Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-31
The Revere Tragedy.
funeral Of Dr. GuunCff- q OnIinuati0n
Sf the Examination Before the Cor
6ncr's bury.

BosToN, Aug. SO.-Resoiutlcns of resp ct to
the itIehiory of Rev. Dir. Gannett were passed
by the Massachusetts state temperance alliance,
at the meeting held oday. Dr, Gaunet was
m ardent worker in the cause of temperance.
C6noNbR's INQU GsT-TuRD DAY.
Ashhel S. BtOT q 5H. IN er of the llllman
train was called, but excused tHlt mo. row, on
account OF the stcnOg .aph'c repof' 4 eng at
sent.
CHARLES s. Converse, sworl-R side at Salem Il;
occupation, efgtticct on the Easten rai'ro"d;
ran on the engine "RcckportY have been en-.
ployed six yeas as engineer, next Aprilj WIS
on the road the night of August 26; stair cd
from Boston at thirteen minutes of seven with
:, si'c"e enc ne, for Salem; met the iSaugus
Branch, at EYefett; stbpp 4 at Everett TWEEN. y
minutes; another ttaiH kafiiG belfind me- it
was the Saugus train; was taitug f5r train
to come off the branch; do not know but what
I vas more than twenty minutes; the Beverly
accommodation train came behind me; was
fSkcd to hitch on MY ehglpe to IAN II Salem
and help them on expect | the Pullman train,
snd wanted to keep out of the way 9t 1t;
coupled Jit eId first stopped at Everett stopped
there one minute; neat stopped at Chelsea one
minute and ha'f; next at HUSere, not more
than one minute; got the signal to START and
then heard a whistle, and had not made more
than one turn of the wheel when the crash
"
eight minutes past eight o'clock Jumped mp and
looked ovei ili} efSite; left 1t in charge Of the
fireman; ?fter seeing it srte 1Hetit back and rem
dered what assistance could; did not see the
sSpresss train; did not have any fears of thelt
tunniig into ttsi it was very foggy; learned
Ef,ei yards that there Tas IL train behind
me, which proved 10 tie the saugns; no
one gave me dircctioIs 70 start from Boston
was to run to Boston, and fetirn To Salem
with the engine only; stopp at PriSoh t"iuti
got my orders rom Mr.. Prescott, at Newbury-
port; he 1 NO directions in regard to time; did
know what trains there We're on the road; start
ed to rc,Iii; 1DpHd at Everett aid was over
taken by the Beverly branch aud attached my
engine to the Beverly train; had no CONVERSE
ton With the eng ncer of the Beverly train tile
fhlltian train was alluded to by conductor
Nowland, Who said that they would have to
AN slow and keep oft Of the way; thought the
PULLMAN train was behind It's, and stopped /;
Nowidtia said that the FJllhiati train was b
hind, and would have to run slow to Chelsea and
then could get out of their way noticed sic 1al
lights at Chelsea did II Ut notice any train allea
Of me! it was thick and logS = could not tell
what distduc5 could see; the fog seem"d to
lang In clouds heard no whistle until heard
| the Pullman train WliStod at crossing; did moi
| have any conversation with RUWland at the time
OF tic accident; from my position could not sst
a train behind tii!der some conditions can sec
a train approaching; my ddtiss are ~ keen 9
IOOhOui Hiltau anu odN tut lui'.9 fNtS
| the accident; am acquint7d somewhat with the
| mechanism of bOileri do not think the boiler
eXDlC led; did not compare watches when | con
suited With the other engineer, y train is de-
lay2d on the roe /; am supposed to help it along
stOpp7d at CharleStoNni as it was not considered
safe 'or me to IN in; did not notice signals al
Revere; was ordered to stop there regardless OIL
sic lals; the train that came behind ME was
the Beverly train, and the train behind
that the Pullman train; am familiar with
| the time tables of the road; supposed the
Sau9us train being delayed would cause q
scarcity of cars, which prevented making up
the tram that left before the Pullman train; fell
no anxiety as regards the train behind me, az
| they must keep out of the way; think the con
| ductor should haze left notice at the stat on
for the Pullman train; some engines " u hole
better than Others when they are reversed; think
it would tlke one and ha'tor two minutes tC
| run between Chelsea and Revere; should think
the collision took place Il one minute aftei
stopping at Revere; understood conductor
| Rowland to say the Pullman train was behind
there w no inquiry made at Saugus il / he / a
red light; | had a red light; the OBJ
lect in hitching on my engine was to
| help them along: fastened the speed on
a straight track so as not to bother the Pullman
train; am acquainted With Browh, the engineer
| on the Pullman train; have know him six
| years; know him ID be man of good moral
| character; never knew him to use liquor; Nc
IC5u inc COuultlOn OF tue tram a-ter tue col
| lision; it appeared TO be broke apart, and on
| fire; do not know how much was the difference
| of time between my train and the Pullman train
| did have an impression that must hurry up,
| from what | heard Rowland say, and acted
| upon that; have had no conversation With any
one in regard to the collision; have not beer
| approached by the counsel of the Eastorl rail
| roGd in regard to any ties ,imony might give.
James Corey, swoln.-Reside in Salem; en-
| ploy91 as fireman on the EasteIl railroad; Ian
on engine Rockpoit; have been on two years
was on Aug Ist Goth; left Boston at half-past
two for Swampscott, and tlen to Newbui port
and retu i . Grafton; stopp / al F. ison Point
| bridge; went on the time table, omitted the IN
to Everett; was s'opp-1 there by signal man,
| with lantern; do not know how long s. Jpped
| there, perhaps thre -fourths of an hour; first
saw the Beverly train near SomeI lie; direc-
tions were gwen to go back and stop the Beverly
train; eng N ers had some conversation and
wanted Brown T. hitch on, which was done,
and lun to Everett, where we stOpp one min
ut3; next at Chelsea, one and half minutes
did not know that the Pullman train came in
sight; stopp i at Revere one and half min
uteS, TO let off paSsengG.s; the collision oc-
cured after the conduct lr sung out, call light.
The balance of the eN dence WIS ccrrobora
tive Of the eng neers and the inquest adjoui ned
until ( morrow