New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15
.In,t il q rule of the companyp

yes I know it is O rule. II man went back
every time train stopped, according to the rules,
sometimes there wouldn't be man left on the train.
But the ngincer of the Tarytown train had plenty
of time TO stop before il came TO me- When the en-
CINE came through tho lower part of the bridge
there was time enough 70 stop the train"
I'm your opinion excitedly exclaimed the Cor
oner.
Well Pve been on the road long enough to know
something about it," sharply retortcd Mcus.
GLOW long after the tram stopped did you start
| back ~
"AbOut minute or two
"How long did it take to walk the distance to
where you stopped"
Id INT have the time, but it ought to take five
How long did you stand there .before you saw
| the Tarrytown traInW
" Ash didn't consult NV watch, can't exactly
say. but should think it was two or three uin-
utcs."
Do you consider fourteen car-leneths sufficient
y, YES SIR; do-that is for small train with air
| brakes II took ne about five minutes 10 walk 20
where | stopped, | didn't suppose that there was
! any hurry"
q Had You time enough to walk to the station at
YES. sir had. don't know how far that's
from where ny train stopped. IL mint he over
! a. quarter of a mile; il might be n half mile.
didn't think it necessary, n tnc TarTytown
train was q small one and could easily he stopped"
bchlnd yours 7"
! station when wc passed. If il had been on timo
il would have lett the station before got there.
We were thry-two minutes behind on leaving
! poughkccDsc.'
Are you not familiar with all the trains that fol-
mo, not with all. When we get behind other
! trains 10 not wait for ms. knew The POughkccpso
train was behind uS because saw II at the station"
Coroner Mcrkle then committed the prisoner
without bail to await She result OF the Inquest which
will he held this week.
4 younl man. James Morris, Of Spuyten Duyvil.
was standing near the iquor-stoTc Oi ScInlon about
seven o'clock on Friday night. lie said yesterday
! saw the Albany tram stop about quarter past
seven. | saw the rear brakeman standing
On e platform 1an OF the in 'ta 5h car u was
| on the track near the express train
and am confident that if the brakeman had left !e
| train wit his red Ian crn as soon as the tram
stopped he could have reached the cut AZ least four
| hun red feet from the tram and sgnalled 9
special train in time for 1t to have come to dead
As it was, the brakeman remained on
the platform until he saw the headlight
OF the engine He stood holding in one hand red
| lantern aud IN the other n whfc lantern. lie
jumped OF the platform and rushed toward the APP
! preaching train wildly swinging the rel lantern
above his head, and hualiy, ~ II approaching me
imminent result of his careiesSnesS he threw up the
! lantern, and was NOT seen again that night Ihe
| stoves chairs. lmps and widows were 1t once
! broken'n hundred pieces and the car was soon
| envcoped III flames.
! The 6rnkrmrn was proLa bly, two car lengths from
! where he had been stnldn9 when the engineer saw
! his danger signal and blew for down brakes The
third sound of he whls tie was ,oS IN the fearful
THE DEAD BROUGHT TO TIE CITY.
The body of Senator Wagner was brought 70 the
city in pa'qcc car al a quarter after yesterday.
Two hours and half later the remaining coypses
arrived in the baggage ear Of "a tram thar rolled
into the Grand Central Depot at 1919 o'clock. The
ear was switched upou a side track and run outsde
/ -. FIJI. -f,, ,f.l
st. and Fourth-ave. Six icc-hoyes containing The
bodies were carried in and set upon the floor in two
rows. and upon table hastily made of rough deal
boards were spread the clothes sltchcs and other
personal property recovered from the wreck, and
which, it WAS hoped, might serve as
means of Identifying the dead. Drenchrd
and halfbumed garments bats and fus.
crip-eac<s ond bundles. Loose objects gathered into
}rolcd haudkcrclef,, aud here and there pile of
taterod rags made mp he miscellaneous heap that
was carefully turned over and over and registered
by Captain Yule and his policemen.
On one end of tire table. shu- ont from sight by
the soft folds of n iur-ncd cloak, lay upon
strctchar tho BODY of n man. whose Identified
ton seemed hardly possible. The body was
blackcucd and burned to a crisp None
of the other bodies SO INITIATED.
They were six in number, and y.ry soon each
was Identified and piece of wrapping paper with
the name OF the dead person and number written
upon it with blue pencil tackled TO the lid OF
the box. which was closed from the gaze of the en-
rious who despite the presence of the police found
their way into the frcIgIt-.lel. climbing through
doors and windows on opposite sides. SIDE by side
stood two boxe. that contained all that left of
| the young couple which Thursday had started
| on 4 wedding Journey, Park Valentine. Benning-
ton. VeImont-No. 3D. and Louisa Valentine
| North Adams, Yermont-marl t. called the calm
voice Of the person who checked Oh the boxes
on his list: and the rat-tat Of the hammer
| that tackled tho notice to the lid was the only
response. But plying glances were directed toward
! tho two coaiuS iy all within hoorng of the voice
! even he undcrtakcrS man employed IN removing !
the ice from the cody OF of the uurecognIzcd
| dead ceased his testing and for the moment was
! The body in he fur cloak was thought from the
clerical cu oi he wai,tcoat and from ShrcdS and
patches OF that still hing together 10 he OF
clrrWman The Rev. }. II. FInnegan. OF ST + ancls
Xavier College. who had come TO look Tor u priest |
who was expected from Troy 10 ill tine Office or resi-
dent chaplain on Back wells Island. found IN Il |
sache that had lain beside this body Il theological
work and book ol sermons. upon the binding OF |
winch was written the name " Rev r. Marechai," |
the man h- looking Tor. lie showed |
these things Captain Yale and Coroner Knox but |
begged the reporters MOI 10 assume too hastily that
the missing cler yman was dead. Before long ne |
himself gave up all doubt, however, and yielded 20
the belief that the body that Of his friend. 1t
was quite unrec0gnzabe, the features being black
enod entirely hey Ond recognition.
To the boxes containing the bodies of ID. L. Ran
som of Nlas-ena Springs, \. J., and Oliver H. kte-
lev of Spring CITY, Penn were affixed proofs of |
ldri ticatIon; but that containing the body Of
very stont woman said to be MIS- Brown. remained |
open aud unmarked until after noon. Her lace was |
scadod and ia places the skin had peeled OFT; but |
IT had a natural color. and could easily be rccog- |
MED.
A pail, covered by a newspaper, stood among the |
collins. \ man who, uutulnhIngy, raised the |
paper TO look beneath it, dropped il with a fright
rncd look and went out. What he saw was a |
human hand-a mans Handkerchief, white and |
unnamed, torn from the arm above the wrist by |
force that had twisted bone and tendon apart as