The New York herald., 1869-08-25
TEE TwaasFg STREET RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Coroner's Inauest-Important Testimony
Eiicitcil..rC,So YcrdIcfa Rendered.

The COrOncr's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Testimony
Eiicitcd-TwO vcrdicts Rendered.
Coroner Flynn yesterday held an inquest at his
ONCE, in the City Hall. on the body OF Samuel G.
Morrow the lad eleven years Of age late OF $40 Hud
son street, whose death resulted from injuries re-
ceIved IN West Twelfth street. near Abingdon square,
on Wednesday evening last, by being run over by
Cur No. OF the Bleecker street line. The accident
occurred at the point where the Beecker street cars
cross the track Of the Eighth Avenue Railroad COM
pany. II was while deceased was endeavoring to
avoid car OF the Eighth avenue company that he
was caught by the horses attached to one OF the
Bleec&er street cars, knocked by the horses on to
the track, and one Of the wheels passed over one
Of his legs, crushing it most terribly.
Mr.. Israel Bower, OF 900 West Twelfth street, who
saw the deceased at the time Of the accident,
deposed to removing and converting him to
drug store where the fractured limb was
bound up. As the doctor IN after =
could do nothing for the boy,
caused him to be removed to the 49,, "..
parents. AS soon as possible % s occnrrsncs the
driver Of the Bleecker rss, cor snnno, n,s hnr..s
Nwas souS"' prove that the drivers Of the re-
speo'Ve nnes OF cars were In The habit Of driving
.sst at the junction, near which the aecident oc-
| Cured, with the view OF getting ahead Of each
other butt put this & did not clearly M appear.
streets, testified 10 seeing the ooyL run against
the horses a'tac9ed to the cai, and no
not see the ar pass rhi him. S e
| lie was removed saw the leg dangling aad blood
streaming from IT. the driver Of the car "Droke up'
soon as possible; the deceased was attempting to
cross the track ahead OF the horses.
Peter A. Norris driver Of Blocker street car No. 1
ceased jumped on the front step Of the car Tight
side), and on being told to leave jumped or and,
ness; the driver again told him TO go away when he
started TO run and ran under the forward legs OF the
and stopped s not m m 20 az saVo M
the boy was taken out injured and carried away we
are allowed Iorty-two minutes 20 make hall trip,
three miles, If the brakes Of car are In good order
we can usually stop III ten or twelve feet on down
| grade.
| William Angel, conductor of car No. l or the
| Bleecker street line, deposed that on Wednesday
across Eighth avenue heard the driver cali out TO
some one In 'front.' nnd at the time the wItness
who stood on the rear platform, was thrown forward
by the violent application Of the forward brake: he
| ran forward and saw deceased lying between the
horses on the lracx; the car was stopped and the
| boy removed; in the opinion OF the witness the
| wheel did not run over deceased.
After the introduction OF the medical testimony,
cause OF DEATH the case was submitted to the jury
under the charge Of tue Coroner but, after lengthy
1sIiIeraon they were unable to agree and two
MAJORITY VERDICT
That said Samuel G.. Morrow came to big death
from injuries accidentally received BY being injured
by car No. OF the Bleecker street line on the 1Sfn
day Of August and We exOnerate the driver from
a blame in the matter and we consider that he en-
deavored to his utmost exeron to prevent the oc-
currence.
The above was signed BY Dennis O'Neii, p. J. Nc
Kenna, Francis Clements and Richard Williams.
The two dlssenters, John J. Regan and John Nc.
Carthy, rendered the following
MINORITY VERDICT.
That the said Samuel q. Morrow came to his death
from injuries received on the 18th day OF August,
1869, and we consider said company deserving OF
censure Tor not having some means the front
platforms to prevent persons getting the car; aud
we likewise censure the driver for not stopping
the sooner.
The driver. Peter A. Norris, an intelligent and
educated young man, is much distressed at the o.
curIence but feels conscious OF having used every
effort in his power to save the lfe OF deceased.
Norris was allowed TO CO. but will give BAH IN $500
to answer any complaint brought against him.