The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-02
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COLLISION
Confirmation Of the cor oacr,. I.auc.t.

The eoroners Jury empannelied 10 investigate into
the cause Of the e.astrophe the Long Island Rs.
rosd, met again 81 Rsm,on's Hotel J,m.ica yester-
DAY, at Pm, Coroner Hcudrct .ou presiding.
kobet, White, Actin, supcrinteudeut of tho Long
ment FROM Oliver Chsrlick. Pfo,idrnt Of the Ro,d
~ AZ huntsi's Point hen the mall trs starred on
Is usually pshina .%e aioS, s tsp,s 20 ,'S[,pS R S
down-tIsin !, behind time abou, ne h ,ps twice a
seet the Yard master filed witness ,'aiion when
ne va sbsent; 'he emplo 81 are rpp. u cd b. the
President. on consulnton .ith vim : nd III m 3
zee s m;Ss,n, ;S., III. The duty of the condus.Of y
compO.ins iho train, i va Si. d. du,y VIC 10 ,asc S
we're provided by the company; h vas the duty Of
,he conductor Of the mail train remain At W nfeld
moving thst he uss behind time; he should no
have attempted to rcach Jam.cs before the express
train pa,sed the Winfield station.
.,ssts, .so u I.Dp o. bno y, Su'tom House In
TESTIFIED that there VI" not sutfcienoy Of seats TO
seeommod1ts the pl.senseis on Monday morning; the
express train vas going the rae OF hteeu mile. per
hour; IL was generally 10 time but the other trans
we're generally behind lime.
snslneer, testihed that had he boen in the Of
,he conductor Of the express train, ho would have
pursued the same course that Official did a, he had
tne sht 10 ihe road on the OCCASION The brakes
u,ed on the road the old fa.hionod wooden brake
which are never used on well feyulst,d roads;
patent brake, .sre used, the tain might have
teen stopped within distance OF 2OJ net lie
would not consider man Of one years experience
competent 10 maDaFe railroad; eyed the pfe,ant
mansser had not more han one veaI', eYnnri.nce
Ihse should be teesrsphie communication with each
station IN order 10 render travel safe. one OF the
bfaemen on the train was green hand taken out
George Wood, an engineer on the prco,Ivn Cen.
VA Railroad testified l6a, he could not have stopped
ether train Ia shorter spsco han fiom 3ou TO 600
p'e. train VI. soing; that the morning train goins
no' -n generally an hour behind tlmo IN reach
should he ose regular hrak keman W every ~ cArs
MAJ , Dohauson' q Nyw hoit passenger on the
durins the past SIX weeks and that during thai time
tee uoSn Train leh Hunters Point from les min
which the witness arrived In Jamaica to-dsv' con.
sstnE of siI cars, had ouly one brakeman, uho in
.o,t.e1 m thas he had not sufficient hsp &c
".V In case Of emergency.
MI A. ~. Clarke, Of New Yort, = passenger on the
mai TAIN testified that one OF the bra .men, Who
osneip ran On the express tta n, told him that he
eit u IN eon'equeace of an nlufele ency OF help he
pelns ine only one allowed on that tram.
hchsrd weeks brakeman on the express train.
testified that there but one 10 1Iiar brakeman
besides himself employed he sIpreS, train that
ths oAsssse master helped on the brakes, and aso
ssssted The conductor IN the collection Of tlcke's
he oen found the brakes out Of eIcer, average
William Brnsh, Of Jamaica eons'derod tho GENERAL
msnMement Of the road very poor There
then 10 supply the wants OF travel
Henry IAteral agent for the Long Island E1presi
Company, Who was on the mail uain, TESTIFIED that as
general RUE the trains starting from Hun er's
folnt we're behind time On the day OF the co son
,ne mail .rain was soins st the rate u irom i've to
Michael Ryan, baggage master on the ni.i train,
eslicd that it ras part OF his duty to attena the
brake on The baggage car that the train ieavng
hunte.'s Point In Ito morning generally halt an
houI uehnd time in consequence OF the r3vul
Of the JAines' slap fsrly-boAl.
A. s. Coruin baggage master on the express train,
Nstined that be had also 10 tend the br,kts VII "a
not e1saTed in s1y other dut. that he ~ In the
rear car 1slstng the conductor when tue COLLISION
toot pace. Two goOd biAAe. would o sufficient 10
bod any uain Of the slIs OF the eJp.eu tan any
~heIO on the road.
Thus ended the afternoon testimony. aud the jury
took receas until O'Clock.
LATER
JsmGioa, l.. T., SEPT. 2, 4. h-Tho Jury, in the
case OF the Long l.snd Railroad disaster nave been
In deibeAton sinoO oc,oct las, evening. and
there ia not the loas prospect of their agreeing upon
| Q verdict.