New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-11
THE INOTEST.


THE INQUEST.
PoUGHKEEFsIR. Feb. IO-Tne inquest over the bodies
Of persons killed in the railroad disaster near Newam
burgh on Monday night, continued here to-day, be-
fore Coroner Charles H. Andrus and Dstrict-Attorney
Tristan Coffin. These officers highly respected in
this community, and their integrity and high standing
are guarantees that everything connected with the awful
calamity will be thoroughly investigated The first wit
ness 'svorn to-day Daniel Carroll He testified as
follows
reside al Old Troy, south Of New Hamburger draw
bridge am night wa. Gilman and switchman IL the sta
! ton: watch at lrl7 p. IN on Monday looking
ont for the when was dus r al iSG l2oHgg
the aXles; knew 1t was broken axle, ana hauooea 70
the boys ~ keep out Of the way then broken wheel
f,6wcd the zine down trying 20 signal the engineer
by motoning with my light seeing could get no answer
ooed THERE'S wheel OF the track put on your brakes
az ught a you can an. W. ia VcrIIe and head il
coming this side OF Low Point; could do nothing 10
stop it, there il light kept On the dTlTpri{e Tower an
that night, white light. indicating al risAt ana II
remained tll 1t was burned down men az. kepl taere
10 look for IT, standing north 81 the station
when the otrain passed aud when IotiH.d me con
duct0r OF the cabOOse 10 cold night; II "a ~ RODS
from the station the wbrdge and So rods from the
draw bridge 10 me "arr IN a. he opeiing or
closing Of the draw l have been night switchnan at
| w-Hamburgh q years
Henry b. Merritt, sworn:
! i've at New Hamburger I am hagman and tend The
water station At old Troy; was ON duty Monday night;
saw the oil train come down when she struck the
w-brdge AZ the water tank aud heard IN
usual noise thump had my white ight in my hand
and waited moment or so III TIE engine stopped
then the engineer Jump with rcd light ia ls hlnl
WREN he haoSed to T, tet ont SSef Tl nst o1,s me
OF drawbrldge she hTst came 10 iu stop AT tht
point immec atey picked up my red hgIt wheh me
Engineer came toward ine both started down the
| track run. each viii red Light We ran prOhaDy
/ 100 or 10 feet whoa We were forced to step
| aside and let the express, which was then
! coming 20 by; we down on the up track so they
could Us; the train within ten ieet 81 me Vhen
Jumped aside; when started from the sLauty wiki
my re light heard the whistle NJ the express ensne
she ~ AL yards from the draw-Ddsc when she
sienaed fr brakes don't think the express sTGes
below the sOrod signal when che blew i9r or'Eesi
been man there do II, dont think Le could have
assembled the and changed The light u Danger
Cna an a. To alarm the engineer OF the EXPIRE, train
0tirt a. he did; the engineer the oil train wLised
three times for brakes on the uestle works, aud
thought he was goiIS 10 stop 10 take water
Nicholas Talon, sworn
Tre.de If No i69 West Thirty seconjst NcvY am
fremen on the Hudson River Railroad. was the fireman
Diglt. We lett New-YOrk at sOi o'clock don't know
what made rs late in starting think because We were
We're n minute, late at PeekskI don't know how Late
we were at Fishkl engine d rot steam AZ well as
usua IL was A very cold night II fOT the want or
steam that we lost our lime between NeW-iork and
Peek-ki though kept nay tires up az nsual we didn't
s,u nj Fi,hkl generally a. Low Point We make prdc
tice OF looking al the signal light on New Hanburgh
drawbridge 70 see how " Is 'tHa5'ami u ,f AZ. IkIu
Close ~ Old Troy there is KIND OF LITTLE curve, and
YOU turn out little way; pretty near to Old Troy water
engine It'll red light supposed bis engine vas taking
wster. we we're running pretty lively; a.
Re rad chi my gineer blew brakes; running
rom 20 40 IS miles an hour had made attempt 20
II oe tBers something wrong Win g tho
draw is OPEN" he bOwed brakes, ana sad NICK put
on them patents' he meant tue pattht Drakti p.eu
tbrs wards OF the becurd that ought 10 have put them
on; that's than ) usually pulled we were now
nassiug the engine the oil train.
faS but one r. sht at any time there is certain
perhaps. by the shock noticed no shock tat night
the engineer reversed h. engine INC tcphd tine lie
blew for brakes al short no,ct Nn',s LOT n,%nc'
when We passed the engine of the oil TRAM got down
on dif Want 10 get hurt While ghts were dropping ali
around; speed Of the train Wa checked lti We
see what the matter D. 100 Jed around AZ L. Dut
made no reply, and then looked ahead a.an' watching
his business then jumped. aud rolled down on ne Zee
i'm the creek the next knew heard Tie crash, aud
did not have fai control Of myself; when Igot up
hurried toward the wreck and heard Toas from pas
SINGERS exactly; the rras 81 Int ,-t over aaif mnute
show car o.. have applied patent brakes ;, ;cra
time and on -, orci,i.s noI'. w ~ '9
mat niglt the" not hOdiTgu IN the large cars
thc brake cord- work with difficulty II everything had
worked uieel, was hust lnilo'lt ~ ~ "a 20 i
going the draw could not have been over 100 rods
awnV from the draw when gOt the nr,t signal aud
that's too short distance TO stop sueL ut - 'aa
the patents were pulled after me mt "hlte vas
| 1 "a
the red hight the brakes could not have
heen nut on by the brakeman after the nrst
whistle before pulled the patents have been on tho
road nve yeaIf had fred FOR simmons two months
he spoke after lie told NE 10 put on the
nateuts; attention Is always called 10 the New-hhm
hurgh draw-brdge signal You see IL 80 plains every
posslbe means aken by the engine % stop the
trau, when the danger signal seen; taxes gOOd
while ~ stop a slcepingcar train on level grade Win
mat train you couldn't stop snOr Ot hall LlIe Win all
Lrlkes on.
Thrre " as another the g1ne witt the engineer
and MYSELF did not know hun. he seemed ~ be an
rngincer he going to Albany o. look for job; he
aid nor have time a get a al Ihlrtlethsi When
umued he was standing between the tender and engine
On nv side he said nothing think he vent down with
the engine; should judge he 81 40 years ~ ago.
sma sized man. With dark vhlskefs and dark nustAehe
Cornelius Roe sworn
live at Greenbush am engineer on the Hudson
River Railroad, was engineer Of the oil train ON mon
dny gilt: my attention mrs. called 10 the Mcdrnt
on my train when reachesl ths trcstie work on the
bridge To stop the wstertank at Oh Troy; then fe
= shock; looked. and said, we've broken Ia two"
saw the train separat q, hOered Ia brakeman on
tie TON Of the HrNt 20 The engine and sad Don't
nmt ~ brakcs on me- the o. The train viii run into
mo" then heard one h0elng toward the rear 81
tbe train grabbed red hight aud didn't stop 10 look
III III / saw ihe express coming, and run down
the Track met hagman just above hs shanty, and
s,td For Gods put out that white light ana get
rod one and como with ne the eIprGA. 49, .-.I ls