The New York herald., 1864-10-25
Corcners' InQ aests.

THE NEW HAVEN RA.LRoAD AOciDENT--Tg5TIxoHY
BgowING The RATE OF SPEED, CONDITION OF Tns
TRACK, THB RAILS, TIES, ETC.
Coroner Ranney commenced an inquest Friday last,
ST. Luxos Hospital, into the which led TO the
idept the New Haven Railroad within the
city limits, and by which J. n. Buiriey was killed aud
several other persons wounded.
John Browning, the engineer Of the train was the nrft
witness sxaninedHe testified tnat the ram was Tour
or Ave minutes peAiod time and was rnnrirs At about
twenty miles nour; lae track rough from Haf-
en sown; when tAe nccdont discovered be stopped
| the train as sooa As possible.
TIE conductor fireman were examined end gave
similar testimony, and that the tram CONSISTED Of
Two locomotives baes &c and eleven passenger cars
jobc Sheehan OF Seventy eighth street and hshth ave-
testified that hs IN the empoy ment OF The COM
pany eighteen years. is his business show the signal
when tue 'ran was passing the train was running from
thirty forty miles hour the time o. the acc
dent; the cndition u tine road is good; u smooth
hs egh. feet from the train wheo s passed
A. W Fggsetou road master OF the Harlem road,
tih.d ihe track where accident occurred was
lad moCshe aS0 IN Pennsvlvania iron; The ties
were CHESTNUT, oak and white cedar; The tcs
placed ten months they good al The Time Of the
accident there no nau in the iron pescepSe 70 tho
naked eye "a piece Of tho broken rail was here pro
aud ox.mnsd. II 10 be very pad iron }
II he nd known the rail IN the coudton ~ was III
I hs would nave considered IL an unsars raj.
Patrirk Roche track walker the roai, whose doiy
u is 70 examine the track DAILY from Fn
imh & kighty sixth street testified tnsl nc ga. Toe
tins tr2SA right 70 all appearance nine oner trans
passed over ne morning The accident before he scc
ospt hspyDeu ~ ioe Taln, txo trains had tkv oSomo-
| tIyes and the others one
ioup shay, laboFer, Was st Eighty sixth street.-The
tesiiaed running quicker than usua
ID gong isstrr Ln.u .h3 other trains aud had
engines be three feet oil tram passed; be
has p4eu watch rans passing fJr hye years sclne
laborNs EigAIysxsn street SAID II would be Toh-
der Tie tram aid run ou ihe track peore Is eot c
\ city.
Mr.. Bocihart, an engineer in the employment OF the
culpany stated that the track good at tue time OF
tps ucclleut iOr Observation cod
snlsoth Inc accident caused by laeri motion
| ci tDe ram.
E A. Lhap,D So perinen Of the Harlem road said
track good coulton al he time OF the aCcl.
deaI h1 did consider IL pruden, 20 passenger
trans al hign rate OF speed " IN two engines.
Adjourned 70 saturday Aex as three 0 clock
SINGULAR DEATH or BOY WHILE HAVING gTgrH
EXIEAcrkD.
Corolar Collin yesterday called to the house o4i
First nv enue hold inquest the body Of Patrick
James Green, lad nearly four years Of age who died
oa sunday |, appeared that deceased had been suffer-
ing great pain his teeth, and sunday morning ns
father took Office Of Dr. George Schonng, 445
Third 10 The painful teeth extracted. Two
removed without trouble but on drawing tie .hird
he seized with cramps convueons, became
SscY In the face ana was soon reduced TO neens
Mr. Green Ook the boy 10 his arms, when Dr. SchoninG
becoming alarmed ouS and soon returned with two
Physicians Al that time, however, IL is believed Late
was extinct Deputy Coroner Robinson made external
examination Of the body and 10 his opinion the pain
sequens extraction O the teeth and the fright
congestion the brxn and Inus the cause Of death
The jury found that the deceased came TO mis- death by
conaes the BRAIN, and do not thnk any blame
be astached 10 the dentist"