New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-27
THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CASUALTY.
CONTINUATION OF THE CoRoNER's INvEsTIGA-


Coroner b. HendrcksOB, assisted by DistrctAtorney
DIR. VIM. D. Wood. sworn: Reside at Jamaica
practcng physlclan have been for the last IS years
am aware OF tho accident the Long Island Railroad
Friday last: was called to Romsons Hotel to attend TO
the wounded on arrival there found Mr. Van Garsbeck
ht the request OF the Coroner mado post exalD
nations over six OF the bodes did not know their names
at the time lie then gave the names OF the wounded,
anu the extent OF their injuriesl
J. ID. Barton sworn Ain superintendent of the Long
Island Railroad have been 80 for the past IS months
brakesmen ON the train-Georgo Van Nostrand and VIM
engineer Ephraim Baker fireman. Craige is in the
employ OF the Company. but was not employed on the
and smoking. with baggagecar attached, drawn by the
engine Thur.ow Weed; the engine tho road when
have on the road; there two lighter-the
Woodbury. and Northport; know the cars on
road had been eight nine years they about
two months from the shop; they had new wheels aud
new most of the flooring new; speak particu
larry of the Edward Olnsead knows OF the con-
dItion OF the car; Is master OF the repair shop;
have been on ether roads; the gar was short,
Hudson River h Road HAS wa as he &
aster IA hours after II took place. examined the road
S% e rail %ss o Il cd "a s
truck had gone corner ways and broken; hayO known
had and the LEFT had got from the
track the accident could have occurred the tearing
s the the track wS not spread Ho had
been torn for 60 10 feet and rails bcut the broken
rail good rail- about Ave feet broken outs have pieces
OF 1t here; piece OF six eight inches long Is gone;
one, not expert, could tell whether the break
uge was lateral otherwise. 10 Is possible
that the weight OF the engine may have broken the rail
can that II 1t had been we'll spiked it would be safe
can't say whether 1t was spiked not piece Of rail
produced. and identified by witness) The nangc and
onehalf OF the wheel was gone don't consider the chair
shown safe one; have known railroads to
roads without chairs Fredercks has charge OF this por
ton OF the road has five aud half miles OF road TO
patrol Is foreman OF the section, and has five under
him his duties are to see to the rails &c and make re-
pairs whenever necessary he or one OF his men have to
20 over the section twice day have passed over tho
road there ties; tho iron is manufactured by s.
W. Hopkins & Co. in Pennsylvania; have put down
similar rails In other parts OF the track when saw the
It turned over lying on It's side, king bolt out
my theory that the forward truck left the track and
tore through the bottom OF the car either cornewaysor
by rolling came in contact with the trucks broke the
center pin Of rear trucks and drove them from the track
the body OF the not much damaged the seats aud
flooring torn OUT the ligtness OF the had nothing
TO do with tho tearing out the Same thing might have
chairs have been placed the road since July last
mile east Of Willow Tree Station; In some rails put in
spikes could DO pulled out by the fingers hos Roden had
charge OF the section before Frodricks he made
great many repairs; Terrence German had
1t after him George Brezo was there also;
dent some broken ties have been taken out since the
accident: Thomas Roden knows how many; ties Will
principal part OF the running gear was new part OF the
flooring was replaced by new nan goes over the sec
ton twice day. have general charge OF tho road and
accountable to the President and Directors OF the road
j. Cragc, roadmaser III charge OF the track the use
OF chairs Objectionable because they rattle good DEAL
and wear away the WOODWORK OF the truck nave seen
accidents where the bottoms OF cars came out ana
10 years ns brakeman. freight agent and conductor we
generally have one brakeman 10 Two cars on lns occ
sion had two brakmon To three cars engine VIII
weigh about % tuns Queens County aud Suffolk County
freight engines weigh 20 uns freight engine went over
George Weaver. sworn: Was employed as engineer on
Long Isandalroad ~ years previous TO that on Great
stationary engine in England left Hunters Point at
a. about mnutes late; looked at my watch "a
soon as We had the signal To start stopped first Ot Wood
side next az Winfield; do not remember whether We
stopped ut High Bridge; noIt stopped ut
r.nf all
were minutcs late at jamaica; shoud have left
s hsa not s o S a We Mere cS o ,0 wbSn S
accident occurred whom We have to make up time We
generally pick the smoOthest part of the road 10
make IL u In the road nearly level NJ Willowrreo, with
ahttlc downward grade nj the time OF the accident We
50 pcr hour have ngineeT train when ran 30
miles per hour; this day We did not thought We would
accidents OF this kind increasing the rate OF speed
at the time az the accident; was SIX minutes from
Jamaica, 20 the place OF tho accident; looked nc my
watch my attention lrst called to the jerking Of
the then shut of steam aud reversed the engine
didn't know Of the accident until 1t was over the sud
den jerk rang tho alarm bell stopped once tho con-
ductor came out VI the lost car get 80 per
for engineers; feel perfectly competent 10 act Of ongi
neer passed an examination as ensineer Master
Mechanic knows what are our was put on
by the Master MoGhanis; am not wsshan,9 koW no
had back 10 Jamaica for help; run my engine 10
Queens to bring down assstance tho first saw on go
man he dying; he has nearest 10 tho rear
end Of the car; saw tho passengers, but
hurt about the head; saw no Others. but large man
lying the track didn't go down TO him; when came
man was dead have the Tweed two months, was In
tho dnly habit OF running her she was lighter than any
no matter whether light next the locomotive
not never use quo have been III accident once DO
Luther C. Voorhees, sworn: 1.-Two In New.York City;
have been raroadng for the last lOor is years last con
superintendent; before that was superintendent OF tho
Pennsylvania Railroad for three years; before that was
with he Nav York fpf
latter road conductor ticket agent aud III other ca
pacities have examined the iron now produced, the
not belong to the large one the throat Of the smaller ran
here the curves OF both rails the Is much larger
In the large than In the smaller and at different angie
the curve differs the two pieces the groove in the
smaller piece couldn Mt be turned by tTain the piece
1.-TWO feet long, which now hold belongs In my opinion
TO the larger piece; think the dsconnoction clean
break: tho break at end or the piece ~ 1aw III
tho nange, which frequently occurs Tue clar shown
me is not fresh break II tho other half connected
witht and spiked down would he perfectly safe; when
was employed by the n. \. and f. railroad Company
Mr. Packer was President; the road was sold aud
stayed with Mr.. Charock short time just to show him
about the road am now manufacturers OF car Wheels
safe piece OF rail, II It wero lying IN broken chair
or 1t IT, in round chair can't say whether the breaks
ON the end and the bottom Of tho short SIX inch piece
OF rail made at the same tne one had lresher
appearance but looks IL had been passed over by
iron; the passage Of car wheels over IL would give that
Edward a. Lawrence, sworn Live, in Flushing; was
NOT nj Jamaica the time OF the accident was there on
the following morning at about IL o'clock; visited the
scene accident In company Win Oters tey were
then repairing the track the track and its surroundings
we're then good condition. In my opinion, IA track
ought TO be I happened at Jamaica on Saturday
and heard Of the accident; Mr. Durland SAID the
ties were rotten, or something 10 that eheCti
MIR Mckee said he thought II not so we went TO tho
scene OF the accidcnt the ties all In good condition,
except instance where ono end OF the Tie was de
cayed the tie stated have been the one whore the rail
broke was In good condition, and was sound Tic; didn't
sec any roon ties there except the one heho.eu saw
brokcn rail lying examined 10 closely, ana saw no
nav at all In the iron rail shown witnessG saw long
piece OF rail there. a.,
Thomas Smith sworn: Live at Jamaica; was not on tho
train Mt the time OF the accident; there Friday at
about D. m; walked en- the track from Jamaica with
yonng man little over mile from Jamacai when we
storted fouud pretty good order; when wa got