The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-03
The NEW JERSEY cuJTRal RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

Inquest on shs Endt>~ OF the Victims.
The inquest Oh the bodies ~ ne ctrns OF the late
terrible dirssr the New JcrscyCcn,ral Railroad was
continued yesterday The ton particulars Of
un collision have already been giccr In the HERALD
The investigation continued before Coroner vroom
TESTIMONY on AMOS MDoNAI.D, cosaucroR OF
THE sItioH TRAIN.
rosds ., New brunswick, am conductor of regular
feyi; train On the New Jersey Central Railroad: was
the ornjuc,or az this train the day that The accident oc
c;fIcd. my tram was between Lebanon and High
freight car.sesrn,csn IN number. think the hind car
Dcke oose al Icl,r1a station, We the Of
starting II was car loaded wit, hay; general thing
The csboos, is The car, bul the hay one
was pot in tie Of The train TO avoid
danger by Are, thai Is customary practice !;
We have three traLrinen. a rnnd ictor, an engineer
cinccI and nretnan had given the signal 10 start aud
was lrtng the end Of the train, and the
hrcik ',nsc; il was m Up grade was very near the
head 81 the tran then, rho brakeman thought was
at his post the rear he did no, assist me with t
freight; the brakeman got On the train ns the '..
rtrtca ny duty " ~ receive and discharge fresa IN
the train IL !; tie duty Of the brakemen 10 Are an
loading aud unloading freight Al my ordernes Wien ,hs
brake, especsly on an up grade ,ath, our inslcions
sa r r~ssS y" s AZ W. % brakes times
ccnld MOI tell Whether tho brakeman on " rear csr
had brake attached or not NE .ar ~ on Ton or
started re Ign after " until we saw soine ~ 49,
IT, he did not 80 wand tho .nrss; reach The
81 . mile nom me, used every exeruou - ~ ~
detached ar, my train was on tm''
TESTIMONY or JOHN DOLE -,
am brakeman in The employ 2. M" Of the regular
freight train, acting In that capaci " S ~ b ~ ~
sccidnt know that the rear car sss ue,,onou " e
s"skns o. ne somr a,sds "a not sec !, the mo
tnenl u its breaking loose the TN. 80. 49,. a.,
about forty feet from he ,e a,,rseed bv hearing nv
conductor eli oai and pointto The ear was standing
cio.o freight car W SECOND ifon ,ne sns,ne,
standing on the sia,Sn platform when he gave
the signal 10 start; when was told OF the car break
ing loose started sitter u; there was a coal tram
gong east; was between both trains; saw that
Mcdonald started at the same time, pursued the
car nearly mile and made every sxeruon 70 ovtrtake
il: k1e, ihpt there WINS an express train due mp at
that time; did not stop until saw the car stopped and
man get on 20 brake u; aw the express coming
aud my conductor alone the three brakemen were
on the train; think the rear brakeman was on the
second car positively him on the rear OF The tram
somewhere the up express stopped and, coupling on the
detached car commenced pushing II up TO Lebanon;
when the ira passed WINS gong att rate OF speed
great that we could po get IN we called cut 70 then,
aud they coupled the 60 our tran, which started from
Lebanon Clinton the express following the conductor
and myself used every cxcrton 20 prevent collision on
track the coal train WIS around The carve when we
went back 10 Lebanon 80 that could not see III the
has car abort seventy Two yards from the curve
wien u stopped, ard We we're about one hunotcd yards
niiecn minutes before tho down express came along,
that sufficient time for the coal train 70 get out Of
he way bcatd nothing Of the danger OF collision
unit The blowing ~ Lrkes;I was ut CLINTON az tie
tnw &c hs collision; was n Iittlo west ~ HOFFMAN
bridge abt-t mule from the curve. wnon we met inc
eyy sc Did not get on the westward 'cnnd express
lnL we reached Lebanon; heard train blow on
brakes hut oopiinr tell which train 70 was
TESTIMONY ~ .. u. HATFIELD, ENGINEER or rHE
am engines, az he regular freight train on the
tsptri Railroad tie Ear OF my train broke loose
was gpalled 10 90 ahead started and ON looking back
found that The rear Gar had broken loose don't know
what uada II break Isose except tho starting Of the
tr,ip: tho time HAT fse train sarfcd some OF tho
brakes an; 1 had waited III, all were on ne Train
you,a. hasc gone back with and would nave broken
sopjings; could havc started that morning on dead
eiar y can tell when the brakes are all on: did NOT