The New York herald., 1874-07-08
THE SHORE LINE DISASTER.
Railroad characterization OF the
Injured-Text OF the COroner's Ver-
dict-Funeral OF Superintendent Will
cox.

d01IfO0Q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Va sAAV
Injured-Text OF the .Coroner's Yer
dict-Funeral OF Superintendent Will
cox.
NEW HAVEN, July 7, 1874.
The accident at Stony Creek Is the one topic OF
conversation in this city to-day. Many OF the pas
senRers on the Inflated train are about with BAN
daged limbs and sore bones, and around each
groups OF interested Inhabitants gather, eager 10
learn fresh particulars of hairbreadth escapes
There Is apparently great diversity OF opinion not
in regard to the cause OF the accident, which all
agree was due to the careessness OF william
Beach, the station MASTER but in regard to the re-
sponsibity OF the railroad company Tor the catas-
trophe. Undoubtedly many suits VIII, however,
be commenced against the road, az great number
OF the injured are laboring people, VITO may
be incapacitated IUr work many days.
There seems to DC considerable sympa-
thy felt for the unlucky empoye Who
caused the accident, for he Is known TO oe a tenn
perase man and person OF good reputation, and
the remembrance that 1t was not strictly part OF
his duties to attend the switch lncllnes many to
pity, more than condemn, him. Mucn INDIGNATION
Is, however expressed at the loose management
OF the Shore line division, and it is Stated that
many similar even worse acci dents have only
been prevented by good fortune. Mr.. Daniel W.
Morrill,, OF New Haven, related TO a HERALD re-
porter an instance OF grossly criminal careless
ness which came under mis- personal observation
last summer that has never appeared In print.
He was travelling upon an eastward bound train
on the Shore line road, which train was required
to wait at Madison for the passage OF one
bound west: bur on this occasion, after waiting q
few moments the train proceeded on toward New
London, and when lew miles from Madison,
suddenly came face TO face with the westward
bound train. Happening to meet on straight
stopped just in time TO prevent horrible tele
scope, but had bend intervened 1rightful disas-
ter must have ensued. such carelessness as this
is felt, most ,nsty, by the inhabitants Of New
are liable TO receive severe overhauilng at their
hands.
solldated roads, stated to the reporter that not
once In year dld the train when was wrecked
IN the o. Of tine aoce% 81
were only full on account OF the number OF people
who had been out OF town enjoying the Fourth. He
considers that the railroad company are in no way
to blame; that they had every reason to repose
confidence in the man Beach. Mr.. Reed also very
naturally appears to think that the newspapers
have made altogether too much account OF the
cldent. The work OF removing the debris at
erai OF the cars found to be totally demolished.
THE PERSONS INJURED
by the accident have all been removed to their
homes, and with the exception OF lew are doing
we'll The spectacle OF men wlth faces court.plas-
tered, arms carried in sings and walking
thing TO-DAY. Miss Miller the telegraph operator
at Story Creek to whose noble effort, while suffer
ing intense pain from injuries received, the press
and pubic are indebted for much OF the early IN
teigence OF the accident transmitted Is In q fair
way OF complete recovery. She has been relieved
by another operator. From Clinton the sad inteli-
gence comes that Mr.. c. O. Post, OF WestDrook
has tailed rapidly since receiving his injuries. He
Is sinking and iears are entertained that he can
not recover
The following is the exact
TEXT OF THE VERDICT
rendered bV the COrOner'S jurV.-
That William N. Wilcox came to his death by being
crushed under car which thrown from the track
the Pine Brook Pin2 Stony Creek station, Bran
ford; that the of the being thrown from the
track was the fact that the switch
before the last car of the train had passed the
switch, and thereby the last car thrown from the
track and drew the other cars off the png William
Beach, the station agent at Stony Creek had charge of
the switch at the lime The switch in perfect order
II y one OF the safety switches recently and is
sti in working order. HENRY ROGERS, Foreman
SAMUEL b. MILLER,
CALVIN NJ. LEEfS,
ELISHA HART,
f. WALTER LEETE,
HENRY f. NORTON
BxARronp, July g. 1874
FUNERAL OF Mr.. WILCOX.
The funeral OF Mr.. Wilcox will take place to-
| morrow Wednesday, at TWO O'Clock p. NJ, from
| his late residence, in Madison on the Shore Line
| road. The deceased being extensively known by
| railroad and hotel men IN this city, New York,