Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-30
THE REVERE ACCIDENT
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THE CORoNER's INQUEST.
Testimony of the Employees of the
Eastern Railroad.

DOSToN, aug. ZJ'-hcV. Dr. Gitllnelt lunCfF'
WI take place at noon tomorrow in the Airing
ton street church. Rev. CALVIN Lincoln, college
classmate and intimate friend of the deceased,
v " lead the ses-.ces.
Rev. DR.. Meson VII be buried from the Bap-
fist church, Camby.dgeport, at two O'Clock P.
NJ, Thursday. The mayor of Camb. ,dge has
directed that the flags be displayed at halGmast
drring the day of the funeral.
INQUEsT-sECoND DAY.
John S. Nowaud's testimony con. nuc1-The
train is under the direction of the conductor
when lea; ing the depot; erection hid been
gwen by the Supe. nj ndent FOR SLOW .ng when
going round cul ye'; could not say when brakes
are app d; it is under the option of the ens
neer; he exercises his judgment; should Judge
the steam WIS shut off at the b dye; have never
s~en signG' to stop 6sregr"d:l; never
knew an engineer - IAN by end Is
regard signal of danger; never re-
port d - the supe, .nt ndent that my eng n ar
disregr"d | a siSlal Of danger at Revere; did
not give it thought that the els nicer of the
express ain knew of my delay at Saus Is
branch; no .Ile of the rod r 1urcS me to
leave man to signal an approaching train; 81
had seen them coming, should have sic IA" /
them; if | had seen them at any distance should
have felt it my du,J to have si2 la'iz / them;
should think | could ; a train hale mile
from the train as it stood that night; look d
out from the res" car at lIbber fFcto y; did
not see train approaching; s+Jpp 4 at some"
Vile one and ha'F or two minutes.
William O'BrON l, enG,n. er of : 7cOmmo r.
ton, swo. belong in Newbu.- po:t reside in
Ly IN, am enC.n 2r on the EaSte / lor l. haVe
been employ . two and h?'f years. YVES on
the road on the evening of the 26th of Au. Ist;
do not know time when a coli-
;; sion A., took place; the name of my ena.ne
is the lronSideS; my en- ne wGs next the
tran; the other one IVES Id | at Saus is
branch; stopped at Rev~re thr quarters or
one minute Ii ok.ng out for 81. nal; saw it and
stai led; 81 at once was fore / ahe"1; look 1
back and saw c?"s Il fire, and g.eat con.Ision;
Just H'ter stirring he9 d the WI site down
brakes" found my engine hGd broke conn
ton between it ana the tender; ESQ broke from
the engine ahead of me; stove he he | of my
engine; start from Boston qua: II before
eight o'clock; ran to the Saugus branch; time
of starting was seven O'Clock; back / up my
engine and suppo-ed it was Saueus branch;
conductor Id me it was Beverly, and to hi Ii
on, it was all .ght to go ah 'ad; felt no anxiety
about tue express train; my business is . see
everything a. ght and move under the Hst.u",
ton of the conductor; have no me- rs of seeing
anything behind me; should think we
stopped at Somer,i nc one n 'uu and hplf at
Sau9ds branch c ght minutes, Everett one min
ute, chelsea 70 m 1uteS, and Revere not more
than one mute, before was St lex; my piece
is - look out for the engine, which ne lcd my
otlClelOlil Ia l UGNbT I'll ANY Hel ice before
being employ by the Taste. Il fa' 'eoa |, do not
receive any 'lSt Lotions mtre than what is II
the book; do not remember that spc lie ms. lc-
tons were S.ven me when ] enter1 the en-
ploy; the master IN jhP1ic gave me some in
strIct,Ons; never have ceiv d any VERDE in
SUI lcf onS rom the Supe 1tendent or G1y one;
have pint notices Ofs0 ;iTl trains, when IN;
1t is the duty of the conLuCt II > not Y me of
any trouble to the tra'nt knew that the express
trT'n would leave at eight O'Clock; was not
We Il Oh f1y probab' - of any IN over
eak,ng me that night; shut off the
s. am near the b.dge, on approaching
Revere; it depends on the spell Of
train where Shut Off am allow to ap1rosch
With ! mile of pr ZIG ta'1, wOr'd feel
could approach ne "er under some circum-
stances; have no 6'r ions 4 r" ard to spe |
in going on cd.Se; Gwavs 20 slow on a or We:
the first int,ma,.on | h" of tie accident YVES
when the b. ggf re st lCk ne; do not know
the condition of the en- ne at st lck the
train; have never fsregc"d anv siena1 TO s. 10;
1t was very log9y that night; .ju re l could not
see more thH1 quarter of mile; could
not see any igdts appro' 'h'rg Revere. on @
count of the other ENGINE being aher of me,
noticed light at Prison Point bI dye; was on the
cas- erly side of the crossing when | saw
the light; shor'd ju6Te the distance
to be twen-J rods; can see a RI
light farther than whit one; could
see white light b-,cen or twenty rods on such
night as that, should judge the Distance
from the depot at Revere to tue bldge TO be a
quarter of a mile; train cannot be stlpo~1
running from the b. .dge - the denot be ore
ar. Wing there; h:'f nile is requiret to stop a
train; it depends upon the speed and number
of cars, also the co ldition of the trick, div
rail holds better than wet one; never com
blamed OF being crowded by trims: a he'd
light 1es not Interfere With sight beyond the
engine; have rever eXpeI enced any diticuliy
in seeing aheGd when the light is in order: can
sion pnUiup pItipkpr w rnxn ol,u
make practice 0. setting the brakes on the
t1nder; have an H'Gtn bell attF she ! by a line
TO communicate 18th the conductor; have no
means OF communication except by speaking
with the conductor; in regard TO spe 1, should
De veg cautions = l knew there was O train
ahec |; r'ways know when there is a train
ahead; should not feel justif | in Tanning at
full speed e knew there was one ahead; al
wa. S have an eXpe. ienc | brakeman on the
train with green brakeman; always keep the
eXpe. enc man until the gr IN one is com.
petent; carry more braSemen on long trains;
can SIP long trG'n quicker than
a short one; I'D not notice the signal
at Ryvere station; smoke from the head ems ne
prevent me from ling the signal; ifI hSd
been inning an express train, should look for
the sis Ial; think that through trains are gov
e;l"d by siglo at way stations; in passing Re-
we're the ban would be doWn; should eXpect no
signal without there was danger; have been IF
en- minutes late the pest ten days; the gener;'
delay hes ben the want of cars; the cars have
not en- crowd /; have control of the sped of
the train; use my own judg ID d by a
time table; am moi fNOwed - make up lost time
on the road; sometimes do make up lost time;
would make it up on straight road.
David H. Stacy, swo l,-Reside in SaeW; oc-
cupation, fireman on the Eastern rai'roe1; run
on the ems ne IrOnsides; have been employ~l
four months; Yves on the engine the Goth of Au.
SJSt; heard the enSin or say it was a quarter of
eight when we start i. Stacy corroborat d the
evidence in regard 70 stopping at way stations,
time, ETC., with the exception of stopping at
Saua is branch, making the tine fifteen minutes
instead of eight; first knew of the collision by
the cars being forced ahead; thought it was an
explosions had just start d, and was in the act of
shovelling coal; imm diately jumped for the
brakes; assisted the en- ,neer in taking care of
the engine; my duties f~e tending the fire. no.
ing the bells and tending brakes; keep a Ii k.
out for danger ahef L; am not expo ete1 tonotice
signals; did not have any conversation in r.
gard TO the train following us; was DELAY | at
Saus rs branch by steam being dow Il; he'd
nnety-hYe pounds; 100 to 140 pounds is the
usual quantity; it makes no { ference in spe /
with an Or1'nS : train.
Alfred N. Coodhue, swo. Reside in Boston;
occupation, conductor or the Taste ! railroad:
have been conductor since June 9th; IN the
Pullman train LEAVING Boston at eight o'clock
have been employed on the Eastc. railrofi
four years; WIS on board the rain the 26th of
August; the accident occurr 4 at twenty.eiobt
minutes past eight O'Clock looked at nv watch:
left Bosom at five minutes past eight O'Clock;
stopped at p. son Point, at the Boston aud
Maine crossing; was hauled up at Willow
biidge by the SaugJs branch train; was stopp d
by signal; ran slow and lost two or tn rec
minutes in time; the weather YVES thick, but not
vtiy fogsy; felt some anxiety in regard to the
train preceding me; when it is known that a |
tram is late, we ian cautious did not see |
any signals Of the accommodation train;
should judge we could see a light on |
a straight TIRE * half a mile; was running at |
speed of twenty mes an hour, twenty-five |
miles being our usu'i spe 4; the first intima- |
ton | he'd of beng nee the trf'n was the |
whistle, clown brakes;" in minute st. lck the |
train; looked Mt my wa'oh, a few ninut atter |
had stopped, and it WIS hc'f pest eight; |
was exp cling another train behind me, and |
sent two men b; tx . not y and stop them;
noticed the engine being two til IDS of the way |
in the r~ar ca, with the smoke stack off; did |
not expect or apprehend sly special danger; |
receive my insbdc ons from the Pointed book |
gwen by the superintendent; was hired by |
John b. Skinner, transportation master; was |
employed on the EGst IN ra.,ro. four years as |
baggage master, before was promoted to con. |
ductor had become acquainted with the duties of |
conductor; did not know about the time the ac- |
commoda.ion started; saw the depot master,
Mr.. Lunt; did not have any conversation in re- |