New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-17

CONTINUATION or TIE NQUFsT-RAuROAp
EXPERTs EXAMINED - SUPERINTENDENT
ToUCEY RECALLED.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Feb. 16.-Corone. Andrews
resumed the examination OF witnesses It the inquest
over the New Hamburger disaster this afternoon, az
follows;
Wm. r. Horton, for q years locomotive engineer and
now employed on tho Boston and Albany Road, gave
that t would take longer 70 oil train than
alhary iregI train and &c belcords were not used
on iIelgt trains on his road, In cold, frosty night
tram OF 70 cars would run three quarters Of milo before
~ coId 10 stoppel, mn on freight trains @ hs road
signal the engineer with lanterns; he H. positive the oil
train when met with the accident could not have been
stopped before reaching tho drawbrdy ne once run on
TIE hudson River Road anu knew the LOCALITY where to
accident occurred; he never knew the eHt tho drew
bridge tower obe used for any other than 20 .
nal when tho draw Was opened or closed.
John J. Le5tcr testified IN relation 10 patent hrakcs;
seconds by them, and once The Pcc,skiu train was
stopped by them within throe-quartci OF miles he be-
ought TO have been stopped ~ them within two nreo
minutes after they were applied;
Simon Graham, former bridgetender Vt the New
Hamburger dr8w-bridge, testified In relation o. the iu
ties to be performed there: II order that tho bridge
light IL never 10 be turned unless the draw open nal
lie been employed nj the bridge the night II the acct
dent the first thing he would pave done when uic e1'
press hove" in sight would have been 70 down the
track with red light be could run from The draw.
bridge 10 the waer-tank In two minute; II th,rc ad
been crank 10 turn the t0werIight he cCnld hayo
SUPERINTENDENT j. IT. Toucey was recalled. The time
table books and copies OF instructions rom me supen-
tendent 10 tue employs we're handed by him % ire jury
o.
1871 these contain al the general rules have COPY
Of other orders issued iwituc-s then read t.tui t'y
referred to the use OF beilcord' and gyns rctohs
and requiring oauton witness then stated That John VI
Flood is in command OF the fourth division ot nf road
which the accident occurred ad descried ne duties
OF rOadmaeteT, part OF which was the cOn0l OF tue
ca sHi ne 'ns hs me below ' tie oest
Of the tower glt IS TO indicate the position 81 Tue dfw;
know OF defect in that light on the 9th J. fe5ruay;
it is about % feet from TIE track enaters are not
allowed to have persons on Their tgines LOU special
on Would ct danger signal fror iii drSto"ef
quicker than from the rack but haf mit on The track
signal would he the best or ~ eastis quick We
think patent brakes are the most inpOY method OF
stopping trains the President OF The rod save orders
years ago fast the bridges needed rebuilding to
build iron ones in their stead
ond Pacific express; my business 10 that the pc
tents IN order before leaving Thirttthst and ~
watch the brakes IN tha center OF the taih We aeAeo
between the nth and Ath cars from the engine; al
tor that the custom with hrakean that gt when
the whistle sounded for brakes n.id tie door II
the fourth sleeper; felt the engineer shut of and heard
him blow brakes; l went out and took hold
not turned the brake; it was Only three
or four seconds after the engineer bloTei before
the crash cane; We were 20 yards north Of the wae r
tank when Iheard tho VIII. OF the patent brakes
not applied; all the patents on the sleeper. we're con-
nected with the main cord; were going ~ The rare OF
20 miles per hour whom the crash came; the patent
brakes were not applied before the aecdf occurred be-
cause if they had been we could no have showed the ears
back.
The body of Lawrence Mooney vas brought mp at the
were burned bat the OF the body in good state
Of preservation The clothing saturated with OIL
On the body found gold watch and chain and other
articles Deceaseds parents telegr pIed for and
the body was taken in charge by the 4lacrtdker ard
brought to POu hkeepsie The diver viii yO down again
tomorrow to look for the other bodies
The inquest viii be resumed nj p. N. tomorrow.
REPoRTER MogBED.
BY the merest accident Hamburger the scene
Of tie recent disaster to-day escaped riot appears
that New-York morning twocent paper lad circulated
stories OF robbcres of the dead by tie citizens and
Others and when an innocent representative OF tho
paper appeared at tho Central Hotel this morning,
ordered breakfast aud discovered q
respondent, the landlord sac1dor, rcflsed 10
give him food and bounded the rabhle upon him The
unofcndlng correspondent for his lie, followed by
the excited citizens OF tho village, but he nay escaped
their wrath The ew-Hamburgh gang have gwen no
tice indirectly, that they will "cCan oui " New York
reporters instanter. The locomotive powers OF tho
Bohemian alone saved the Dutch hamlet from serious
riot.
REPORT OF A DIVER.
NEw-HAMBURGH, Feb. 1G.-NIr. Polk, the
diver has Just come from descent at the wreck Ha
was out OF sight IS minutes and then brought MP tho
engineers cushion. He thinks rs saw part ~ body
inbelded in pile Of rubbish. He says the cushion was
buried four feet deep in the mud aud tha be sank IN the
mud 10 his waist. lie viii make another descent this
afternoon.
STILL ANOTHER DISASTER on THE ROAD
ALBANY, Feb. To- The Montreal express on
the Hudson River Railroad of the track tonight az
about 10 O'clock az Bath four miles south Of Toy The
baggage-car and drawingroom ear took hce and were