The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-17

posed OF lOTty-twO cars; ulu not KNOW now iaI ~
might be q car or two; train 80 was far enough 70
when No passed. No came in att, at about out S a
asleep and walked up bewildered; did not think any
blame could be Land to anybody else.
Samuel =. Crawford sworn-Was station master
| at Nest Hope; was sent for and walked up, and
tod that an accident had occurrei the platform had
been smashed up saw that there was going to be a
fire, and went to remove the freight from the depot;
then went into the telegraph ONCE and tried to notify
the authorities at PORT Jervis, but circuit was bad
ana did not succeed; then began to remove his
papers; FIRE Was pretty well under way at that time;
in his opinion the accident was caused by the freight
tram pulling cut too soon; did not anything OF
the engineer before the collision occurred.
Henry suacSet sworn-Resided at Mast Hope; was
on fire when he len his house; there were not many
people around TO assist; called for help, aud Mr.
CRAWFORD came to his assistance could not say how
many were burned.
John s. Crawford sworn-Kept a store at Mast
Hope; heard The collision OF the trains; was on the
ground three or four minutes afterwards, just as
quick as he could get there; took couple OF pals
and went 20 tie river to get some water; when he
passed the express messenger called him; asked
him If he was badly hurt; messenger said lie was
not; did not suppose the train badly smashed
irom the look OF the cars thought the passenger
cars were not badly damaged; did not suppose the
passengers would ind any difficulty In getting away;
was under that impression as he passed along the
train aud went to the depot % assist IN getting out
the freight; did not hear anybody call for help; had
some conversation with the engineer OF No. after.
wards engineer testified that he did not see the en-
CINE OF No. 80 until he was WITHIN $50 feet OF it,
Milton Dean. Of Mast Hope, sworn-Was dreman
OF freight train No. 39 Went on the train In the lat-
ter part OF May; WAS on the tram when the collision
took place: stood within about three cars OF the
junction when No. passed; got en- the BOX wnen
the engine started; looked back AMI saw engine No
coming; was rakng the fire looked up aud said
Sfii what are yen dolngi inen saT,ea az, - ~,
answer him; was contrary sort OF man aud would
not answer sometimes; knew the starting was al
wrong; tram No. 80 had started before witness saw
No. 3 at all; was walked up by the NOSE or NO. 3
coming; did not know whether Griffin was intem-
perate; was not often with him; Griffin was IN the
habit OF lying down when he Was waiting TO be
passed; did not appear 10 be asleep, but might have
been so; saw Griffin after the engine was struck;
GriihD asked witness what had better be done: wit
ness replied that lie did no. Know G.iftn then
walked or toward the lower end OF the tram ana
witness did not see him again; heard passengers
c. NJ. westfall, swo-n-was employed by the Erie
Company as wrecker; assisted in getting out the
bodies; got olt the remains OF eight bottles in ALL
five were full growl persons; the rest were rom six
TO twelve; had reason TO believe THAT there were no
the cars had been burned to the truck; had orders
20 get out ell the bodes found several articles on
tile burned bodes began on the east end to take up
the dead; took out the first body and maraed 1T NO.
/; was always IN the habit OF numbering the bodies;
took up several articles, and numbered them also;
orders were that nothing should be disturbed, and
witness was placed on guard; was sa'ishea that
nothing was removed before witness began his work.
Paul Decker, track supervisor, sworn-Was In
structed TO look after the baggage lying about; cars
were all burned except one; only eight persons were
Killed in tie opinion OF witness; the cause Of the
far pulled out; in his opinion, from the nature OF
the curve, the engineer of No. 8 could not nave
avoided the collisions thought the engineer OF No.
80 was the only person distinctly to blame; there
were mel on the train whose duty II was 10 take
care OF It: did not think was in the power Of the
conductor IN the ca3oose to stop the train after II
started soon enough TO have prevented collision:
instructions of witness were to take care OF ali
debris.
W. L. Eemball was next called ana sworn. Knew
Engineer Griffin: his habits were not to be que3-
toned; c. nsidered No. for stelliuess; knew all
mi m hl m n fpy
Griffin had been of duty lorty-two hours before lie
took out tram No 80; lett Port Jefvs at ten minutes
past eight; his ay-over time was an average OF
,hiry-eight hours between trips; had not been over
WORKED; had lain over thirty eigt hours on the ave.
rage between trips i9r the past nine trps; was on
engine starter at Port jervis.
| Carl Baer q passenger on train No. 8, was next
| sWorn-eyanidation beng conducted through an
interpreteg-but deposel to facSs, except the
lact that his father was ke by the ctl ,son ana
by lire; thought there were ABOUT thlrtyfour persons
| III the car; asleep a. the time OF the crash.
No further witnesses appearing. The Coroner an
nounced that the case was concluded, and the room
| Was cleared by the marshal
| The Coroner then addressed the jury briefly, but
| rather eXcitedy, in the following language:-
CORONER TO THE JURY.
| Coroner Cameron having invoked the attention OF
the jury by rising, said:-Gentlemen OF the jury,
| common Importance. 1t is made your imperative
duty learn how these persons came TO their DEATH
monwealth Of Pennsylvania demands it, and Will
have II.
THE VERDICT.
After a few minutes elaboration the following
verdict was rendered.
| Pike county. ss.:-An inquisition indented and
si asa Of PenassiSania. Dfors me, G. G. Cameron
Coroner OF the county aforesaid. upon view OF the
remains OF Rev. b. b. Hallecs Daniel Baer and six
| Others unknown TO the jury, beng passengers on
tie tram called No. 8 which left New YORK 81 half
past six r. NJ Oh July IL, 1859, and arrived at Mast
Hope, Pike county, Pa at ten minutes before twelve
p NJ, at which place it came IN collision with the
engine Of extra train No. &c. which was caused by
Grimm, engineer Of extra frsisas IRAN 10. 50, BY
drawing hls train out before train No. had passed,
causing tue death OF the above men loned persons;
and the jury hereby entirely exone,ate the conduc-
TOR or sad train, Jndson ID. Brewer, and all other
| persons free from any blame whatever, except the
said James Griffin. THOMAS J: RlDGEWAY.
| JOHN NJ. WILLIAMS.
| Il. b. SEAMAN.
| ISAAC vANDERLOUP.
| CALVIN p. MiLLiKEN.
WARREN X. RIDGEWAY.
warrant was Immediately issued by the Justice
OF the feace for the arrest o. The sad James Griffin
engineer OF train No. 80.
DETAILS OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
| The following Is correct list Of the killed and
| iDJured-
a man and wife, with family OF three little boys,
burned Daniel Baer, killed by the collision; Rev. Is.
Il. Halleck burned to death. Some statements make
three otners burned past recognition. One OF the
bodies was 50 nearly consumed tnat nothing was
| lett excep, portion OF the pelvla.
The body OF Mr. Ialleck was forwarded to Bng-
harn.on by the seven O'Clock train last evening" the
remaining bodies viii be buried at Laurel Grove
Cemetery, Port Jervis on the Erie Railroad lot, to-
day the Rev. DR.. Mansfield OF Port Jervs, perform
ing the funeral services. Only eight bodies have
been recognized, and probably the estimate Is
correct.
| Godfrey Kraus, German Just from Germany and
on his way to Busket; farmer by occupation age
lwentynine years; confusion OF both legs and cut III
the head
Jerry Hoyt, Port Jervs, fireman on engine No. 31s
| aged tw eity -four; light hand scalded.
| Edwin {. Smith, Pori Jervis aged TWENTY-FIVE
| brakeman; injured iD foot and ankle
| D. Wentworth, drOver Randolph, n. Y, aged
thrty-three; slightly confused.
q. Conee, engineer; injured about the head; gon
| EO ne to Deposit, n y.
| r. Wheaton: loot damned slightly.
John Home-s Howard Mission New York city, OIL
his way 10 La Crosse: injured in the back.
| John Hand, Waterford, n. Y. aged thirty years
| confused on the II gut shoulder.
T. D. schuyler, hornellsvnie, n. y. messenger Of
the train, age fory-ive; flesh wound above tie LEI
eye.
Lawrence Pedrlck, aged forty, fireman; thum
dislocated.
| Kraus wentworth, Flowers and Hunt are at tn