behnd time wont into place opposite
the stabs ana took drink OF strong beer had taken
glass before II lid not deiain mo moro tai minute
OK another g'ass that uing IT Mrs johnson's Which
al dras before aocient the conductor did
tell me to hurry after coming into Hamilton O.
was 10 king s,sarh, ahesd; heard 60 alrrra. rar
saw any one have been In the habit 81 Watching the
bridge when apron hci y; can SO ibe framework Of
the bridgc wnea the light burning when the
the moon old not slime that n,ht: the horses
walking when they ent over; u is bad so could not
anyti ing inil cose m. and could not thcn
stop Tho horses had NO idea that the bridge open.
Mr. ricrson, ,hc President q The Brooklyn Guy Ran
that Tho brrge had eviouy been found opcn AT night
by persons Ia carriage but tho evidence. not beng
coruner
The then given 10 the Jury. who returned the
INC Jury and hat the bodies Of the dccessed examined
by tlc to Their death BY bcing rrscpitacd into
tie Gowanus canal whilc riding Of the city rnii
rohd cars No 100 while the bridge oIep, between
nine and ten ociock the evening Of the 18Th ~ svgst
INST end that the accident That caacd their death was
through the carocsncs and neglect Of dusy tho part
of the VI the Year jury also md that the
,horiiies o. the city q Brooklyn are highly oensurabis
for prov dng better signals and protection against
like occurrence, and that The rArosd company In the
linton u yonr Jury ceusursbe for employing par
ties drive ttcr who are, IN the opinion u this
Jury. Incompetent and up1t u dseaSge their duty.
IL Is stated hal the hor attached 10 car No 100 were
bind, although tina fsct such be- not brought
oct in the evidences
lhe cw WHICH was preciptAtsd into tbe creek Was re
covered ye.terday II Was slightly damaged.