New-York tribune., 1877-01-05
city on Sunday next He born and reared IN tnst
vicinity The Rev Dr. Goodwin and ID. W. Whitte OF
Chicago are to conduct the exercises.
THE RAILWAY SLAUGHIER.
THE INQUEST.

FURTHER TESTIMONY BEFORE THE C0RONER-Ihh
FIRE ENGINES NOT USED TO EXTINGUIsH THE
FLAMEs-DIFFICULTY IN SETTING THE ENGINES
NO EVIDENCE OF THE TRAIN HAVING JUMPED
THE TRACK.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. Am Ashtabuia
special to The Leader gives the following account o te
inquest proceedings:
The coroners Jury reassembled at O'Clock this morn
Ing f. W. Lockwood the first Witness ana tes'iheu
that he the pumping ghouse, near the depot us'
before the accident; James Manning, engineer at the
pumping house. had last been telling him what good
engine he had they had facilities for attaching nose III
four five places did not say anything apout a'achs
the village fire at the pumping left the pump
ing house at;63oclock to home; on his way met tran
No. s. which seemed to be all right did not near inc
crash as the bridge went down. the night being very
stormy but saw the light Of the burning wreck mmedi-
atey; did go back till next morning. when ne exam
ned the track and ties, but saw no indications OF Tram
having jumped the track There was no snow Oh 'he
bridge when he passed over It,
The next witness was George Brake, who resides In
Ashtabula He heard the alarm Of fire on tho night OF
the accident, and being foreman OF Protectioh oo,n
pany bastened to the engnehouse. Witness said Inc
team usually eployed could not be obtained, and as
some delay was experienced in starting it was probably
threequarers OF an hour before we arrived al tho la
road crossing I asked why the engine already there
was not at work. and told by Mr. Strong that there
use, water could do no gOod' Bull "a"o oh
delvOrs get the engine into operation ana askeo MI
Culver should take the engine down upon the Ice hc
answered that he had authority in the matter. eS
amued and found drag ropes or anything else 10 sc'
the steamer down WITH and finally abandoned the uea'
Neither the orders Of Mr. Strong nor those OF any ono
else had any Influence upon my action thought then,
as now that the fire could have been checked better py
engines than by the use of buckets received an order
from the Chief Engineer not to set the engine some
twenty or thirty buckets were being used in throwing
water. Mayor Hepburn gave him no orders
E. A. Hitchcock, sworn, said: Is foreman OF the
steamer Nepune has been with the Fire De-
partmrnt for nine years. MI Strong before reaching
the scene of the accident asked him If the Fire Depart
meut WIS needed; Mr. strong replied " don't think we
need any waer;" then told driver he had better
not try TO take the engine down, the snow was very
deep; went Immediately to the wreck; wondered ha'
they did not want water the fire; had not seen Cnei
Knapp or fireman Brake up that time; met MI strong
and said els there any need of water beng thrown y
Mr. Strong replied that he thought water was o no se
this was his only reason for not putting on water MS
opnjon Is that by using water soon as IL might nave
been used more lives would have been saved; the
steamer was ready for use soon after II was on Tue
ground and II ii had then been used THINKS the nre
could have been extingulshed and more bodies might
have been identified he would have proceeded to throw
water Oh the fire if for the order OF Mr. strong
Capt George OF Ashabua testified to the substance OF
the conversation between Mr.. Hitchcock ana MI. ouohs
which he overheard.
-Four watches were found in the wreck to-day, three OF
them SO badly burned that they were mere masses Oh
metal One Of them marked on the inside case,
"Wiu c. H. Bradley" and has been forwarded to Mrs.
Bradley in san Francisco