The New York herald., 1874-08-27
A VICTIM TO PROGRESS.

CoroneT's Inquest Over . Child Killed
by Hudson River Railway Train
Nobody to Blame.
Coroner Kessler yesterday held an inquest In
the case OF Amelia Frederika Hem, q child i've
years of age who was run over and instantly
killed by train OF the HUDSON River Railroad, at
Eleventh avenue and Forty-second street, on the
afternoon OF the 18th inst.
william Greer, OF No. $50 Eleventh avenue saw
the killing Of the child; passed Forty.second
street about four O'Clock; saw q train approaching
at unusual speed; little girl came from toward
the river; the car bell was ringing but no whistle
sounded; tried 70 catch the child but was unable
on account Of the rapid approach OF the train !:
the nagman also attempted to stop the
engine and Sarely escaped being run over himself;
the cowcatcner struck him; the child was struck
and the whole train ran over her, cutting her
completely in two; tho train did not stop before
1t reached Forty-fourth street; could not say how
many miles per hour the train was moving; the
wheels were going SO fast they could scarcely be
seen turning; during the three years have lived
in that neighborhood recollect eleven similar
accidents just at my door.
Louis Brenner sworn-I am q parkeeper In
Eleventh avenue; heard women screaming and
saw the child under the wheels; did not see the
train strike her; have lived there twenty-one
years; have witnessed as much as ten run over
accidents wnile l lived there; the train did
not blow the whistle for "down brakes" till they
had passed as much as block aud q half; they
were going unusually last.
Michael McCann sworn--Am y lsborer; i've
at No. $40 West Thirty.third street; saw
the cars coming at great speed; the
nagmar was Knocked down while trying to
rescue the child, and she was run over; heard the
bell ring but the whistle did not blow before the
accident; 1t is usually blown when there is any
thing In the way.
Gavin Luther Quimby sworn-Am q conductor
on Hudson River Railroads reside at Tarrytown |;
was OH the train which ran over the chld the
train was going at the usual rate between four
and ave miles an hour: the bell was. ringing all
the while; no whistle was blown; we are required
TO ring the bell, and II anything is the track to
blow the whistle; have been on the road three
years; remember some l0ur fatal accidents during
were a mile away, when the breakman told me he
thought we had run over somebody.
John White sworn-Am engineer OF the locomo-
tive which ran over the child; did not see any.
thing on the track; saw the iaQman with the
white nag as we came to the lower crosswalk OF
Forty.second street; saw no policemen; were
going about iour or five miles an hour; did not
see any danger; olcw no whistle; it was about
iour or ave O'Clock In the afternoon, iull tight
had used no steam within two blocks; was run
ming by the momentum OF the train on low grade !;
there Is nagman kept at that crossing to keep the
track clear.
John Hem sworn-I live at No. $50 Eleventh
avenue: am baker; the child was my daughter,
i've years old she had been across the way play
dent.
Daniel Falvery sworn-Am the fireman OF the
locomotive which ran over the child: we were
going without steam saw the nagman run across
the track just as we were crossing Forty second
street. but saw no child about two or three
blocks further up some ona aaid there had been