The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-12
THE OCEANPORT DISASTER.
BRIDGENfSTER CONROB,S CfRELEss-
NESS THE CAUSE or Iy
A Draw that Boys Nigh, Have Tampcrcd
with, md that wns Certainly Displaced by
somebody-Thc Coroner's Inquest Begun.

IoNa BRANCH. AuO 1i-An official I'm.
yos,i,,o,i,, ,,,,o ,l,, -, -, A.. ..,,s,,,..
o nv vi '''c i"'ir"''u u'SnS-
form Of an inquest. by Coroner Guger and
jury. in the case of c. Edward vcrmuelcr the
only ono OF the injured who has died.
Eumund W. Price. boatman on tho crcok.
testified that on the morning OF the accident he
sailed to the bridge in his yacht. Conrow the
Keeper OF the bridge told him he could not go
through. as train was coming; but almost inn
mediatelv Conrow said. ct guess III 10, Won
" ~ % ~ " wv" WIN va"
y"cnt so as TO ge' headway' ana on approaching
inc pridgo aGaln ne saw that tho red nags lslg-
nails to trains that the draw was open) had been
,,ton douu ord mo ,ro,,, ,,os o,,s.I rI,,,,,,i
no, TON whether orv o,yr, ~, o,,or ,h,, dra h,,d
bcan mado Thetr,ir car,o oion,, q, orco ma
80 -, NJ, -, - ~, ~ -. ' '''',
aftor tho disnator md thu dra,v VIVA thop ali,b,
" misplnced-thc ends Of the rails failing TO
connn,i hv nhout civ iprhns Un y,s to,li,,, n,
the train when it went on tho bridge. and 1t
looked to him as though the locomotive got of
tho draw safely. the bargape car secminr TO
quit the track first Therc wore several boys on
the bridge. He climbed into ono Of tho over
snar ~ ot ni h ,ra,"r wra nht nst i
through a door. 10 this witness is rredited the
snving oi several women and children. who
would probably have been drowned had he not
louis White '" testified as follows.
IN the 1ridsc nou.c ID frcc came down The, nyst,n
M a.. ' @ n, M 'i'n y w @ ier
w., w "a I. M " n,nu., ~" u,-, uie J1nn ,nil guess
,snia fcd gae zach end the bridsc ~ 'wool item
1A,y had about placed he lasS when John SAID Bring
IL. js,a ~, ,iisn up d hs is.k and iqgs WHIT
aer,,,t ,,as ih ni 49, ana NM , H., su' % ,h ~,
ncn,fS in, va into N Woat rmw"s aron , ." ~ ps.e &c
ar a aud n,. n H. ,nM ah NO, zee wn, & ,h'r Son'
IVA. n nen HIM ,Irn ''"' our Tue red hAsN
John Conrow, the inculpatcd bridge kceper
"'S t. r,,v IN. W. IT, i,,"'u nhu tHlN.I iihe
sb',s ~ ,ravmr',"tin,. H. "''"o"' any
came to the arrw abor twenty minute. 20 scvcn that
,c taqiy Il an, ad s"c t. al r'.hi IN. , 'lg 'a,a a
. ,,,cn o.."N ,fan 'n, ,sh, rco' \ nni t,c ,Eht
hUy. were sN.re or r|r draw .aw if rI.','.i..nt
wa.tl t.,. , .. ',r sl A. ,n , ni. Z
a'd saw tlc tta.n Wa, rchml her umo .a.i. !" = IT,
sm-, ,'n an .i M H.n Ufoe-h, ] can -,r ifaiu! coming
th,m and tic, p1t inrir M .aw ,h,v bat tb,m T m
ami ih q saw tl triin COME INTO ,i-ht .aia t,,ch
~ the ras- tne train .. coHns took "a. Has from
,n Va ana nut % i m in 'N h' o.. "i',e NY b ,n-tl nd
~, .taa m N,f % t ~" M & ~ e' - to la ie ,, SsT ,
b, Ti. h. ',,,,, , ,,, ,,, ,S @ un ~, SOP
nrd ncn saw N, spIntcr, ny Thou tns ar. wtnt M
dr. hndc ran t. the edge oi the lraw wheir M iat
,At Mn' .. .n we ifnck anu called To te novs 10 sct
ti N.I If,l..
o"t ot ,.r W,nl.w lin' u,,S ",m,n ,,
wcrc two children l,i, in the car and
searched tor urm when went back on
,as a, dinM' A. va, i9 OF pa, nse,; shanliins II The
I,m t, NJ % tss ,s, & va, r PILE haeA Wa
shi t, L,s Ihe lin xxx me- & ",'ts 10 ,, wa. =" us
behind time did not examine he lock mai u,rn,,s
i never do. snd don't Know thatt, part my duty
J.r.minh punh,,, engineer ~ tho ,,r,,.t,..l
lo"n,ir% i1uiinmdn Dunn engineer oi inc wrecked
Iynta ,,h,,, ,r,, ON ,,rro.cht,, IN. ,,., ,.,,..,
INK .i s,,s red Al XIII "A INV, '' m ,h nii'"'
hins the .nsnr went ., - the draw ali risht unti il
Ca = NNI INIfIFu - ft4N f...sa
gNrt lg i". '" no. on. Do on AMI ap icd tis hrakc
XXX W. nj M ' i.'.', H., '.', We .', H ,, ,. "a vi ine ine
hank Tic frs, Knew Va. ~ the erouni. wiih hot
u, nraau 'nrui hlu ou 90. oY',...', side of ~,
W.'h. M.ii. i''. n M' 4i. Ilrn ",nt h!'A "n tNe
,l , ' , .'n l,.i a. = ~, ,'M rNin..'.
liz r,rf tl1t iio,a. lie Iork sn. ,i, , ,,, '
ulrl.o The wa, over the castings Of IN, l,k wore
,nm ami ihe hut that IT, iniut lcut or broken
ir'r iNe ii9M htl ieen i,ii mi krd looked ior
d. sst
,isnHit l 'ri lr !i. ant sand hr ilHlshi the