The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-02
1.-THE DREADFUL SENSATION OF FALLING"
A Game of Whist that Ended
in Death.
SAD TERMINATION OF A BRIDAL TRIP.
An Additional List Of the Missing
Victims.
cBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

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The Coroncrs jury paid another visit to the OF
the disaster this morning. and soon after, at ten
O'clock assembled in the room over the fire engine
house. where the session held yesterday, pro-
ceeGed at the business In hand Hon. l.. $.
Sherman, Of Ashtabua, an attorney Tor tho railroad
company, appeared and made statement to the effect
that he not present counsel for the company,
but That he had been requested by tho officers TO DO
present and aid In securing fair and exhaustive in
vestgation. report had been circulated that Con-
ductor Hem had been bulied giving his testimony
yesterday, and Mr.. Hail. the attorney employed by
the Coroner conduct the examination of witnesses,
declared as did several the jurors such reports
entirely uniounded, and nothing Of the kind
should be allowed.
TESTIMONY AN xMPLoyE
James A. Manning was tho first witness called. He
is engineer OF the companys watcrworks at this sta
ton, and testified in substance as iollows:-
The engine house Is located about twenty five feet
from the west pier tho bridge; at the imc Of tho
accident his way from the depot TO tho
engine house, and about 200 feet from the BRIDGE
heard train whistle, and knew by the noise that
something wrong; judged that the train Off
the track the he heard the crash OF the
falling cars; he toward the bridge, saw the en-.
gineer Mcclure, OF the forward engine standing on
the track who said:-
.'My God! Manning they have all gone down."
When he got to the foot of the steps leading to the
base OF the piers he standing end, lean
ing against the pier Of tho bridge angle Of
about forty 1--we degrees, and fire at the upper cnd
there fire IN any other part Of the wreck at
this time; sleeper tho south side of this
car, being right eide up were all the other cars
far witness could the nre did not break out at
any point OF the wreck, but spread from tho first
Car, and this still burning after tho entire
fro. nj 10
there other person there but after he
wounded people and others; he gave
and pail directed HIM to try aud put out tho
re he then went to the engine house to get bars and
levers; he knows OF other orders efforts to put
out the fire, but other pals were brought
The clock OF the locomotive that went down was
handed 1t had stopped at thrt min
utcs past seven o'clock Tho witness continued
1t was about ten O'Clock when the last live was
taken irem the wreck, and at that time tho wreck
mass OF flame; the wind was light and came II gusts;
witness helped no ono out of the wreck; there
appliances the engine house for throwing water
except about forty feet Of inch rubber hose
used in cleaning the house; the wreck about 800 feet
from tho house, witness had never heard any remarks
about tho safety Of the bridge and nothing about
EVIDENCE OF A PASSENGER.
The next witness called was Captain Charles II.
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a, the time of the accident and had been cut and
bruised IN the face head and band but seriously
Mr. Tylers evidence comprehensive and
distinct. Witness Is commission merchant, but had
been for twenty years captain u Mssis sippi
River steamboat and from his experience in this lat
capacity he based his opinion as TO the number OF
the train which he places at fully 200:
he riding tho through sleeping Palatne, and
thinks there three four behind nat there
we're nineteen passengers in this car, OF whom he
knew personally Mrs. Graham, OF New York MISS
shepherd, OF Wisconsin,; Mr.. Thomelsen, of ST.
LOUIS and Mr.. Lyon, OF New York; the train ut the
ti,nc running at about tho rate Of fifteen
miles an hour: just previous the accident witness
had sat down with card party the first ntimation OF
anything unusual occurring was shock and the
breaking OF one OF tho lamps; almost Immediately
another crash followed by which two lamps were
broken and was LETT III total darkness a mo-
after end OF the car dropped, anu Mr. Lyon
of the card party, cried
''My God we going down ~
1t seemed TO witness, intense wcrc his feelings
during the frighttu leap, that II fully ten minutes
before the struck the crash terrific; another
Tell cndways on TO the rear end Of the Paatnc,
completely smashing oil about ten feet OF the car In
which two men, both OF whom must have been
killed instantly; the sleeping City OF Buffalo,
which witness thinks the car Tell It's side;
soul saved from this car; witness got
the car and climbed over tho City OF Buffalo, aiding
Miss Shepherd at the same time; witness grasped the
wreck with his hands and Miss Shepherd slipped down
and him to the ground falling into the snow and he
followed ut once there was nothing lett inside The City
of Buffalo, persons aud no seats, and cries or
groans came car very walls and groans
could be heard as II coming from beneath the ruins
Mr. Tyler testified further us TO the number OF per.
the train. all OF which was In corroborntion Of
his opinion that there all 200 Mr.. Tyler said
he attached no blanc to the railroad company and to
the citizens thanks due from all their abors
SURVIVOR SWORN.
The next witness was Mr.. 7. T. Swift, of North
Adams, Mnss, hotel keeper, who the wrecked
train with his wife, Mrs Bingham, OF Chicago ard
Miss Mabel Arnold OF North Adams, who were under
his Besides these witness knew Mr. White, of
Boston, and Mr.. Brewster of Milwaukee; there were
about twenty persons In the car, the Paatinc; the
train running at tho rate OF about eighteen miles
per hour; OF whist party the time
OF the accident, the first prcmonion OF which tho
breaking Of tho lamps and the carccning OF tho car
which bounced II IL OF the track; then camc
tho fearful sense OF dropping; witness was struck
the bead by something, knocked scDsclcss, and from
that time until he reached hotel was UNCONSCIOUS
of what passed. although he walked up the
stairs, led by his wife; had gone through the
train at Eric, and thinks there 200 passengers on
the train; could say the number OF children
does not think any the Palatnc were lost, ana be-
Icves there but ono car the OF the Pala-
tine.
The inquest was then adjourned until tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock
THE
Tho reports about orders issued by the railroad on
Gals not 10 allow any water to be thrown tho
burning wreck, resolves itself after close and search
ing investigation by your correspondent, to Just ts:
Strong tho station agent, said to the Chief Of
the Fro Department that water would do no
good, aud no did not want my thrown
This much 70 testified 10 by number OF