The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-03
The Late Disaster On the Otl Creek
Railroad.


AND Ek0INEER DECLARED CRIMINALLY LIABLE.
Commonwealth Of PenNsy ytv0msa Crawford County, g.
A. an inquison ndented and taken at OIL Creek town.
In the wear OF our Lord 1865 before me, McAster
Justice in and for the county aforesaid acting
ss Coroner upon the ow ine Soay ., ,h SS
named person came TO his death from severe injuries
caused BY the collision Of express passenger train
Of the township OF Oil Creek, In the county
aforesaid which collision scas caused by the cupabs
TX rsSsSss oSs.y sStr % a. s. shs % evidence shown.
said Funk and Carey having the control Of the aforesaid
extra freight train and having neglected 70 properly
flag che limo when the said express passenger train was
then and there due and approaching And further that
the evidence shows that the president and directors IF
said OIL Creeh Railroad criissaIly liable tor ne kQ-
snp n ne said Steele Greene BY refusing neglecting
10 tuYNish reasonable and ordinary accommodations for
passengers Travelling oUtr said road and particularly as in
evidence shown, that said Steele Greene compelled
10 stand on the platform Of passenger where he
was crushed and injured and came TO his death BY the
collision as before described which would not have hap
pened bat for the refusal and neglect Of the said president
and directors of the said OIL Creek Railroad aforesaid
to comply with the requisitions for reasonable and
ordinary accommodation made by the conductors and
superintendent OF tho said Oil Creek Railroad, at differ
en times for the passengers travelling over said road
and the Jury aforesaid therefore request TIE C60er
70 his sodr0nt os TIE apprehension and trial cf said
JCseph Funk aud Pdtrick Carey tgEker ioith the pres
det directors ana managers . Me saa 0m orees =, ha 's
evidence, have caused the death OF said deceased
Steele Greene We farther find, from the evidence,
that the equipment Of the Oil Creek Railroad s insuf
ien passenger accommodation inability to bring the
passenger cars and baggage 70 PLATFORM want Oh iac
ties for loading or unloading regh creates unnecessary
risk loss OF time and property, all Of which evils rea
sonaDe outlay would remedy anu oe not only true econo
my but tend to save life and mb as well AZ property
COMMENTS UPON THE ABOVE VERDICT.
From the Titusyille (Pa ! Herald August 3Ol
Scarcely had one coroners Jury concluded It's painful
massacre required another TO be summoned The unfor
tunac subject OF the second inquest was poor Greene
Hvdctown n returned soldier who had his right leg
hodiv crushed with n Fracture of the right thigh also
cOmpound fracture of the left leg He survived his IN
juries twenty four hours suffering excruciatng misery
and expiring NJ one o'clock on Friday There seems TO
be special Providence in the circumstance of Greenes
OUTLYING the rest in order that the cupabty and the
cr,mnav of tho railroad directors might stand out In
more striking and nnmistakabe manner
In former verdict the ury contened itself with ex-
pressing ind gna.on that passengers were compelled to
sufficient accommodation in the cars, in proof Of which
tbe injuries ana dcahs were connhed 10 those persons
VINO were uhapie 70 hno seds III mo PasscneeT oats.
but e secono nquest oeveiopeu 'he sross au He
neggence OF tne company ID ,ns regaro 50 ppaoy ana
poinedy that inc Jury wond nave oeen guh1y o an UNI
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% raa,inn r,sI Loss ~ time and 9roneyfv
~ s WcA,I;stcr Tho acting Coroner IN tlcorge N
uohra The rorean and m each and ali, NJ their ssso
isas fellow citizens owe debt of arattude Thev
no ,,.n,ad sho evidence with uatent dil;Uence and
;s,a !, vii, ,rdc,a, care Thew have neither accused
seem harsh to those who suffer the penalty of negligence
or crime but violated law and despised public opinion
mns be vndcaed at whatever hazard and cost or there
il no protection to life OF property In society