The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-29
MASSACHUSETTS,,
COrOuer's lnquesi-- Exa m ination of Con.
ductOr of The beverly Train,

BOSTON, Aug. 28.-Two of the three victims
OF the railroad disaster remaining at Revere
unrecOgnized, we're to-day identified as John
f. Kelley Of East Boston, and Maurice Con-
nell of Charlestown. The third, a woman APP
parently % years of age, remains unknown
William A. Seize of Beverly, was a member of
the firm of Boyce, Tuck & Co., merchants, 43
Milk street, Boston. The number of deaths is
now stated at thirty. The following are addi-
tional names of wounded: Stephen o. Thayer,
Hatch of Charlestown, burned, not seriously;
man named Hockey OF Boston, 70 years of
age, was badly scaded; Charles II. Stocker of
South Salem, arm badly broken also severely
scaided; Edward Haley of Boston, scalded on
heel and hands and crippled in feet and legs !;
Frank b. Cotton of Boston, painfully scalded
about the face. The remains of Mr.. and Miss
Foster of Providence, wee conveyed to that
city to-day. The funeral of the late Rev. DR..
Gannett will take place to MORO " noon a. Al
lington Street Church.
. The COroner's Inquest.
The cOroner's inquest, which met this after
noon in regard to The Revere disaster, is COM
posed of Dr. James b. Forsaith, Coroner, JON
athan Harrington, Andrew Burnham, j Tim HI.
Proctor, Charles Bird, and Col. Porter, DR.. ia
cob Mitchell of Chelsea, clerk. The investi-
cation was held in, the Town Hall, Revere
There was large attendance of interested cit
liens, including many railroad people. The
ductor on the Eastern railroad, who testified the
regular time for starting the accOmmOd alton
train was 7.15 o'clock. 1t was very late last
Saturday night, being quarter to before start
ing; proceeded without interruption until
arriving at Somerville started and ran to Sai-
gus Branch, where l saw train CON ing round
the curve; signalled the train, which was seen
and stopped 1t; afterwards spoke to my engi-
neer. who said we could go along; after delay
Of eight minutes at the junction ran down to
raff tn thnl nI
there one and a half minutes and then ran to
Revere; after passengers had alighted the
word was given "all right; swung my lantern
to start: cannot say whether the train started
or not; some one OH the platform said, here
comes the train; Immediately Jumped between
the tracks and swung my lantern; not min
| ute elapsed before the crash came; there wa:
lot time to do anything more before the coils
| ion; to the best of my knowledge it was quar-
| ter of when my train started; knew that thu
| express train was to follow at s O'Clock; wher
| started from Chelsea station the express was
| not in sight, had three cars and baggage Cal
| on my tain; had orders to start as soon as pos
sible; the rule is to carry tail lights; they art
| white in color and were attached and burning
| to the rear OF the car when We arrived at Re
| we're; the detention at Saugus Branch of eigh
| minutes was occasioned by the 81 O'Clock
| traiu; did not discover the express train unit
it struck me; first discovered the express tralI
| at Everett; the train was approaching at &
rapid rate; could not tell whether the steam
was shut off or not the train appeared to bt
| under full Roadway; know the engineer of tn,
| express train; his name is William Brown
| did not hear any whistle from his train; coult
| not say whether he could hear or not; call 81
| miles per hour rapid rate; should Judge tina
it was run hing at that rate; had the right o
| road according to the rules; the use Of lantern
| on OF trains is to notify an approachin,
| train; the invariable rule is to stop wheI
those signals are seen; it is an under
stood rule that no train is to be within bal
mile of the preceding train; instruction
are printed; it would require ordinarily /
| or 2 minutes to pass over distance of half
mile; should think it would require quarter @
| mile distance to break up train running o
the rate OF 30 miles per hour; condition of tn
weather was overcast but clear; did see ligh
| one half mile distant that night; light coul,
be seen that distance upon the road; shout,
think buls eye could be seen mile in
| straight line; was in the rear end of car befor
arriving at Revere; first intimalion l had wa
man singing out from the platform that
train was coming; did not see the man tina
tended the switch at depot; think the NAL
shove light; jumped in the middle of tn
track; this man was at my left hand some sew
| en- feet in advance when the train struck. Wa
delayed one half hour at Bostoh depot bu
could not tell the reason. Starts. his tral
when made up; depot master and assistant
| make up trains sometimes; start On time; hav
| been on the road Il years, and during that tim
/ there have been times when trains did not staI
on time, The camp meeting has deranged tn
starting time by having heavy trains; has bee
| a good deal more so the last ten days tina
usual; delays occur in Boston more than 4
any other point; have never made any con
plant of making up train or time OF starting
receive orders in running time from Superr
tendent; start when behind time as soon d
possible without any signal Superintendent
has never complained of my starting behin
time during term of my employment. Lun
the depot master, said to me on the night
the disaster that the Superintendent wante
MN to get out OF the depot as soon as possible
T dld not receive any caution on that night; dl
3 know that the express train to follow with O
urinary delays, would not reach my train b,
lore arriving at Revere; did not speak to any Oh
DIS regards to the starting of the express tra
anu naa no more than usual anxiety on tb
night OF the question. After the coll: ssio
en'ner engines on my train were not disable
East Boston for help; sent team for Presoo
y and another to Chelsea. Have received ir
struct0ns to send for help, pbyscians etc !
case of an accident; did not lock at nv vac
from the time l started until midniobt. %e,
| no order to run faster than usual: that MO
had right of road in case two trains startir
Q the rear train ahead. ltwas understood N.
train had the right of way and tue burthen
ability rested on the train that was followip,
9 | trains at Boston in absence of the Superinte,
dent are started by the depot master; left wit
the understanding that the Superintendent
| would take care OF the train that started aft
;. ne; have made no complaint of being crowde
for time; never saw before that night IL
5 Pullman train; my cars have teen built sever
| years Of monitor pattern; did not expect e,