Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-07
The Revere Disaster.
Eighth Day of the Coroner. Inquest,
BosroN, Sept. 6.-The coroners inquest Wi
continued to.dov

BosroN, Sept. 6.-The coroner's inquest was
continued to-day.
President, Geo. NJ. Brown; testimony re-
sumed,-The reason of suspending MIR, Now
land was at the suggestion of Mr. Ives that il
would be proper, while the investigation was
going on, that he should not run his train re.
marked at the time that | did not wish to do
anything that would prejudice the case; was in
formed that Brown, engineer of the Pullman
train, was not running, and there was proper
suspension as far as know cannot say, but
think we use kerosene oil in all our cars; it has
been a matter Of consideration by myself and
the superintendent as to what kind of oil TO
use; we take great care to have the oil of the
best quality, that 1t will stand the
test according to law; we desire to say
that we would substitute any other oil In prefer
ence, without regard to cost, if it was safer;
the president is not subject to any limit as re-
CARDS the amount of business that comes along
a case came to my observation to-day, where a
man has incurred expenses for a picnic; told
him we could not carry them, and shall share
the expenses with him that he has incurred, or
pay them in full never had the Westinghouse
brake brought to the notice of the board: have
found out that the delay of the Beverly train
was not causedby the want of cars; the imme-
dlate cause was the nOn-arriyal of the Saugus
train; | understand that train was sent to
camp meeting, andby the breaking down of the
middle platform it was detained an hour and q
quarter; am not able to see that the president
and directors of the road were in fault; we have
acOmmittee of our board attending here to see
to that point; have not examined the men in
charge personally; do not know who are dis
charging duties now that were in charge the
night of the accident; we have a committee
now making an investigation as regards the
cause of the late accident, consisting of NJ. X.
Lathrop, Samuel Hooper, and Franklin Haven;
they were selected as competent men to make
the examination; there should be double
track on the Saugus branch, but there is an ex-
press provision in the law prohibiting us from
building double track.
To Mr.. Adams. Think took the returns of
1860 and 1870 of other roads to Judge whether
our road was as well equipped as other roads;
the returns sent to the state [ supposed to
be co.. rect; our road has larger
summer travel than any other road out
of Boston, aud we have endeavored to pro-
vide for our general business, including our
summer business; we have a surplus of rolling
stock in the winter, and employ that time to
repair the cars and get things ready and in order
for the busy season; so far as can find out, the
Beverly train was delayed by the Saugus
branch train; ought to say that the superin-
tendent was absent, attending to the Transport
tation of the military for the Swampcott mus
ter, and did not get back until Just before the
departure of the late trains; there is no law
preventing our having a telegraph on the Sau-
gus branch road; we have 50 miles of single
track, and have no telegraph except at the prn.
clpal places; it requires constant and strict at
tcntion to run a road without a telegraph; in
case we had a telegraph, think this accident
would not have probably or possibly occurred;
we have good deal of difficulty in telegraph
ing by the Western Union line this subject of a
telegraph has never been brought to my atten-
ton especially; have always adopted what inn
proved appliances the master machinist, super
lnendent or engineer make.
In conclusion, witness said he had endeavored
to furnish all facilities to have this investigation
complete.
Charles F, Adams, railroad commissioner, was
sworn and testified to the duties of the board of
commissioners, and gave his opinion as regards
the operation of the Eastern railroad which
was, in substance, that the road was in pecu-
liar position that, at certain times of the year,
1t was subjected to an extraordinary pressure,
and this accident is the result of one those occa
Sions; the returns of the Eastern railroad, &C.
companied with the five other roads running
out of Boston, show an increase of 1853 per cent
OF business, against eighty-siX per cent increase
OF rolling stock the Eastern railroad during ten
months injured twenty-seven persons, thirteen
of whom were passengers; twelve were fatal,
and fifteen not fatal, andHthirteen were from
jumping off and on trains.
Capt. j. H. Roberts and wife were sworn, and
testified to the time of accident and corroborated
the evidence of other witnesses.
Several other witnesses were examined, with
out eliciting any new facts. Adjourned to three
O'Clock, tomorrow