The New York herald., 1863-08-21
Brooklyn CITY news.


TIE CAR AccIDxsr AT HAMILTON AVENUE BRfD0E-
coRONER's INvBsTi0A ALTON INTO THE cfkCUNsrAN.
CBs.
The accident Hamilton bridge. over Gowsnus
creek Wednesday night, resulted the death Of two
persons, Rev. william C. Shannon, . blind clergyman
his return from Fort Hamilton, whore he bad
becn conducting religious servces and boy seventeen
years OF ago. named Thomas Stewart who accompanied
him. They seated in tho The only other pas
senger was Mr. Henry C. Hudson, who was standing
with tho driver on tho front platform. He was
pitched headloug into the creek, and was severely
and 1t is feared dangerously injured. The con
duc,or. Mr.. Francis Hunt, and the driver
John Ferr narrowly escaped with their lives. The
ductor the inside Of the aud, being thrown
with great violence against window broke It, and thus
managed 10 escape. but with injuries Tho driver
precipltaisd into the water and made hs way to
shore. He not badly hurt. The deceased clergy
family, consistng a wife and sister, reside at
lS9 Degraw street The boy. who his constant
paui o. lived m the same house
The car mo- 1897 appears, was coming from Green.
wood and there being but one light and that the op
pay particular attention ~ his business The draw
open at the time 70 permit the passage Of canal boat
The keeper Of the bridge. NJ. John Anglem,
Of bis voice that that the the draw " was " opsn ,a and md
warning the driver Of tho danger. Those on board
horses being on sros so near that whsn
the driver that the bridge turned he unable
10 cheek their speed and horses and plunged
the Tho the ell about seven
fces In depth Tho creek al this point about hun
dred and fifty iest width The stl lies Ia the
crock In . wrecked condition Ono of the horses
saved
An investlgat into the circumstances was CON
nsuced At the Forty eighth precinct station house BY
Corcuer Bennett and the following witnesses
mined
John rerr. the driver of the car, testified that the
accident occurred after ten O'Clock He told py
conductor that they we're three minutes behind time
the horses going ~ slow trct he aware
that The draw open. and had notification o the
TACT there nos lamp the side OF The bridge he
wac preaching did not see the danger until
be could check the horsrs were four su
and boy the had drank four Ave times dur.
the day bat not enough 10 prevent him from seeing
hty wards ahead
John Ansleui the keeper n the bridge testified that
be had opened draw of tbs bridge 10 pass canal
boat heard the coming aud called 70 the driver
the of his voice 10 stop wAs about CLOSING thc draw
the the next thing he saw the 70 overheard
there but light on the bridge, which Is stationed
on the brooklyn SIDE about ten yards from the draw
burning as brightly A. usual the light s furnished
by the city.
FRANCIS Hunt the conductor % the testified that he
heard and that the did not STACK i pace
approaching the hfge, two men ana boy we're IN the
car at the time NJ tn accident.
John williams testified 70 being on the bridge ai the
time and assisting turning the draw, but had not
enoed The opening before the car ran on. Heard
Mr. Angicm cry out 10 the car 70 stop.
w. n Hager and Thomas Clare, the conductor and
driver Of a car coming from the oppee direction, test
Nod that they heard hc alarm and STOPPED e ascertain
bs cause when they learned that the other car bad fallen
overheard They had passed the bridge when there was
no light burning.
After the Of other witnesses the invest.
CATION sdparned tlll three O'Clock ,hs afternoon