The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-23

1t was usual to have brakeman Tor every two
cars land there were only TWO Drekemen IoL
the collision might have been greatly weakened II
there had been sufficient brakemen 10 STOP tno
train when the danger signal ~as ne4rd'
PAINFUL STORY.
John Cooper, brakeman on Hbbards trAin,.
testified thar when they were halfway between
Lawrence and R0ckaway, Hubbard walked up and
down very excltedlV, and kept looking sc his
watch. mumbling 70 himself, 40 God, we're late,
"Hurry upl hurry upl" Then they heard the
whistle, down brakes, and Hiooard looked OUT OF
comeln He rushed into the smoking car and the
collision occurred almost In she same instant.
Tnis testimony was OF painful interest, being tns
fore ne met his sudden death.
William q. lbottson, OF Jamaica, was passen.
alter the engine. aud described tue shock TO thai
car as being very slight indeed. He gave an &C.
of the cars. One lady he assisted In getting out
Of a window. In a voice trembling with emotion
he recounted the narrowing scenes na sa W, among
others that woman was bending over mans
form. and asked him In voice OF terrible agita-
"ARE you DYING, BRUNO ~
The woman In question was Bruno TURNER'S
vile.
Aug. Smith said ne made application to two
conductors OF two trains for permission 10 SEND
dead bodies over the road, and was refused Dy
them both; he brought the bodies back TO Lock-
woods Grove; the agent a. Lawrence said that
he would not leave the bodies there as the COM
pany did not pay him for Watching dead bodies,
ana he did not propose TO stay there all night.
This closed the testimony. ana District Attorney
Downing delivered the charge asking the jury
no party to the accident. Tne question OF general
management had oeen gone INTO lar as It bore
from them q verdict without fear or iavor.u
me Jury retired at hali-past turee and was out
over Jour hours. Tnen Q majority verdict was
rendered as lollows:-
Ss Yo IS o q 9nes s The sae az NeM
York at B. O. Motifs Hotel on July s. Is and 20, in the
& one the
said s' s e oS william B. Mott sOCh John the ESsT
William il; Could, Bruno Thurman William finn; then
ne sid o,S al ps s
Attending the death OF the Aforesaid persons and by
whom the same were produced and IN what manner
ssatS. do say upon 3. Ssiis, aIoTssad, tnat
their trains on time Which did not belong either q
them the rules and VIZ Of the
the Tor mt GSoa 20 onI
the road saeiy add also having approved brakes
n. table to on their pS no ha Or also for putting
the road an
sfrainmaser Barr and we The undersigned
hereby exonerate Barton and Train
well the said Coroner, as the Jurors aoresaid have
Of te dafe heTeo SCI jay anu
Charles Carroll hdward f. Maher samuel n, O. hor
'o 4tsst-JoIS K mIoSs Coroner OF Queens county
MINORITY VERDICT.
The following Is the minority report:-
Fork County Of Queens, SAN inquisition
indened and taken for the people OF the state OF New
York. at B. G. Motifs hotel, in the county OF queens
aforesaid, July g. L. aud e. the year OF our Lord
thousand eight hundred and seventy-fye, before
John r. Hicks OF the OF the said state for
the county aforesaid upon the bodies OF r g fieer.
William b Mott John Ehlers, William T. Gould, Bruno
Thurman William Finn then and there lying
said county who being summoned, sworn and charged
to inquire into all the circumstances at ending the
deaths of the aforesaid and by whom the same
were produced, and in what manner and when ana
the to their death DO upon
the oaths lid that should have
laid at Woodsburg, he running on ume
which did not belong to him. according to the
rules and regulations OF the Southern Railroad
Company and we hereby severely censure the company
for not employing good AMI competent men, nor suf-
cent number Of brakemen to operate the road safely
also Tor not having approved brakes attached to their
cars, and for altering their time table or
manager over the road an inexperlenced man, with
power direct and control superintendent Barton and
train Barr, and we, the Undersigned hereby
SUPERINTENDENT Barton and train Barr
from all blame In witness whereof we'll as the said
Coroner Jurors aforesaid have to this nquisiion
their hands and seals the day OF the date thereof
July twentysecond eighteen hundred and seventyhve
Pllney Doughty foreman; Joseph hcKim, William
Smith Charles Petit John A. Wood.
Attested-JoHN r. HICKS, Coroner Queens county
1t is not improbable that Coroner Hicks will
issue his warrant to-day for the arrest Of the
officers OF the road and 1t Is generally considered
that he Is in duty bound to take this STEP