The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-13
THE RED JACKET DISASTER
THE TWO WIVES VINO dTTEH DED
CAPT. BR0WN'S FUNERAL.
The Pcculiaritics of Growers Quest LAW
u New Jeg"xA2 invcs'iSation C"nssres

The Pcculinrities of Growers Qneu LAW
IN New JeyqpY-Np Investigation Concern-
ing the Cause oiihe Law osion Preparing
TO Raise the Stcdmcr.
The bodies Of two Of the missing victims or
the Red Jacket dlsastcr near Perth Amboy rose to
the surface on Sunday, and were discovered and
loon titeu ashore, The captain Robert Brown,
was discovered fret carly in the morning but in
such q manglcd aud swollen condition as to be al
most utrecognisapc. Indeed, II was impossible
Tor his most intimate friends to detect in tae torn
and swollen remains the slightest roscmblance to
the form they were 30 'amilar vi,h. Ills body waa
frightfuly bloatod and his features terribly acerat
ed and crushed into pulp. pair Of slrners and
portion OF his clothing alone served 70 identity MN
The Coroner was summoned from Woodbridge,
and Justice Of the Fcace having given permission
to remove the remains to the dead mans former re-
silenco the inquest was held there. NO inves'iga-
ton as TO the cause Of the explosion was entered
upon, the Coroner seeming well satisfied to Gnd out
that tho remains were those OF tue late captain. The
fcnairs were buried IN the cemetery OF TIE city the
same d9v and were followed TO the grave by mum
Der Of friends and curious spectators.
in the afternoon tne cody OF the pilot, David Dunn,
Of New Brunswick, YVES discovered of the town. and
towel ashore. A. IN tho case OF the captain, all
Perta Amboy-mcu women, aud childrcn-were
quickly In pos csson OF the exciting intelligence,
and U0urci down 10 the dock to sec tie remains.
The body slowed clearly that death was tnst1ntn
was disldc1tcd. the jaw broken, and the right arm
almost tom IRON the socket, the one cling terribly
iracturcd-an evidences OF the hfghu force Of the
tremendous explosion. The Coroner summoned a
fresh ury and .ler sleu lilo legal conflict of about
half al hours duration VITA nearly All the 'uymen,
stray Justice Of the fcnce' and tvrry ys'ah1, !
who mi in his onnlun. on the q0csti whether the
coroner had The les l right 10 administer an oath 20
the jury be was enabled TO induce that learned
hodv 10 swear inst they would ind a verdict ac'
cording TO tic testimony. Tue minority OF Tue lul !
| seemed TO be abor.ng under the impression thai
| them, instead OF being an inquiry rtspcctins the
cause Of the death Of the man represented by tho
| poor Iarboi,ed, mang'ed remains that laJ Ueiore
I, was only Nv di'gcnt quotation Of authorities
| contained IN several Nel-tAumbed Nouwes, bound
IN traditional calf waich tue Soione, Iai Drou. III
lightened and brought 10 terms. finay, amer tht
| struggle a few witnesses were examined, ana yer
dict was duly rendered that Dunn had come TO MS
| death Inv mn EXPLOSION OF the boiler Of the REQ
Jacket Az In the other inquiry, no ehort was mad,
to ascertain how 81 why TIE p,'sr edpl1red dor,,,os,
iuouire and tell the public all about 1t, as railro
| companies generally do In such cases. IL would
| have been slcer insanity Tor simple Coroner tt
/ meddle with such a matter; 30 he naturally Gid moi
trouble himself about IL.
| The pilots remains.v ere borne to New Brunswick
where his family resides, aud where lac was inferred
yesterday. The funeral o. Capt. Brown was curl
| ously enough attended by two wives. One, dec
mute with whom he bad not lived ior may YES :
/ but who had borne him three children, came iron
New Brunswick 10 witness the last tItts over th'
| remains OF her husband. The "ther vito, Who ha'
| charge OF the children by the hrst Whe and OF th'
captains house con rolled tne ceremonies aud pu
the children out Of reach
| There Is very hnc prosreet OF legal siru~gl'
| over the latter. ami over the persona! property 0
the dead caTair, long bCi.rc ne ms teen ipigot' n
Diver, were engaged yesterday in placing cha M
under tie Ggrken tu1bOat, anu IN day or two sl'
viii be raised One Of her boilers Is intact accor
In to the report ot tie divers The other has los
one entire size 1nd portion OF the top torn cut b!
/ Tie explosion. Tue canal 0oa's Will probably PROV
| total loss.