, 1865-05-20
the RAILROAD EXPLOSION.
Corsner's Inquest Oh The Bodlss--Ths
TestlAsfys

Coroner Wagner held an inQuee: On FndAg on
the bodies Of three men who were killed on
Thursday By the explosion Of a locomotive boiler
On the track Of the Chicago and ST. Louis Rail
road, near Summit stadon, as already fully re-
ported ia these columns. The natnes Of the de-
eessed were: Patrick Lynch, engineer; Doyle
6s]mop6, fireman; md Joseph w. Sh1nnou,
brakeman on the t.aln. Thc following IL the
more important portion of the evidence adduced
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE HARR1so1.
Vas conductor On the train attached to engine
No. q On ST. Louis Railroad yeseerda1. We left
a:ss H. yesterday. waiting At the Bu1lin1tnu
dfieen f minntes lite iater. 1t il &c ok We st1ried
from Summit, psssed joys stat1on at l1:2l, md
about bali mile or mile from there The tsain
slng 10 sees hs
1hat the train was all right. At the second look
1eaw the eass pi1ing up, started to get out Of ny
seat snd was thfown against the ede 3! o. tue esr;
were twenty ntne ears attached to the engine Iwas
sitting IN the hind car. I then istatted 4 brake
man back to n,E t, the tf31R n os
blown up, The dsrt person found Fas the tte.
man; be was caught between the spron Of the
erE1ne and The frame: We go' him ou1, but lie se
next usn found wzs the brakeman, he WIS lying
In ditch atout sevenfy i've feet dletsnt from the
engine R,rty covered Ti,h fragments Of. Of ne f
whisky and gave him some. &c lived for abont
thirty minutes. Could not ind the engineer
When he other engine atopped stated o, otsk ahe tse
Superintendent and Train Master of the disaster
and send me help. Nhsn got nack 70 tne en-
eine the brakeman was just d5i9s., We tas5 t5
him near the wrtck, md made up cur mlnns tnN
he had been thrown into the ca1al. F!nAi5 tne
bratem with thee Others c1osse5 ne cansI, ana
fuuud the engtns on the other eidc distance q
sbou1 1ftY rods from the wreck They got his
body and took It back to the eass then ne st4rted
back to Chicago WITH the bodle5-
Have been fnnptng On the road abous 1o1f
yeert, Haye knowu the enetneer for two years
lie had good reputation Z: erGtheer, and never
met with an accident that kuoW Of. Inc enaine
fnd 110 pounds Of etean when re startled rom
Summit, The usual pretEufe allowed TO such IN
TESTIMONY or JoHS spASe.
Am a brakeman. Was on eosro ot me tram
thGt mtt With the accident yettercay. l was r.
Hide the hind ear at The time of tht exposs r. Sit
u1g in the door BY H. aide Of Mr. Har.ito1; q .aa
Hass been On ths road for ~ ys.st: Gann9t tel
somebody say 1hat tht ta9sne U1s IN oad ordfF
| .ast spring; heard the engineer ssy--n WEs en-
etn.e Lshsha1l. heard h1n say TT tae stsss
'Fo: Fo.bare tsod M q
hitch on biz t1nin on % the engine; that
was engine No. q or g; l am NOT sure
| ktay boards Iooee and they would nut hold BIZ
train-wanted light tram. This Was At Joliet.
| hi1cbed tWtnty.seTen cars. loaded, ano u vent
| very well. an not anre whether it WAS the same
engine. Engineer {yrch was s.eady msa and
moi IN The habit Of drinking.
| TESTIMONY OF 8. D. 5oHNsoH.
Am an'engtneer in The emp'oy Of the St. Lonis
railroad Va not on The tsan g. e he tine Of tns
Nhecier--thirty.fse toms heayy-thas 3s, heavfe1
than the engines used generally gre
s sn1s SoRa s1m oos nsS5s
abont de cause Of The explosion, but seela,ngl,
lbe tollcr had mora pressure than It could oesr
a boiler Of that elxe should be able to bear
of IN nnFn HstLf 4 fSzH7
T0scfe. - know that Lynch va
seos in ene'9ee5 Tss, a any other
4 direct report made to nc Of the ursaie condl
ttun OF engine No. G.
| res11AoxY or 5ouH K1BwAs.
Hsye been sail1oaa.ne fog the last .sxtesa yesEE:
Knew engine 10. & eince the came to s.
S,s tp to hnsS e. hs5 1sst Zen hn no tas .sa.aist s
/ inew an engineer ~ the name Of Meh!hall,
heard somebody say before The explosion sha
lo5ceT. r. 1did not hear exactly RI what reaso1
Yesterday, st O'clock p m, q nan hy The nam
OF WEllam nil, It Bloomington station, told N
ths encineer hsa Sem Eed
and be end, Ut 1he eame time, that Lsehshn.l hi
given up snd would NOT ,1 her any onge,
told me that he considered engine 81 unsafe.
TESTIMONY OF nCou MORAN.
Am a machinIst. In the employ Of the Roc
Island Railroad Company. laye been for1nesl
| IN the cmplvy Of the Chicago. Alton 4nd )
| Louis Railroad. Quilted there about IN
years ago. Knew engine No. e.. Wor
. ed on her repairing her at Bloomington
| examined her the last time TOUR or dve mootl
ago; the works Of the engine were good. but Y
: hol ct never liked, and mud q bad opinion Of
, | since the frat day the CANA She was not stay
right inside the boiler Looked On The Iron Il
thought II was tad iron; ! think the quality n
i. | tu1 good. The boiler wss very large. Co1si
t eted The condition Of the boiler VA. dangefo Q
, cne. .*% My opinion IL that the exp1osl
psa. caused bY a big train Of cara and ear7yloe
. ! excePeive amount Ut steaH, the boiler Lot bei
, ktsytd properly. Don't know the distances Of t
; | stays.
: TESTIMONY or ruoxAs MANCHESTER
{ Am brakeman in the employ Of the road. -
+ Did not know Engine No. **6aa>' At ALL Tht
4 PC we're running about sixteen miles hont.
: saw po0a1Dg unusnsl previous to the explosion
+ .Fnrther testimony from olhe1 pa1tiea Will
q ] heSfd today.