New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-01
THE CoE">ER's iNQU EsT-Ft NERAL "F ONE or
TIIS NFT1An,
iGEVtRAI Pass plsPATH

Boston, Aug. H.--1he COToncTs inquest was
resumed to-day az the u.al h"ar Ashbcl = Brown was
- IN and ta,t Ned friloWs'
IN Chiri,.t"wn. occupation engineer on tho
pastorr :, Hroad h"cn In n' emP"y iI years ran the
''' va - team ~blsh sa,es ~ O'Clock; the
. 81 V NsWbafyT1Ft rau this train since
n""' - '"' V Aus y H. lac hrs' Of my Iudg'
'u", , - =, -. -. -, aool"k When the collision
80, =, ,,,, past from Boston after
va. r,ad star VI, ."niu ~ aIpg.idr of the en-.
Hr t' hnr, 1 ..d r nc H. """I IT, "a" ssngn;
branch tam" I .ad, % Al ushii v, Point. started
and ne MT stop B'adf Ta.s, ff,- 'ane ct"ssinC
started f,on th,r sid ,uu Ia M,stc RN, @rr , tS
hr>i lgcr ma ,N n.. 90, 80, train So x III the
nrpusii. a. ., foi. Vu'.'.t - uthk'- htah' ma
.i.ni,d spJ Ne same ae,r, to .t"r Knowing 49,
.', ..r Doc .vgtroi | Nl.suid." ~ pf1Aes4, 80
,tle ~sys snd saw .",ona hsh, ' ,,l M, ro.
iiid' u isr w. I ii , i"wn and toe train tSt
a. ah-ad - p"-sfd tho sNl'hes !"
Tx va. fua -. nd q, our. va. ny aud
tDoiAs sl.E NJ ih.s Cav" ne we nsh, VI
tT.,n within 80 nu,. ~ ne along. aud the hrst
ssna 81 danger ~ was after l'a,ms o'T y, ,n
i.c. ,Nt',r.. ,csi d '" i"a'- and '"ad harhS 20
'"'cd''' -, ." n .m..,' ., arr ton NV train.
mat "h inn he rear nd Of that train wien got
" s,n i"ar ar a,c ,o.i- IamJTd "a; was thrown
f.', Ana wa ".rlthsd h,ms , got or up a.
%, N - uoi Scn ~ my snshe she Was blowing
"A lyod pd see hlS ~ fae y. soon a. , uS
,r lhs arrIu u by nnnc eot reply; went round
to .b, OH ,o ct ii, tran near where Jumped Of, tQ
I,m s.Ecd hin, Il he was hurt he said. NO." then
| W,ut to tie uRiu 10 ave MI the assistance Quiz
With ihct" saw man tNng 10 ert "nI Oi %inaow
be r. HIM out on he platform then saw another maj
h,i,drg ~"uiHn Hnd ohild .nt from under the Tram
The neat rh.Us heart was that ny BAGGAGE
taasT halt went into the car and ASKED hin II he was
nUI' hr al W,rc,, be- VA: h. caught between the
.esAgs cat aud sn"kiuRcaT; went to my engine 10 get
htg. 1As'rr: s'uy I'll round n orr hours; then went
Nr Cruhey engine Roc kport and stayed with him
30 e. aI tnru Sr, to the fuin. stayed there half
quarter, IF an hour; heard ina, train was gong
t.iuk VA, 1910 when epterd my house ine atiDs-
rlorc va. cloudy aud IL lH'A'd ,o ike os ram
I,T ""' ftaF lid '% NOT have 20 minutes
-tIt OF mo. dH no. expect any train ahead; va inn
ming not over - IuIs lHr hour whoa passed over
h, "a Brd.o o one With the engine but the
% ' rate q srcg@ when in@p saw was SS ted ted
lights: lantern ieing 50 near to that train
coming II suddenly and knowing thst !se IRAN
Wa IGerr my attention turned 10 Something else
tia, l. 10 sop TRAIN soon COULD reversed my
eDsus Orca!,c they were short diStance ahead ,,ouo
,rt,Hg exec ut what was said by the depot master did
know that the Beverly train was behind time knew that
ever had any instructions in regard to train that went
ahead Of tiain could not tell what the condition OF the
wratLer wac; do not rsolect noticing signal ght pc
fore reaching Prison Point; had difficulty in seeing
the signal light that night; could not tell tine rate Of
i5 miles hour; was detained at Saugus Branch .L
and was properly not"ied; after leaving the
"KnowNOhng" do not get extra speed after leaving
Everett increased rate of speed but not as nuch as
usual after leaving Everett; did not fast Oh ac-
count fog; always make 1t practice to run care
fully; the stack did not interfere with
uy sighp the head light in good condition; the first
point can see (Rcvere depot is just rs the engine
leaves the bridge 10 train ahead between Chelsea
depot and the bridge my rate OF speed was Increased
straight line Of the track did not try 10 make up
lost time that night going through Revere at the
usual rate of speed; around the my speed Is 70
| miles per hour do at times faster than at
others; expect a train ahead to give me warming;
have made no threat that If train was IN
my way would him down been on the
road SIX years connected with engine do not know
what KIND OF brake is used the train cannot Judge
whether the brakes put UP do not consult
my watch when am behind time the reason is that IL
am behind time there is not much chance OF getting
ahead always compare watches with the conductors
positive II the SauRus Branch train that
to look out for positively that there
In sight the straight track that night knowing
that the Beverly train had start of 20 minutes OF
and thinking that they leaving Revere when wa.
starting, had anxiety about IL it my duty t.
look out for sig1allight at Revere do expect
light there without there Is danger; there no hgh
there.
Vim. F. Simmonds sworn, and his testimony cor
ruDorated that Of the engineer.