, 1879-06-22
PIPEMAN. COY.LE.
inquest on the Fireman Drowned
at State.Street Bridge.
Ruies of the Department Con-
cerning Driving Over
Bridges.
The Bridge-Tender Testi6es the State
Street Structure Is Unsafe.
fhs JuEy Ask the Placing Of Signal
Lights On the Bridges.

Lights On tile Bridges.
The inquest on the body Of Henry 7. Coy1e,
sub-pipcman on Engine No. IL, vino was
drowned ut State street bridge . week ago, was
held ;eterday, the jury being made up Of the
following: J. A. Kirk, John c. Rogers, Thomas
Courtney, E. A. Congdon, S. 3. Shcrer, r c.
BARTLETT, S. F. Comstocl, IT, .Bartram, ": ".
Chandler, Charles Kern, J. j. McGEath, and c.
L. Coturn.
Casper A. Charleston, Cap tain Of the Com
nanv. whose house is on Michigan street, near
State, WIS the first witness. After relating the
narticulars Of the accident, which have already
been published In THE TRIBUNE, he said, in re-
,ly to questions By the Coroner aud jurors:
sAfy instructions to the driver were, at night,
t. make time II the road was clear, but in COM
inr to q corner to alwavs pull up, and in going
oyc- bridges to keepa sharp lookout,-to al
t,ys puii up in going over v,aduct or bridge,
aswc can't see hacks Until We get close on to
tbeu In the daytime wego faster. We make
good tine from the housunttl we get to the
viadutt, then slacken up, aid, when ne get over
the br1dte, let out. We were not going full
speed tia, night II We hadbcen all would have
gene iutt, tie rlge1. There lave never been auy
Signals to till when the h7dse was open q:
night ~r-a couldn't tell wheher it was open or
not when Y strne- the yiadut. a signal would
b. beneficial. I hare 'e>en the ,cfts now in use.
but do not ap prove Of t1ei., They arc square,
and when the bridge is turning ::annot be seen.
They should be = quarter round. The light at
State street brit@ce* cannot be Sen at K1nz;c
street. We coul1l ston.eas1y, atte striking the
viaduct. About seventy seconds elapsed be-
tween the .gettfqgt Of the asra that
.oioh. md tie n.ac9ins OF the r;sancr
Sonct:mcs the rrcu are not fully asg,l;, rhen
wc Start. could not say whether Fog. The
driver OF the cart was fully awake. Hee,pht
to hare been by that time.
Mr, Kirk called witness' attention, to h,e
- 49, ,, ..h,ah r~saae. s.n~.,no - :
lenses "1ne1 1eauo' Aoe VI =?
machines or apparatusol Tue DcparE nent acros,
auv of the bridges Of the city fEster than i
wa1,.. ~ and askcd If be had ever mad it to his
r,c, witness said: "I read tbf: rules eyerr
"4 - a.. ,t.~.,,.t 80 49, - s-.
Friday, BY order OF the Alarsoa'' 70 TIC men;
but since the fire in July. 1874. that rule has
not been adhered to. Beftrre that we used to
cross bridges,
BEr sor y1ADucrs, on WALK.
are 49,; Nd ,oa, a,;,-5,,e, eo &c -, h,;,,<< H..
- to3 ...11- 49, .,hs1 10 -a,oh,-1 49, go ~
Ho1se ~ "01n "' ~ o otto@c'
would me ACCIDENT n4vo nap!'ens1
toward the bridge. and the horse was near.
e;,.,,,od, ,,
,s
~ 1na5 ru.c lau peca '''eo ~ W. "ooio
you have had the acclccnt:"
II think so, it We had gone straight abead''
- 49,, ,.,,lgu ~
cfoss tne os1oi'e ", - "A4o''' '
Yes"
-stHow was the horse go;,g!"
n,;nr to f;re He WAS ~ moaa.ercd - , .nd
eo.uE " u n" vas Ao"1e3eu. anu
couldn't see much in the dark: Ii't: bouks con-
timing the rules we're turned IN about SIX weeks
ooo },v orr1cr of 4hc Chief A e-ooH ,n,tn- of tte
1sn ~ o.ct ~ ~ M -asenand cosr,, ; nr, ~ e
now issued. An order was issued The oti,er
f;ay ia walk orer ali hridpcs .nd yiad,,cts ~.
<.al+ ~ s111aenth street. ard cana]nnrt aTcnne
! aiways consider rules IN force Until ther are
countermauded
,"How many drivers hare been reprimanled
for rapid driving over bridges and in the
erreets:"
About one month IS repr1manded or dis
charged for careless driving"
q Isn't there 4 sort OF rivaly between the com
panies 10 district to get to Il lire ard get hrst
water4"
Yes"
Hasn't it been the understanding since the
1874 IRE tha: they must get on The ground
quickly 70 prevent a large contagrationa''
cS-
1'Ncre no: the Captains to use their juug-
ment as to getting to 1re?''
"Ycs- The two nearest engines are supposed
to get there as quickly as possible-''
Nobody is reprimanded for it:'
No, sir. We we're the second engine to Box
y. Foley had not been drinking that night.
tie doesn't drink to my knowledge.
s'Are you not liable 20 be reprimanded, bridge |
or no bridge, If IN engine further off thin |
yours gets IN ahead at 1ire!" =
!" Yes, sir
"Do YOU ignore the rules Of the Department ]
TO get hcre:'' !
1.-The order is to make all possible time and |
aSold accidents A man can be careless in max |
1n2 Ilnc:"
Uon't 5on sometimes get alarms from local |
ltles "hacn you consider especially dangerous |
n1d naSo better time than to other less dan
gcroas dletr1cts!' ~
1es. 1t often happens that the nearest en-
elnes get 10 the ftre and put it opt
BEFORE THE OTHERS COME.
II few seconds behind. the men might mt =,
able to ret into the bu1ldino., ), -0' -
."If you Ind walked oVer' ,bo r;a5.,.4 +,a4
night, and another engine had got in ahead Of |
you: "ouln you nave been reprim auded?"
"o44o nave nearo OF !t,-hecn asked where
.',; Mas. ! make report OF every IRE attended,
elnhe tne cause o. dclay, IL there was one. |:
1e'er nao an aeclaent OF the Kind before. It is