The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-05
THAT SAME OLD VERDICT.
RIyE NEWS LTVES stORTFTCED AM
NOHODY 10 MIAMI.
AUoroner's Inquest that was Run nv the Lee
h,gh valley RAILWAY CompanN-Testimonv
Di@rren f,icd and verdict to Order.

ACoroner'- Inquest that was Run nv the Lee
h,gh valley RAILWAY COMMUNICATIONS
Di-rren r,icd and u verdict to Order.
District Attorney VOORHEES, yesterday
assisted Coroner Bush IN the conduct Of the In
oucsi over tho bodies ~ Thomas J. Copic,
Allen Hing. Henry Nicoinr. Patrick Fcency. ana
al T. inner T.. TIomnapu, who were ktilc bv
tbe,Vtl ,ding boiler of the engine Ccntialia on
the Esstun and Amhoy Railroad ON Monday
morning John Connolly, water rricr uu
the a. uose at hO time of the explosion took
the Fl nd, his face handa1'd in awoolicu wrlp-
per. lie WAS standing near tho lOcorutve
when the hoiicr exploded. lie heard "a loud rc-
port Ike thc discharge of cannon, and in a.
moment tnc car was ii,sd Nith smoke, and he
Jumped out scaldcd. Elas Scott used to va
,l't the nroman of the locomotive Ccntrilia
priut TO- Ort.4. The engine appeared to- be- AN
Oh ono. nUt wituc-- always supposed b. tUl r iu
you'd shane lle ir,quehtly ass.ted M
Jac1b Hack. MINT witchnan, whose tuty II
we u gudtd tue engine at uilut. tH-iihel thai
h w. Boz good 1tdcr when VI lclt thc r.td ou
A. tustrumeht by Nhtrh wiNcr could nc 10 reed
hom the tnN INTO the bolDr white the tn-ne
y . ndlne s'i!i' the nrer oc'ni d I'VE" if"i"
tn pressure OF tine steam.
PeterGi .suN. lab nee, htd heard that the en-
piie ii been condemned He ans ifr Ju4f br.
fore the explosion the hihofVrs IN the cltn 80
we've "taNnng a litue tau, he shi. sm7kiuH.
L.usung, nd Joking
} 'ou Hack. hc ni-ht watchman. was re-
called. aud he o. ftnrd ia the engine bad q
hurdred and ten bounds ~ .teanl uu. and WIS
blowing on when % started itoIu tine sued. lie
be we'd the cu9iNr We ttout nine ears tld.
Frrd"rick SurnrnHn v SON tue engine itN'ug
g. biz work. AZ ,r crossing the itauttu he -,w
the cugiucvi O.. tht -lelui p9u1r.. auu irt W..lcs
lotto InC IUilNr. N|.Nt-- LOt down 900 tlN
cn.in, b.f,r. trr ',,fln.isn. and aaw .he,u,i-
neer n ling tuc tu'Nu..
Johl CM.aut. l.ri.erly engineer ~ the Cen
traiia, thought li the bull' Wds gtc uV heated
II a. D. ma.
He rave hi testi nouy very guarIcil,. AMI
evidently not dt-po-cd To say tnttiIne '4lru
g a To compromise lin Min The ta.lruuI ru..-
many. OF wlrn he !. nn cwploNcc. Nccnrlinf fo
hts .bnwing tno Crutrali was q ur'tItfls -nir
en.ihS, Nith boiler ga especially COCO Dou-
Jonn Davi.. a rnachinist. who had cNiuinrl
he wreck II the engine. toiieNtd TIA th' tN-
piOsion WAS causci hV injecting water into e b u
and exhausted boiler
rnr EHgiNELRs RrCORr.
John Carlcine recalled, testineu ihat Thomas
J. '"pe, 90" enpinrer VINO wa killed. 'Nua
o. "oy' sober man. =" There c.uld ttc uct, er
engineer nc said. tie hnd lccu umuluted Tor
niue We r, "n re- brl'iderc ruad ani ~ -n'N'r
reurnand"d. HI'inf testified thai fh" 90 ri""
Was perfectly sound and SAFE. aud the ,neiup,r
earri t'd c"iuu"-rnt. lac Was asked DO, tne Dice
tie. N'trrN'A g. VIA b" uttrput"u On" Nu'.l-
SION ~ said h" htd rp definite a. mi u. put
supposed 10 must tuNe b"cu -iuscd b. ".uuir.
tilue -islu- wa, ~ 90 "a suddrn.'
lr Icu So 'oi mnn recalled. testified ta1t
beturH hH got or VA engine no saw th,, en- ln,.
tusa tne unu.r ald ini',ll. cDcii ANA hu.ulnt
but ~faan ttulv from tlfntr. ltr ~ lieV-: thar
the cAsinO' hut tp,u lt.'d upr luWcrc .c, and
g1t 90 wat hui "nl' .t" ." ir .n ih't alii.
NwnHt iIuu "...-'. iie ts.,Y-I'p t.,. it, .idrut
he l""hed nt ,.r i.-ti, u.t toter. tue ~ ser
rnwn s1.,i.' rb"r.,, nnihin,.u 49,.
Tidicii "a, fr.; tu tuc i.t tNf fu.lter.I -.. o..
W. caused ~ p.1t"e o." d 49, yr'uf e.
enltue MA an tui 90 f. .,fI.f fNn WAT g. 40 tr
ably inuOdl'ed uiorsn b. int the atol
c.. Sharr,. a iocomofN engineer ems ln-oI