, 1873-08-19

OF his whereabouts.
Jacob K1osc; nothing is known Of hia roai-
dehcc or destination.
CoRONERS' INVESTIGATION.
coaposlr1oN OF TIE JURY.
Coroner Stephens yeRtordny forenoon impnn-
eled jury, consisting Of tho following gon-
tlemon: Robert Il. Story, foreman, Of Dyoho l.
Co., druggists; William Bailey, tr1lnk-doalor,
No. 180 WoHt Madison street; Joseph Stein,
shoe STORE No. 1853 West Madison street; 8.
Hontrichson. notions, No. 14t Wost Madison
street; Edward Burokey, No. 05 South Halsted
street; Dr.. Enooh Donmar. No. o21 West Lake
street; George ". Wheeler, e1-County Clcrk,
No. 474 Michigan avonue; AlonEo Eaton, livery
aud eale stable, Nos. Is and 81 South
Halatod street; J. Holland, druggist, Of
tho firm Of Holland d Renney, corner Des-
plainos and Madison streets; O. w.. Ham
mond, hardware. No. 70 Wost Madison
streot; J. II. Smith, furniture, No. 1874 Wost
Madison street; ". 4. speor, carpenter and
bailder, No. 95 South Halsted street. The jury
frat viewed the romainB Of the victims at the
Morguo, and then adjourned to- the Hospital
building Oh Eighteensh Btroet, where they
Listened to the following Testimony:
TESTIMONY or SUPERINTENDENT II NuLLEN.
James g. MoMullcn being duly Bworn, testi-
fed as follows:
+ reside at No. 72o weat Adams atreet. I am tho
General suportptendont Of tho Chicago, Alton h St.
Louis Ratlroad. Ths rules governing the running Of
s!ass train. % Tic IL; trains Of "'' 4niorior 9s:
oass in boh x raeens &hu 1Ge
speak Of tho class Of trans that there may DO no
trains must IN Ill cases ho ispt onroiy out Of the ay
Of passenger trains. There ara no other rulos ~
issbG 70 sso trsns We number ogr trnlns ana
case the train No. 1, arc the words; +Ftnt clasa
end on tzatn NJ. 2s tho coal train are The words
and rules Noboagg Isnen ns VIZ rR
to stop ttains tho orders have to from Bloom
nrh nsSu oofs ,st sbou the moving Of trains eo
S1acr T. aercoted, and at the same tin,o
rorteS T5 ass Witch
which ho Ia directed to display Immediately upon ro-
eeipt of notice from The train. Office that he is
flag stops all trains Of every class No train Gun pass
II and the order s thon communicated to tie OPERATOR
over tho Wires. Alter 1speang i bac Il ao%nd
P.tenos teleesphs bscE sho istsls t5 s'' IT,
tara tho operator indorsos tho message The oper
aor then makos two duplicates 10 tho order delivers
one to tho conductor and engineer. who must write
telegraph lns from any cause should ai to work
between tho me that the operator receives the order
T. this order would NJ. be delivered. Those in zen.
eEal Why aro our rules governing tho moving Of trna
Iemont ct 1905, and had right to run from Chicago
to St. Louia regardless Of any other train except
urday night at o'clock. When these two trains
rcsched meeting train, No. haa tho right to 60 to
No. Would t. eompeo vail IT ho 9ne oa
Is minutes behind the car ti1nc the minutes thnt
ho wsits additional + to provide for possible var
Chicago At q o. Tits psrtieaas occasion il dd
nhve mot At bridgeport, but w}en tney ca GET beind
e coaftrain has to keep out Of tho way of tho pas.
1a Ns 10 for
+ Ihe objection ofthe conductor, except whom s droo
fons hs5srS SSst y wh these rules tvolye risk
Osr,an Of that t.a 1H thst tho ooaaus.or Is ths
~oold mako violation Of tho rules, wnon Il Is the d.
VIII The S,uss saaassr inss T. i hoS
Es5sponsIbis eqssy with The conductor L he fais to
Tho bae in h case es with thc copdustor Ind c.
gineor Of the coal train. Thoy woro running undcr
S'vs t5aa Ga!ss Tie sssn.
voluntary suggestion. Tho engineer waa on tho road
thirty days mud competent. Conductor Deane Of the
been faithful up 70 s time Tho thst te epanesr
sceo 1 only been month on TIC road
WAS examined and plsoed On IN engma Vie anothao ~
engneet to run over that section Of e road on which
For Wsxno ~ s'1aa IN a
aaa hS ~ done ns lot Ta tho Of learning o.
fully ho e Of n so, spgs 1 he
to run The conductor has een on te ros Tor sex -
eEal Year,, and wa brought from d brakeman md
s!nce that te 10 hss run this tssn "Reminiscences
There no way to stop trains th1 road nfnr thsy
to my ouse about lapast Il ocoet sasTsx came
RStti1g % my eoat betweea door and s1s, ssrr1sRss,,
' eoson ''eao or .aeen s1aS H.
eaf cnaraeter. to tho effect that theS bad had ~
:Tfu W. sp3ssh;up Immediately atspstehed e1ra
= milo and ; half distant, for IN opgine. Sent fof
physicians al over tle city. Had tho train togothor-
sleopingeara and coaches and started With the sur
apgrsed Of tho fact, at 1880 that night There was
th!ek fog prevailing at tho time. Several freight
knew nothing, and wo wero therefore compelled to run
H!owly. We're an houE IN running from the depot to
tiero we could not ascertain Whero the socdan occur
red. Want ahead on foot and, after is minutes
ssarsh reached tho plaee and found that four cars
wounded had Leon laid out tho seata of the scepnQ-
car: stattod ths phyaleaans to work making Al OK
hsa bster rd baok 10 Chicago - Soon ~ po.
p sh Arsaa = Ie1s Co. r. otsaR IsR
xsaass sad aad IT, e sss ses s III
10y t..."a' an9 !!aca ~ Which t!oy were wrecked
Whpei engine aud thirty-lye Of coal aud other
tnoaht, nI making y very hoayy tratnnucA heavier
{.eowcatclle." ot the coal train enKlno must ayo
ctt tho point Ut the pilot Of the passenger engno
Iho tendency WA to thro" tho passenger eng1no to
Tue east, 'Which dragged With 1t. tho express cur
Immediately behind It, which was by that
lneana pnt tn now poa!tion. whore
the pilot Of tho freight engine under and picked
y up and rstBed It to tho height Of tho At
the sans tine turning II over aud bendny It top Of
in q &juht A1,n11
struck waa tho baggagc-car, which had also 6oeu
dragged of tho track 10 the ithtda nf the ourYa