The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-23
RAILROAD MASSACRES.

VERDICT OF THE CoRONERS JURY-ARRRST OF THR
ENGINEER AND CONDUCTOR ON A CHARGE OF
MAEsLAUGHrRR.
TFrom the Syracuse Standard, Nov. 81,
The ooroners jury In the case OF Sanford Hartman the
engineer killed by the railroad collision Of Thursday last
visited the OF the catastrophe Saturday
ing and returned at ten O'clock closing its abors at
noon.
BY the verdict Of that jury, given below, M will be
that the death Of Hartman s charged directly the
iran and that sesy McOready conductor Of the freight
train accessory TO tho carelessness SO far as the
verdict OF the jury goes from what We OF the
and OF the testimony that verdict right But the
matter should not rest here. There may be no law
whereby to reach the negligent guilty but II there is it
should be enforced An example far more severe than
discharge present service necessary
protect life aud property in the futureso stand
warning to al OF what they may expect H. from oosti-
macy heed,eseness, like lamentable nishaps fall TO
their charge.
VERDICT OF rHE ooaoNKR's JURY.
SrAIR NEW YORK, OaondagA county. S.
Al an inquest intended and taken this 10Th day or No.
vember 10 the year Of our Lord thousand eight hun
bred and sixty four for the people Of the state Of New
York. in the city Of Syracuse In said county before a..
H. Ddama OF the Coroncrs Of said county on Wow
of the boay of Sanford Hartman then and shers lying
dead. upon the oath OF James Cunning, orvin Kinds,
Edwin N. Morgan, Isaac Rhnes, Richard q. Mowry,
Emanuel Moss, lie Grand Sherwood Abram Allen, good
lawful men Of said county who being sworn and charged
came 30 his DEATH do ray upon oath aforesaid that no
his death the 18th day Of November 1854
lison OF the locomotive the freight train bound west
the locomotive Of the passenger east
tween Halfway and Junctos on the Syracuse and Auburn
Railroad.
We find that the death of said Hartman was caused BY
the negligence and careessnes OF Henry
engineer the freight train not knowing that he
running bis train the time Of the passenger train and
also in disregardins the signals Of the swchman 1t half
way.
We also thai the conductor Of the freight train
6eey McCready, was guilty Of negligence and careless
Dess IN mot taxing measures TO stop bis Train at Hallway
and IN leaving Asrcelus before the arrival OF the
passenger train
We also and that the Central Railroad Company 10 de-
vnfr lrvtU
whose appearance and testimony that they
entirely incompetent and unit for tue positions.
And We also find that this accident might have been
prevented there had been bsllr0pe attached TO the
freight train. And we recommend 10 the Railroad Com
pany that oellropes be Immediately attached to all
trains whether passenger or freight.
In witness whereof, well the said coroner az the
aforesaid have hereunto vet their hands and seals
the day and date hereof.
H. D. D,DAMA, Coroner
JAS. F. CUMMING, Foreman.
EMANUEL MOSS,
ISAAC RHNFs,
ABRAM ALLEN,
ORvIN Kinds,
JE GRAND SHERWOOD,
EDWIN N. MORGAN,
RICHARD Fl. MOwRY.
We hear that Blanchard ani McCreRry were both aP.
rested on saturday on charge Of nnansaughter; that
McCreary was held 70 bail in the sum Of 81 0o0 Mr. Geo
Baocock becoming his surety, and that Blanchard
held In the q 1900.
Railroad.
TWO PERSONS INJURED, ONE OF TEEN SERIOUSLY.
From the Trenton IN. J.) Gazette, Nov. %
Yesterday morning, between eight and O'Clock m
accident occurred on the Camden and Amboy Branch
Railroad, near the potteres opposite Mlham, by which
two persons we're injured OF them quite seriously.
collision took place between gravel train and wood
train smashing both engines throwing several others
the track ana blocking the road for several hours.
The mail train that left New York at O'Clock ran
down as far a. the disabled engines, and finding
possible 70 proceed returned 10 Deans Pond from which
point took the new track ard reached here about
hours behind time.
We could not learn the OF the accident but as
usuaI 'nobVty 10 70 blame" We were told that the
usual telegfaphic warning the movement Of
the trains was given. The train going toward
Princeton, we were also informed by those on
the ground AT the time Of the accident was nearly
stand stin when the other train run into IT, the
engineer and fireman on the train that In motion,
jumped from the engine and both jnjured-the
mer quite severely, about the head The fireman was
only slightly injured, ard neither dangerously.
Our reporter tbs spot shortly after the accident
occurred, but could learn very little Of the facts
being able 70 find any who the train the
time. II appears however, that Injured CT.
cent Inc fireman and engineer OF one Of the engines
was fortunate that the accident did not occur TO
passenger tram but that fact will excuse such gross
cereessness rockessness the part OF those inlme
datey concerned and hope that there will be strict
investigation mao the facts IL In due public that
accidents OF this sort should be thoroughly investigated
and the guilty parties or there any SUCH severely
punished.