New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-25
ruE NRw.asAvrN II. IL. ACCIDENT
CSrcner'- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
number Of WitUcasc. and Attaches OF
the Ncw-GEnvcn md HARLEM Railroads.

On Friday last Coroner RAgYEY commenced
an Investigation ut 81, Lukcs Hospital, into the causes
which ej Tho throwing Of portion II he cars q! m
express train on the Nowlasen Road frop ihc tracs
a, Seveutyfeyenth.st On the l0th inst. causing lie
death - janis y. fiuLKGEY, aud ret"gels i1nflhR
.cyeTal Other rl-scng,ii suali amuli 81 ie,imjhl
wss taken eId to investigation va, thci wJolrled
until Yesterday hen IL resumed. blow wili be
f.nn.. 'hc csiroBco 80 iaT as 'ii,i. diirence 81
option {" a.. .ans' - tho eeidcri eF-s between
ite N.p-f ..u sod iieii'D if.iVld compan. r.
1hcfr.fI Comply rln t.cH lri 10 ~ aOcL, tch
ic- ttI cl,i tie Tvli y.sr,enti .. o'p9t on thc
g. ci 81 .r.. lid tBcy am trt ,hc iceiert was
dc ,li4el, t.tao aeifcute Isi The Harlem C'ii--
inuy is ctrlraFt aTa 0At fv'Trg 10 show 'hi lie
iDIlfd.lfs cl.fe Ohio a,edrrt ~Hs tho |rw-linr'n
,,ul.ny l4Ilng Rn unusual! teavy TEN ~ hish
-.- --ssf ny ro'rf1.rDLr ov4i .rcs ~ le TALON
Ga lla .det. anu rrNflht ri'i hli Hni GU 70 OF
lai.s IRON various lions OF the ooqLiiy have b'n
80. 81. iohACE 4 ,ftfS tpr-sr- ipr lie Harlem
GDrrsfy md Mr.. ILkCl foTths N"s.lia,en CeWpipy.
JoIy sOw,iNG. ono - tlr engineers o. TIC ta.u.
tsltsd ilri De- iai been "n o." iu.d slc" tlc = VI
Nafeh iai on Tie uoi lihf a. Question 'Aey @rre "'3
fcaI ol I've i14lH.cs pehui tme. Was mp'lns ~ th'
~ 81 I4is q rf--aiput ~ Ile- 80 hour. led often
noticed peculiar rauaae.s OF TO track nom Harlem
l,si0 Mnrf' tr .cgircb' ufftd cnud ascertain tic
fa,f Us tie peculiar ,r - o." engine rien passing i.
.o;pid iis zine ls p,s-hif after Lcnccid.nt.
II,oyAs hEssAs fireman Of tie tEain also testified
tfnf ffrv wr.c rBuriur 10 fhn sal rat. OF speed.
MfvD ,.tfrs conductor ~ the tram. testified tin'
hs siu va composed II two !qcom0iire- onobireoye
si eld rcSr -ener cAfi TREY fer' rli ninf nt tho
... t.te 81! .r.a a 800 iiias ~ go rccif"ntfbHut
,ve.,y b. 81 louT. va. positive r,t more than thgl.
az fmc of accil -r' va 90 the louIih COT UAa
r.t one thst Dc. Tie 'fac. BE fret uoi'rd sudden
shock sqW the forward fart % tho ten had len them
m roi,,nt gicr the csc ciIoe Cd over. end tho pas
.nfs G.l. thrown under The sests end buried amolg
c fuhisi ~ .oou Ae soai gtt om. be signnle tie
!rpfolcinE upffr o. sop. t'D vent vhcs 10 ASSIST
a .,tfic hoe the p~.cnger-.
I'm, suEEH1N, the lggmaster at Seycniy'eighth
&c. vh0 bod occupied that position ioF TIE past II
YEAR, testified tn, lie sas To- tram en- Cd" morning
ia question. ~ his opinion TIC tram VAS gong "I o
iate Il - ~ 30 milos N hour.
" FgoIEsIus roadn.1tcr 81 ,he Harlem Il. r.,
tostied that the track where tho aeehehI tugk paos
lad hem .cwy aiG ahOu: ten months since with go"i
20 ssivnnia rniis tue us were chestnut caA
AID White CEDAR they were pat dow about ten months
s.ao0 I'D we've Ia C'cd eon9ioh; D''oiS ne a,e'i'
,Lcte was no llw p,Fccrbc IL Tie .sl!; (tae hrckon
,au ves here reduced ard shown 10 Na'c u nav cK
ofiug some distance through the tain portion oi tie
reiD, lie would consider That II very unsafe ran
PATH, X Roach. ifactwalkeI. ned bcan up and down
the ,Iack rom tiieth 30 high'y-sA'hs Oh we ho'i.
10 IN question: he raw nothing unnranl with tie trae
III 4, ftnfn svrra' trains lnd passed. That moinihg
Jons SIAY. lborcr testified tirt the ti,,n wa !
Mig thrt iaoinirg 70 much queer Tate 'hau u9l
he IcicaIked IL - lis eoAPaLY.s .,..i' INV "N''"''
took piace. and they ccnclrred will him.
Mr.. BrcEuARr. ciyil engineer in tie emplov Of tic
Harlem co. stated that {. ach Was Good si' p'cNlvu,
Ia tho rcc ueut a. iuI could be observed pt 'a-'
dance ls iLoaghl the breaking oi the ii! VAS caused
10, the literal WutlOn OF either the ENGINE " chIti ~
bic olnicu il IaGch more dangerous 10 run t,in
O. n Two locomotive than with one. account ~ ihrii
| combined weight the brakes were good bIt ~ ~
opinn the Creamor brake Was Liueh 10 be preferred
10 brake however could have prevented ths hccdeh,
| ur H. A. CuAIIy. Sure:ln. endeni oi the hnIen
Railroad cflfed that be VI in tho nHhit OF passing
over tho road frequently 10 Lou'o its caudioni h'
un,ged over the place where tie aceiceAt occurred
bcr, time nreyio,s aud thought fIOm tho appearance
of the track thst it was among tie best on ne me
tle road The witness shown the rail. anu asked
there Was no test that could he applied 10 prevent sae
I,,Lnpe u future he stated that he knew OF no ehei
t, that could be applied the system oi running W.
locomotives le thought bad one. rs II subjected th
track 10 too much OF t.rain more tnn II WIS intendc
10 snstain, two locomotives could not work together II
| uertrct time and wonld Cause jariing notion W
driving wheel. Of ihe locomotives differed IN size TINS
Act The train could not be stopped quickly who
i drawn by two locomotives when drawn BY one.
The Investigation then nd ourned until saturds
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