New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

THE COMFY ISLAND RAILROAD DISASTER
A DISCHARGED LABoRER ARRESTED on susriCioN
or PLACING INSTRUCTIONS on THE IRACh-
FUNERALS OF THE VICTIMS.
The police of the Eighth Precinct, Drookiy h'
Yesterday arrested Thomas yland on the suspicion 'a'
lie was implicated in placing obstructiohs upon '' az
OF the Prospect Park and Coney island Kahro""' WI
wodpesdov night bv which a gravel train was wrecked
and five men were killed. Hyand was einployedrecen'N
ON the road as aborer and in the gang when was
upder the charge Primrose the conductor OF
the wrecked train, who was one OF the VICTIMS Oh INC
Disaster Hyland was in the habit of drinking ana ire
ouently neglected to attend TO his work AUou' TWO
weeks ago Primrose discharged him. Hyland was very
angry at being treated in this manner, ana openly
threatened to "get square" with Primrose.
Captan Mackellar of the Eighth Precinct learned OF
this quarrel and Mt suspected that vland might
have obstrnced the track. IN the hope that iIlmroSe
of age rs married aud lives at No lG0 wentvrsi1sl
South BROOKLYN The Captain ana D,tcctve e p,9 h
visited his house Thursday night hut tailed 10 ma hl'
Yesterday morning he was found IN BED ana lactu l-
der arrest He said that ne EnHw oc wGc The ac
cIdent occurred Captain Mac6ear asked Wherc ne was
,nat hc knew nothing abont the natter He taken
before Justice Ferry who committed MN 10 1tI. al, on
January g. Hyland was arrested by Detective Druhen
for breaking into store the water front lie stoe
quantity Of rope for which he was comu,,llcu 10 jan
for twenty days His photograph Is IN the foSues va"
The statement has been made that Michael H9loran,
the engineer of the train. was incompetent Inls Is
declared the officers of the road 70 he untrue tes
dent Culver stated Yesterday nat ony &
times by his friends to employ men Whom tatS re-
commended but unless they were familiar with the
duties required Of them they wonld not he allowed upon
the road His conductors were paid from $50 10 100
ioran has been the road for about three years He
was hired by Captain Thomas who has full charge or
eighteen wears connected with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. Hslloran Is considered perfectly competent
The five victims OF the disaster will be buried at Presl;
dent Cuyers exaensSe ihG o o. i,er Wam
Primrose, No. 229 Frost-st william crafts; the
brakeman who leaves a wife and one child will be
buried today from hs residence No 1,6o9 Broad
way, Brooklyn. lie is the son-n-aw OF Major Crandal
the superintendent of the Broadway and East New 2ra
Railroad. The funerals OF the remaining three victims
Will also occur today Inc inquest w DC Ted ec
Coroner simms next Tuesday Two lure. nave neeH ~
impaneed They will act respectively IN inc case "i
ID. C. Corbin president of the Manhattan Beach Rail
SAID "I6ere is no active rivalry between the Couey
Island roads. least am not aware of any There
certainly jealousy the part of our road Tor we
should admit that the road had any rivals Our pat
different from that OF the other roads. We own aDso
lutey, SO large part OF the beaclronl tnal
ON The comtrory 70 maintain pleasant relations
aud Interchange of business with the other companies
For the protection OF road we wond assist willingly
in the detection convection Of the criminals We id
as large traffic last well could, ana this
year. with increased faclitlcs. we eApecl 10 ntNE
largely increased business. The suggestion that Inc
obsruclons ON the Coney Island Road might Ge que TO
rivalry between any OF tne companies M o"r9n az
once secuted absurd. The suppo>ion, he sald VIDE
absolutely incredible.
TWO SUICIDES on HUDSON RIVER BOATS.
DIR. +. c. TALCOrT JUMPS FROM THE DREW, AND
CLARKsoN HAIGHr FROM THE ESCORT.
John Mdrphy first officer of the Albany
steamer Drew, noticed man. about a. M yesterday,
on the trip OF the boat TO this city acting in very
strange manner Between and o'clock his attention
lin afr pfcd IN IN Watclman.
man then sitting near the stern OF the boat nuicr-
Ing to himself. Near him sat a friend, who
bany to search for the man, but did not
mention MS name, and seemed TO De , Wrg
the night hut was called charge of theapparentN
insane man by the Waterman About O'Clock ami Just
81 The steamer was opposite NJ tnIattanvc, the man
Jumped overheard. Ir. Murphy and the wdtchnan
Immediately lowered boat, tle engine was stopped
and the river was searched for hall an hour They
could find no trace Of the drowned man.
Frederick G. Talcott son Of George TalcOt;, who lives
at Eighthaye. and LircOln-p!ace Brooklyn. He was
Gated at Yale College and Cornc University and suhse
quently the University Of Heidelberg While in Ger,
many ke became addicted to the use OF liquors, aud
since then he had been more or css dissated In 1873
District Hospital III BROOKLYN. Aiielward he Qpchcd
au office in ClintOn-st.. bat was soon competed 20
abandon it, About three weeks ago he went to Albany
with the intention Of pursuing LlS profession il 'h4 CIV
HIS father was taken slck few days age. ana tee
graphed lln return 10 BrOOkyn. A. be ana not au-
swer his uncle, MI Codrdge, went 10 Albany aier Elm
Squad entering the particulars OF TINS suicide upon
MS hook another officer broucht me information ,ha
man Had jumped from another North itlVer Doal ~ an
carly hour the morning The steamboat Escort leaves
Catskll early IN the evc,nns anu rG"yv made ~ Gold
Suriug where, among the passengers VINO came on
board was Claikson Iaignt wcll-Suown resident Of
tbSt village Wien the boat was opposite spuyten
Duyvll Creek IIagh, noticed 10 walk Ielsurely IRON
The cabin the ra and leap INTO tie river Al e.
fort was made rescue him, but ne sank immediately
Mr. Haighi was unmarried man and Vas dealer in
offered Us 10 tie cause Oi the act