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

below when left my engine; ran 20 zee. IRON sn.
where my engine stood 10 the fagmans station we rar
We we're rpaing oil the while; the express was coins
at full speed they bowed their whistle just 40 80
the engine signal from The rear OF ny u4ll
before + stopped nor did my fireman don't think
bell cord would hsye rung my bell on thht uai 49,
o S. Whistle s Tor 5s :r enps s1 W was yen though
did not So IL Il shut 90 for water.
EVENING sEssrOs
There wa much important testimony given at the
session OF ne Coronert inquest tonight. Rssmef van
sicEen testifsd
como ut On tho rear Platform OFT he eapcd % che
Platform Of the Buffalo and took hold Of me moo Of
the door; he went In about Onequarter OF the way
mean about onequarter through the err a. yblss.
SPfh me ear or ths north sIh Tl ~ TnS nc To-
give way-tha pat under the south end % the car hs
afterward I saw a man pulled out m about She
same place; | aw no flames abous it whom
went down; was on me he Ice s Dnlt III
bagcage-car Vas already down, when the Buffalo car
began 20 down: haiOOed tO my cOmpanion., LOOK
az that man" when dive north end Of the Bufflo
down it appeared 70 down straight; the man
into the car had cap on with square foh' IL
looked Ike the caps worn by seepingcar cOnd' ctr
the express was going rapidly and the engine eK
haustng, a. though she was reversed with steam on
J. NJ Toucey sworn:
am superintendent - the Hudson River Road al
trainsiare required 10 carry becorls TO communicate
with the engineer in case anything might happen 20 80
train; it T. required Of each conductor on an OF tfn
that he shall keep be!cOrd strung his train when
in motion the assistant supernte ndent compail1 ia
for short time, but was not satisfied anu haI ~
order renewed they said u vas OF no use Oecais Ilh
tors evidently fen into the OF dropping lautern sig
mails in the absence OF b,llcord; brake on ht rear OF
train would be more effective than else "LtFe II heIe
only one brakeman on train, should pIt nm on
the rear car; there Is no established Ul', Dut
on reght trains brakeman Is put M
front, ia the centre may be, and one IN the
rear aud All required 10 work toward eich Othei
brkccn expected 10 lit on the top Of boXCars Wen
the train j. IN motion; II y yl9laoh OF ofers matn
treme cold weather they change OF; | have know. a
broken'a1ie run 20 miles without tho brakeman on tle
I'm this evidently dropped through the bridge n
The rak oman had been in the middle Of the train he
could have notified the engineer by pulling the becord
brcorls should not he run through the brake" heels
have given verbal order. prohibiting that.
All thTough trains are examined before leaving East
Albany NeNYork, aud along tue Line conductors ana
brakem6n frequently; that night told the en-
up time; the oil in the tanks ~ the OIL train was cFule
oil: there hav. no complaints TO about the VIC
litio4l OF the rule for carving DeCOr5 IL Is ina con-
ductor, business 20 that the rule IA observed; each
oilcar holds eight barrels of oil.
don't think that the Buffalo -eepingcar jumped the
track; the engine evidently run through the Olcaf ahd
dnctop Of signals along the line or our road Winter
the express rain engineer could not have been sgnaed
a. quick from the drawbrdge tower a. from The truck
The Inquest then adjourned until Thursday, FED 10
FUNERALS OF VICTIMS.
NEW LONDON, CT, Feb. 10.-The funeral of
the Rev Merrill Fowler wife and three children. victims
Of the Hudson River Railroad disaster took place to-day
OF r. from the st. James Episcopal Church All bnsl-
ness was suspended. Three brothers Of Mrs Fowler
acted as pabearers and "a Ministers Of this Diocese
/ conducted the services.
BUFFALO, Feb. 10.-A large cOncourse of rela-
tves and friends attended to-day the funeral OF four
victims OF the late railroad accident at New Hamburger
The scenes at respective places OF burial were e1-
trcmely affecting
Mr.. w. II. Forbush of Buffalo and Mr. w.
C. Curry OF Erie Pa. killed in the late railroad accident
were insured for EACH under accident policies in the
Traveller Insurance Company Of Hartford The father
az Mr. Forbush was killed and burned IN the Angola dis
a.ter three years ago la-t December.
Edward Bartlett who was reported among
the Killed IN the late disaster at New Hamburger, Is alive
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