New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-04

to throw il Off, with partial success. The process,
however, proved very exhausting. Mr. Mitchell
has not been able to take any nOurshment since tne
accident and his still remains unset, his weak
condition forDdding the operation Ills VIE Is
hopeful of his recovery, but his friends nave
scarcely any hope OF that result de is ABOUT hlty
years OF age
THE RAILROAD COMPANY CENSURED.
TFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNEJ
LONG BRANCH, July 3.-The inquest in the
case of the five persons killed by the accident at Little
Silver on Thursday last resumed this afternoon at
Van Woerts Hotel, at Long Branch Village. Arthur L.
sewe was first His testimony was as follows:
was one Of the passengers on the train at
the time Of the sea from WAS the door a on
Inc west size q the car. Mr.. Galloway sat in the
one occupied Mr. Day sat in the front part OF the car;
The brakeman was also in the car MI. Galloway Mr.
Left the track and bumped the ties. The brake
man " no standing in the aisle called out; Keep
Tor seats gentlemen As the car left the bridge, there
was terrible crash and the water poured INTO the
car 1 Mr. Garrison lying apparently heptIe N
with his face under water. Immediately caught hold
of him and held his mead above water Inc only other
person saw S IN 1ne p called for him to Hep me- and
possbe TO get rope. de disappeared through tne door
and in few nd wish Io TO sIe
that in my opinion great many hVes were
ia tting ON tue brakes he did and the cool
i'm which ne acted did not examine the bridge In auy
May as / was so much taken up with my poor friend
,hay could not think of anything else There not
line enough the brakeman 10 apply the hand brakes
I 40 moi know whether the front door was locked or
nos the rear open There was about nye ieet
Of water III the car
samnel j. Seligman testified as follows
was one Of the passengers the Inflated train be
mo in the ear next 70 the last think the most Of
The persons who died from injuries received III the
@ hidpe csrefulig was reading newspaper when
lie ears left the track and BEGAN humping over the ties
element The aisle crowded with passengers i
80 could nor iea1n ga, o M, ~ q ~fndoov -
re car wet over the edge the bridge The car went
over with a terrible crash TEL anu STRUCK my nead
ord vas wet through and also cut under the clln
The train seemed to be running al the usual rate Of
speed think the engineer deserves great credit for
bis sction all OF the passengers spoke hsDy VI him.
the water in our car about ior feet deep.
Phineas c. Kmgsland, passenger in the car
ahead of the last one. testified as follows:
The train was going the usual rate of speed when
tne seat ahead OF the car went over; fell head
first five or six feet, cutting and bruislng
IN n nav feet ee9 and tried 70 open one Of
The windows, but the car was new one the windows
stncL FAST / iua, succeeded III opening one and got
ont was the rst out OF the car, ana crawled over
the truck 10 get upon the bridge. knowing that
MIR Sewe and Mr.. Garrison were In the rear car
climbed upon and looked through the windows saw
Mr. sewe s9ppOrRs ME oweGed ana himself n fc
the got back o lon . the BRIDE bridge
%orkmen to assist the passengers helped in taking
Out two ladies' by TINS lme most OF the passcngers
ou aud had climbed upon sS D[Isy over tne
pp,nmed the bridge; the ties were broken n many
nlaces and showed together. the first two or three
Fails from the switch twisted very badly. am
familiar enough with railroad matters TO say whether
the ties sufficiently strong they seemed TO oe very
muen cut The ties and torn by the wheels
tna could not judge whether the rails were properly
snked or not could not any spikes, and supposed
they had been torn away. cOnveIsed with the engineer
about the dent and he SAID II was caused by the
spreading ol the ralIs.
Carrot s. Conover the owner of the farm house
where the seriously wounded were taken, testified
4. .Lo+ ,oo+ lint nothip of imnOrtance was brought
out in his examination
EX-PREsIDENT GRANTS TESTIMONY.
Ex-Presluent Grant was next examined. He said
Twas on the train that wrecked Thursday
morning and was In the smokingcar-the forward one
of those that left the know nothing OF the ap
nc.on OF tie air brakes did not think about them
advised passengers TO keep their seats, but they
dd not 40 1t as genera ae car Nv side was
most after the had fallen from the bridge
and fell down into wafer; made no examination
Of the bridge persons say that the switch
was uot sufficiently spiked down. not sure that
would nave known whether the switch was an Ilgnt II
had examined it, did not notice any unsound ues but
did make any special examination noticed tnat
there were many lies ana that person III Walking
wond sep on every other one
Edward f. Welch, of Oceanport, testified as fol-
lows:
Preached the bridge about hour after the accident
as 10 the cause Of accident The wOrknen had not
removed the damaged portion OF the south end OF the
bridge before arrived. Tue s"ltch ut tne
enc of the bridge was new one: IheIe
were Tor the switch 10 sLue
upon up to the main rail There was
distance OF five feet eight inches between two spikes on
the rail There many holes IN the ties where the
SD kes had been drawn OUT winch gave the appearance
o. weAkness the tics, and IL Is possible that by the
strain some of spikes might been drawn out
and the III TINS space OIL nYe feet and
eight inches. The switch did up TO its place
aud every tran coming up there was likely
TO press the rail from its proper position In
my dgnen ties were not sufficiently long and there
spikes 10 uOd the rail-; the t"O ndngos
of tne witch and the rl should come up 10
make "a straight track. Ine bridge mas been repaired
since tue accident Is now very g0O1 condition, ana
the rail- shoulders are In position Tue difference mat
the plates On the ties under the Dange
the entire length of the switch, that
IL will work properly. Strong chucks of
iron have been placed tue outer side OF the main
rail- In my Judgment, If those caucks had been there
al The time upon the bridge, the rail would
under rail- consider tne track and switch III per
feet order now. mol railroad expert, ana made
tue examination Of the swi1cG ana rails only for my
own satsacOn ana not because expected 10 be called
before the coroner.
Edward Welsh a track-walker, gave the follow
ing testimony:
walk the track at night II Ia my duty 10 look after
sW1tcnes ana II they unlocked and 10 That
they are In "a proper condition, and ii there
broken rails any broken plates where the rails arecOu
MED together walk track between Long Branch and
LIME SILVER have To pass over the track four Times
every night went IL the night before the acct
end of fle bridge where the accident occurred did
not notice Anything wrong about tue switch hrst saw
tine switch last Wednesday nignt, when u was not
nished AS lar as y judgment goes the point Of the
swlUcu rail was safely spiked down
saw the spikes III II when examined Tao SWITCH on