New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
TESTIMONY BEFORE TIE CORoNERS JURY.


IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TnE TRIBUSEl
LONG BRANCu July 1.-The inquest W resumed
at 2:3O O'Clock this afternoon at the hotel John
Hance the first witness stated that he aided In
carrying those badly injured to the house of Schenk
Conover DR.. Thomas g. Chattle, of Long Branch.
testified that he attended the wounded at the farm
house of Mr. Couoyer, but was not present at any
death-bed scene. The death of G. w. Demarest
was caused by asphyxia and shock; he blue
and purple, The overturning of the car In which
he was seated and his being preciptated into the
water caused his injuries and led to his death. The
deaths of Mr. Woodruff and Mr.. Mallory were
caused by the same accident Their bodies were
also blue and purple. The witness did not see Mr..
Bradley, and had made no examination of the
bridge. Dr. George W. Brown, also of Long Branch.
who was the frat physician to reach the scene OF
the disaster, testified to the same effect
The proceedings were delayed about two hours
by the lack of witnesses t. be examined. When
the constable who had been sent out to serve sub
pnnas. returned to the hotel, Coroner Cooper com
planned because of the delay and charged the con-
stable with not properly attending To his duties
The constable reported that he had called at the
houses OF "a nuIhber of the persons wanted as wit
nesses but haG been unable TO find them.
George Il. Cook. who lives near the scene of the
accident, the next witness EXAMINED lie tesll-
fed follows:
| Preached the bridge few minutes after the train
went over Into the wafer The rail perfect
for over feet from The end of he bridge made an
examination the place where the track htst spread
lust as the tram upon the bridge.
The left hand or inside rail had moved over
sdewise this rail mad not been properly
spiked down There rail, II not two which had
been held place by few spikes The wood seemed TO
be what dec9yed about the hoes the spikes
driven down hold the rails on the bridge III
the rail had been operly spiked the spikes on the IN
Of the rail w,..d have remained IN the ues ihey
nearly all gone thus proving that the ran had Deeh
improperly sDikcd down. tod q friend about the
manner IN which the rail had been spiked down
aud he SAID / must be mistaken We were
al the west end OF the bridge and said we would walk
back yer and look the ties He started with me,
but the men ON the bridge refused to let us pass
over it. -,
was not properly fastened down Tie ues
were perfectly sound excepting where spikes
had been driven into them twice. l am
sure that the accident caused by the neglect to
fast n down the inside rail Ill secure manner. In my
Judgment guard rails would have sayedth cars from the
punge into the water Tho workman who stopped my
friend and mo when tried 10 pass back over the
bridge said ne had ordered 10 keep people from
passing over H.
Coroner Cooper was very indignant over the fall
ure OF Constable BritOn to secure the presence
OF the desired Witnesses. After MIR. Cook
left the stand the Coroner scoldcd Bntton warmly
and wound up by dIschargng him from tine case.
AT . o'clock the Coroner ordered all outsiders to
leave the room, as the members Of the jury wanted
to hold Il secret consultation The jury remained IN
the room for fifteen minutes and then adjourned
until o'clock Monday morning.