The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-05
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" lie III
or the Long l,rnnch railroad Trnin.
General Grant Realities.
NEw foRH, July 4.-"Is General Grant
hereP" tho coroner asked, In the Long
Branch railroad disaster inquest to-day,
looking everywhere except In tho direction
Of tho ex.President, who urose, and walk.
Ing 10 the table, whispered loud enough
for all to hear E, K
III l knew anything, would be glad 10
testify. l know nothing except that was
OH tho train; bu. don't know whether II
was going fifteen miles IN hour or thirty"
"The only question, General said the
coroner, who was visibly nervous, els
you were in the smoker-did ii slow up or
uot?" 49,
"Wcll," said General Grant, still bend.
Ing md whispering, and with his hat held
by both hands behind his back, "you can
say Us to that us well MS l can. 1t must have
slowed up as It fell in the river" .o
"rhe General would like 10 be excus-
cd" said the Coroner, looking ut the jury.
II think, rs the General Is present." said
q Juror, Nor tho sake OF exonerating tho
jury It's rs well to have his testimony" s.
: Coroner Cooper held up the Bible and
repeated tho oath. General Grant lot 20
his hat with ono hand, and raising the
Bible kissed its cover. Then he sat down,
showing not the least impatience.
"You were on the Inflated --?'
II was" &.,
"On which carr "
81 was in tho smoker, forward OF those
that went or"
"In your judgment, how fast -"
Then, changing the question, ibid you
feel the application OF the air-brakes?"
II couldn't say" said the phlegmatic
witness; ~ didn't noticc-didnt think
about it." u
"Did tho cur you were in materially
slow up? Did it 90 over easy, or" the
Coroner continued. lle was i'll ut ease,
and his face US well MS his questions show
ed it. H
SWELL" replied the General, ~ can
hardly answer to That. Ithaying run so long
oil the track it necessarily slowed up con-
siderably. 1t was of the track long enough
for person to realize it. There was time
enough for people to leave their seats. /
advised the people not 10 leave their seats.
They did not heed me- believe l was
the only one who did not leave my seat. l
was on the west side, which was the upper
side when the ear struck the water. AS it
struck l fell from my seat into the water"
Did you make any examination OF the
bridge ?"
mo. AS l was walking by the end
where the switches are heard people re-
mark that there was no chair for the
switch, and the rails were not sufficiently
spiked, but l paid no attention to it. l
made no examination. am not quite
sure whether would have known any
thing about It ii had examined it."
Il would like TO ask you whether you
noticed the ties-whelher they were
sound q
II didn't observe them" said the Cen
eral, II walked to and fro across the
bridge number OF times. did not make
any observation. know there were n
good many OF them, aud they were pretty
close together"
Inc stenosrapher, who wrote in very
leisurely long.hand, read the testimony to
the imperturbablc witness.
ANY other statement to make, Gener-
mo, think not" quite firmly.
While the General was signing the re-
porter's sheets, tho Coroner dropped two
silver quarters OH the Billie and pushed
them toward him. General Grant looked
once ut each quarter.
ut is the law" said the Coroner. II
must give this TO each witness"
General Grant pocketcd the coins, and
walked rapidly out OF the room without
salute or backward glance.
The verdict given later accused the
company oil gross and culpable careless.
ness,