New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-10
THE GREAT DISASTER.
CORoTER's INQUEsT-MPoRTANT TESTIMONY
NO MORE BODIES RECOVERED FROM TIE
wRECK--FURTHER DETAILS OF TIE DIsAs-

NEw-HAMBURGH Feb. 0--S p. m.-Trains
commenced crossing the bridge this morning, and
running with tolerable regularity. Two tracks
laid the temporary bridge that switching Is
rec ured The secp.ugcoucb has been taken out-tlat
b., what remains OF aDd Ia lying the ice nearly
abreast OF the sloops. No bodies found to-day.
After the slcepDc-cOach hauled out, the baggage
car was raised and few trunks found, and a
quantity Of jcwelry and cutlery was recovered. but
scarcely any whole pacRsecs The baggage car was
searched, and then set on Gre, and is now burning
Tomorrow morning the locomotive WIN be lifted from
the water and then the work OF building the hr ge
,lo double track win beCn. Such Of the sleepng-car
furniture has been recovered and clio hing has
been forwarded New York. vosbur the slceringcar
conductor tuks that there more bodies uncovered
st bat is than probable that they have driftcd
Of the creek, and may not be found unn the Zee
breaks up II is asserted here by very pecahe
persons that tie signal system at and this station
has been for time very imperfect ana 10 is said that
rad intelligent watchm been in their proper positions
the accident might have been prevented.
TIE Companyhrs taking extra precaution7 70 Pre-
accidents Almost every red light and,
I'm places where il will be az hand.
The down express, after passing FisAkil today, met
IA accident. TIE train stopped on the ats
sending out its warning signal.
TIE INQUEST.
POuGHKnEPslE, Eel 9-The Coroner, Investigation Of
the recent railroad accident continued 40 o'clock
tbs afternoon. THcr1ee Mcmahon testified:
sitting % New !ambuTLA depot On tho night that
the o-ra:n passed; Carroll tie fagmau. was with me,
and lie cried out, There IS accident on that train;
went out and saw the axle and wheel dragging along.
and heard it lr Carroll saw FIRST; after the train,
ravlnc for them 10 stop; far the drawbrd-e;
It was going, fg.or tran I eoall rua; I, how,
ever, managed 10 keen Up with The b.gk
car man pnt Ais head out OF me
stor lie train: / saw Tho lights fyrg az hand
along tie track by the side Of ne t4mi people were
ha1 ult occurred, bu tie oil u the nrigc audit
train was 81 dead -arj don't know WIT 4.ldot acaT
hadn't been there $40 miuLies when tuc u"h W"s
coming; saw men #. E-ll IS II WIeL 1 hr.t t 10 l.r
were ont when ! saw the express tram coming;
She was too near me; / VS. .eLlins on ne up
when first So II coming uorth had not reached
vaterfauk south Of tHC bridge; guess 1t Was below IRE
tank. Here the C0roHt- sLoW Wli'ce- r"l- s"crn
tie track taut when dec red the train had not
reached the tank, ANA tHtn continuing, sIldI-Coudht
.l ftle speed VI TIE tan slacaclcd; s,w tlo tre-
W. broke. aad came lcar drowning; saw the eirne
strike TIE oil carr Wa about - yards north % the car
running away; ic Oh ron iLc car Ivy ON me- lIan
back after the col .on DO one coai see what lg'Me
of te engine for to t'e; every thing W.. StT"un''' Oy
jump in The river; n'aa hled ls oct don tnow
whether rIe draw ridge s, a % S-t was J ~ Los there
we've red lights iu tle meas hands.
/ Answers 80 questions hy iur.rs:
As soon As the car was dumped on h' bridge the IneA
81 oct .ed hEhs Carol "as q 9 49, Pc I. nv 5l
| car was tipped over tie b..ase.
Pc cope at The bridge were doing their best 70 stop
/ tie express train.
Howard willard sworn:
/ aw the accident; vas OPPOSITE the depot On tie
~ g ne J he g. rsere ear Oh lie tk;
TIE train was passing 1 The fire liy fio tie
wheel, TRUCK Of thr carr II was about IN thc cc-r OF
ls ra- II was tIc hind truck of Tho car; tore were
T. or 20 on me train Tie car was Ju-llLt TYP
I.1 ravr TIE alarm saw tlc .-sn outside oH tie
tIan TN aiter we n1"r hnse Nv" tIeil came OF. On
a. Ff #. Ih
Wsra ur4Rcmen one moH took boz, of the brakes OF tie
cJooso tie q The train; 10 any mon
were Ou le oHJSi'. -! w." ram |aS III o. M ~ .ir
between the engine ana the ca7oose tAerc veie more
whsle OF mo enehe 81 ihe ol-'ii,A j, i',-i' 'I
blown; wien Inc Tram p-S.'A We Ian 10"-' 'I' '-'~
iHt ,F.h N t ~ I'm ''' & -, = ID
he-rd ~ |heL we 'Isl- ,laIl.-' .o i,I o.! no
~.o-i lO' Get LoFi- oi NE OF. D- ,-,' ~.
~ the ~, On ne iare: II WIS ~ o
so1 NJ ,s az l. n q ront i. i,irsed through
Te f. car Iii al an ALE tL. i. yo p. au. o., tie
,.sr W., toward ne pros r.i: tie exVre.s ia
van oI. mo tbe trk witch was In the center of the
IT," ~ .cr,.s e tr Icay; wa -r n, TO
draw a Iltc and n4If OF two minutes after leaving
trs eyTr.,. train coming / returned. fearing that
y..Ird be run over tie eAulc.s. when / 10,
vas aDott oYlo-t Ea.iay haus, thrce-gnl r',.s VI
mile from Tie nidsei 1h, l'..'Te we er.9,eU 10y
-l. 4 q l-'I ., '. -, - ID VS., 80, .i. i,l ana
-' 49, a. ~ ,ri - - -. n h.. ma; I 5slu zee
II,--.-5 me dr,, he'd ~ ro,..I- ana saw "a red
LINN loo foet ahead of line oil train Thought Il VS. On
,, ~ -, do,tn ~ m, We ,gs. q white Iicit
~ 80. 49,. tI,,t i,.te,1 vs.-fh., of ri-lt: il
ia 40 fer raTr,,f sr.r ta ,i. cav ian fl. mart az
-, M ~, ras -rd . TOW p. fIr lt mil 40 have
49,, - va - az t. 7 l,o'.s.I H. NV,
y. - nj more tf.,, "a ,i,rf. ana a half after Jaw
M ~-ess mai H. -fr-5,E. l.rr ed O, get o-t ~ the
80 =. train y n. 10. ,o,.i!- as H..t asI nave -,. e-
r-e- n was coming III good ID! when it struck tle
ras on the ice about T. feet from tAc tc.ch WLlI
80 RE p1 zinc 90 into tlr. o. Car.
c.,,t tfl vbat bea.,Ifc OF the engine: everything
H. ~ I'm iY.4er,iI- = d., .u 'cy 40 .rr aus rha saw
ia o.. on FIRE ana .v thr1 -lo,, ID zee cars lack:
i -,f lie
s,-r T., Tf.,r-~ ID, . ..l-f.1 on the OIL tI il rs lt
rarsad the statOu conduit see whether ROPE along